
Thursday, November 30, 2017
Our Favorite Christmas Books

Monday, November 27, 2017
Fun Old Fashion Family Thanksgiving (2017)

Saturday, November 25, 2017
Small Shops that I Love
I have the baby changing mat as well as the midi size, and love them both! They wipe clean so easily which is my favorite feature. I also love how the look & how they aren't as slippery as other outdoor blankets or mats. The midi size is perfect for me and the two older boys, but a little cramped when Conor is with us. I like that it's smaller and lighter to carry than the larger size though. We take our mat everywhere... park, beach, etc. and even use it inside as well. They are currently offering 25% off with code NOIR (exclusions apply).
This is by no means a comprehensive list of the shops that I love, but it definitely highlights the favorites. I try to always tag small shops in my instagram posts, so look there as well. And please share your favorites with me. I'm currently in the market for some drool bibs & teething toys!
Happy Shopping!

Saturday, November 18, 2017
House Update

Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Holiday Gift Guide: For Baby

Sunday, November 12, 2017
Kane: 2 Months Old
sweatshirt // pants

Monday, November 6, 2017
Recent Buys
But before we get to the gift guides, here are a few inexpensive purchases that are currently making my life easier & me happy:
an iPhone charging block that charges in double time
(with two length options... I go short for the car & long for my nightstand)
(because no one likes a chewed on straw, or one that disintegrates in your cocktail)
These would actually all be awesome little stocking stuffers in my opinion! So tell me, what gift are you most excited about giving this year?

Sunday, November 5, 2017
The Year of the Fox (Halloween 2017)
This Halloween sure was a good one! I loved how the costumes turned out, which had me extra excited for the holiday. Liam has wanted to be a fox for a couple years now (and Finn's favorite stuffed animal is "Fox Friend"), but I always thought the idea of making a fox costume was so daunting. So when Hanna Anderson released some ears & a tail this year, I decided to finally give it a go! The sweatshirt and pants are from Primary, and while they don't match the ears & tail perfectly, it was close enough. We added a white belly and some cuffs around the sleeves, that's it! My boys are obsessed with facepaint, so that was a must! It was my first ever attempt at it, so I wanted to do a trial run. The planner in me has to! Plus it provided a fun opportunity to pop over to our nearby farm and snap some photos of the boys. I was so pleasantly surprised with how the face paint turned out! And then I was kicking myself for not ordering Kane a matching sleeper that I could have easily added a white belly to. He had a fox hat, so at least he was on theme a bit...
Halloween itself started off a bit rough... First, Liam forgot his backpack, and we didn't realize this until we arrived at school. It's about a 20 minute drive, so by the time I got back home and then back to school and then back home again, the whole ordeal took 1 hour 20 minutes. And Kane isn't loving the car these days, so yeah... not fun at all! And during that long drive, I got some bad news about my Grandpa. He'll turn 98 in December, and just recently his health has started declining a bit. He's doing okay now, but that morning things were uncertain. It's so hard getting news like that, especially when I live so far away and can't go see him or help my mom.
Thankfully the festivities of the day were a nice distraction. The boys were so excited for trick-or-treating to begin. Especially Finn who didn't quite understand why we had to wait. Those afternoon hours were long & painful. And then he had a meltdown after I did his facepaint. The tears absolutely ruined it, so I had to start over completely. And then I made a last minute decision to throw on an orange sweater & facepaint and surprise my boys. It was so fun to dress up with them!
