BABY SHOWER DRESSES under $100

BABY SHOWER DRESSES under $100

With Mother’s Day right around the corner and babies on the brain (hi hello it’s me, 31 weeks pregnant), it felt like high time to share pretty options for anyone in the market for a…

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OUR BABY SPRINKLE + BIG SIS SHOWER

OUR BABY SPRINKLE + BIG SIS SHOWER

Oh boy…lil’ man is coming! Our baby sprinkle/shower was this past weekend, and it was the loveliest little celebration of baby boy to be. πŸ™‚ From the start, I knew I wanted to have the…

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What no one tells you before getting pregnant…

What no one tells you before getting pregnant…

*This post was originally published back in 2018 after I had Liv – so it was high time to update being pregnant again 4.5 years later! It’s funny how many things I’m experiencing this time…

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It’s a…

It’s a…

BOY!!! AHHH!!! Baby Gwynn is a BOY, and this has been the hardest secret to keep for nearly two months now. πŸ™‚ Although ironically, both J + I knew it was a boy this time…

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Valentine’s Day Gift Basket for Kids (an Easy Formula to Follow!)

Valentine’s Day Gift Basket for Kids (an Easy Formula to Follow!)

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, everyone’s got love(lovelove) on the brain. πŸ˜‰ I think I’m a bigger fan of the holiday now having kids, because there’s just something about celebrating your favorite people…

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First Trimester Must Haves

First Trimester Must Haves

Still can’t believe I’m pregnant. REALLY can’t believe I’m already in my second trimester! First trimesters are so…weird. There is so much unknown, so much excitement, so much secrecy, when it can also be a…

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Happy Halloween from The GWYNN-ions!

Happy Halloween from The GWYNN-ions!

Happy Halloween from The GWYNN-ions! All credit to J for this year’s play-on-words; I had been stumped and he came up with this in T-minus 10 minutes, and it automatically stuck. We couldn’t NOT keep…

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Olivia’s FOUR-ozen Birthday Party

Olivia’s FOUR-ozen Birthday Party

The OG is officially FOUR!!! Still can’t believe it, still not over it. We celebrated her big day all birthday weekend long and kicked it off with a punny party (because hello, it’s me) –…

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FOUR

FOUR

I typed “FOUR” and promptly burst into tears. Feeling all the feels about our miracle baby being a big girl – really, I am unwell. Spoiler alert, the cliches are all true…you blink and they’re…

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Personal PUMPKIN PIZZA (Kid-approved!)

Personal PUMPKIN PIZZA (Kid-approved!)

Happy MONDAY! Popping in with a personal pumpkin pizza “recipe” to share with you for the season – spoiler alert: she’s DELICIOUS. I first found this easy pumpkin pizza idea in Olivia’s Highlights magazine of the month…

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OUR 2022 FAMILY PHOTOS

OUR 2022 FAMILY PHOTOS

Happy FriYAY. The highlight of my week was getting back our 2022 family photos – always something I look forward to, being the memory-keeping crazy that I am.  πŸ˜‰ We used the service Shoott for…

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MEET LUCY

MEET LUCY

It all started with walking pneumonia. Rewind to two Sundays ago when I developed a weird, random, sharp pain in my left rib cage. My parents had (luckily) been hanging out at my house with…

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25+ Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

25+ Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

In case you’re also confused about what day of the week it is, it’s Friday and almost the end of April already, which means MOTHER’S DAY is right around the corner. Say whaaaa?! This is…

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Happy Halloween! – Our Cinderella Family Costume

Happy Halloween! – Our Cinderella Family Costume

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! I hope you had a fun, safe, + spooky night trick or treating. πŸ™‚ It was a true blast debuting our Cinderella family costume! Olivia has been soooo into Cinderella, playing pretend, and…

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Olivia’s MINNIE-Me Birthday Party

Olivia’s MINNIE-Me Birthday Party

PHEW – mama needs a weekend from the weekend. πŸ˜‰ We had the best time celebrating the OG turning THREE – which I seriously cannot believe. Our theme was our MINNIE-Me turning three (get it???),…

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THREE

THREE

She’s THREE. I can’t believe it. Our little miracle human who graced the world two months too early but right on time three years ago today. Her earthside entrance was choatic to put it lightly…

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Our 2021 Family Photos

Our 2021 Family Photos

It’s already that time of year…family photo time! We didn’t do annual pictures for Christmas cards growing up, so for some reason, I am ALL ABOUT IT now. I’m such a photo/memory collector and just…

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A new tattoo! A new cat! Cats & Tats!

A new tattoo! A new cat! Cats & Tats!

Welp, that was the wildest date night of all date nights. It started as any other summertime Saturday might. We strolled a local street fair as a fam before dropping off the OG at my…

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The Best Pound Cake Recipe of All Time

The Best Pound Cake Recipe of All Time

OH how thrilled I am to share today’s post with you. You guys…it’s a big freaking deal. Today, I’m sharing the best pound cake recipe of all time. I kid you not – it’s the BEST…

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Our Christmas Cards

Our Christmas Cards

CONFESSION: I made our 2020 Christmas cards back in September because I just couldn’t wait a second longer…and falalalalaaaaaa ’tis the season to deck the halls and bring some cheer up in here amiright??? 2020…

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