digital valentine + music to my ears.

I’m not super into Valentine’s Day… BUT…all the other bloggers seem to be and apparently I’m a total follower, so I jumped on the bandwagon and made you this little digital Valentine. I actually spent a really long time on this, even though it was just made using Picmonkey (I have no idea how to […]

gin and tonic and a quick valentine’s DIY.

Valentine’s Day is a time to show the one you love just how much you care about them, right? Well, I thought I’d tackle a little DIY I pinned ages ago from A Beautiful Mess as a V-Day gift for Craig. I wanted to make him some wall art for his bar area in our house […]

mama favorites.

I decided that I wanted to start sharing some of my favorite things as a mama and I’ve come up with the clever-est (yes, I know it’s not a word) name for it… Mama Favorites… I get a lot of e-mails asking similar questions and most are about things that are my favorites (i.e. my […]

husband and wife hangout time.

This weekend Craig and I had some simple, quality hangout time. This weekend for the first time in ages Craig took a real break from house projects and it was awesome. Usually he spends at least one of his weekend days working on the endless projects that are a part of owning a “fixer upper”. I […]

what fern wore #12

Fern got her first pair of Chuck Taylors and I couldn’t resist breaking out mine too. It started with just the shoes and then I got a bit carried away and coordinated our entire ensemble. Yeah…I’m “that mom”…you know…the one who matches her kid. Simultaneously awkward and awesome.   On Fern: sweater: Stella McCartney for […]

the little things craig does: pipe smoking.

My husband Craig doesn’t get quite as much play around these blog parts nowadays since Fern has been born, because let’s face it, grown men with beards are cute, but squishy babies are even cuter. But, back when I started this blog and called it “The Little Things We Do”, it was supposed to be […]