A Better (Read: Easier) Kind of Christmas Magic

An Better (Read: Easier) Kind of Christmas Magic // @ The Little Things We Do

Today I am going to be talking about Christmas. And yes, I realize that it isn’t even Thanksgiving yet, but I’m hoping that maybe this post can be encouraging to some of you before the hustle and bustle of the season sets in and you still have time…instead of when you’re in the throes of holiday chaos. […]

“The Year of the Emoji” (AKA Fern Winter’s 4th Birthday)

"The Year of the Emoji" (AKA Fern's 4th Birthday)

I am a complete and total sucker for birthday parties. Growing up, my mom always went above above and beyond to make sure that our birthdays were nothing short of magical for my brother and I. She wasn’t the craftiest or a natural hostess and she was never much of a baker, but she always […]

Christmas Card Hater Turned Lover

Christmas Card Hater Turned Lover // via The Little Things We Do

I am absolutely and unequivocally not a sender of mail. Don’t get me wrong. I like the whole idea of snail mail, but what I do not like is having to go to the actual post office with my tiny crazies (AKA my children) to purchase stamps and actually send things, because have you ever been to the […]

Happy V-Day + Babymooning!

Happy V-Day + Babymooning! // The Little Things We Do

Happy Valentine’s Day from this cheesy, happy face! This is the excitement that ensues when you give your child a Valentine’s Day sucker. It really is the little things people. I know one day it won’t be this easy to brighten her world, so for now I am relishing in the beauty of it. In […]

What Fern Wore: 2nd Birthday Edition

What Fern Wore: 2nd Birthday Edition // The Little Things We Do

Yesterday was Fern’s birthday and to commemorate the occasion she wore an outfit that was quite possibly one of my most favorite in the history of ever for a morning of adventure. She requested a “ballina” skirt and I made sure to deliver with one that would suit both of our aesthetics – a bit […]

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 […]