Birth Story Diaries: Meet Poppy Grey

I love birth stories. When I was pregnant I couldn’t get enough of them. They were hugely encouraging to me as I prepared myself for a natural birth and I feel like they played a big role in my success. Reading about a variety of births – some short and some lasting days, some with […]

12 Days of Target Style

I love Christmas. I love style. And I super love Target. So when Target invited me to be a part of a 12 Days of Style project, a’la the 12 Days of Christmas, and I realized all of these loves intersect I was super excited! Here’s the deal: for the next 12 days I’ll be […]

Six Years and Sixty More To Come

Today marks the six year anniversary of the day Craig and I became husband and wife. It was the happiest day of my life, because it was truly the day that our family began. We’ve had good times and bad times and times where you just kind of get through. But, this year has been […]

Giving is Better Than Receiving

Remember when I talked about Giving Tuesday with Hanes? Well, I got to go drop off my sock donation from Hanes to my  local homeless shelter this week and I was once again reminded that giving really is better than receiving. It was fun getting to fill up my cart at Target to the brim […]

Giving Tuesday With Hanes

Black Friday is a bit of a tradition in my family. We don’t get quite as crazy as some people do, but for us it’s “sock day”. One of our local one-stop shopping spots, Fred Meyer, has a half-off sock sale every year on Black Friday so that is the day we buy socks. I […]

Feeling Ridiculously Festive

Thanksgiving is over and the Christmas season is here with full force! I’ve never been a big Christmas person, but ever since I became a mom it’s kind of my new favorite. I think it’s the fact that I remember it so fondly from my childhood and I’m excited to create fun memories for Fern. […]