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He did it! We did it! It’s over. A few of my memories from graduation: Graduation festivities started on Wednesday, class day, and my mom and I spent the morning painting the living room in our new place (we had the keys and waited to move until after graduation). We rushed back in time to…
Okay so I hit my third trimester this month BUT this update is from a few weeks ago in my second trimester. We have so many big things between now and baby arriving that it seems so far away (moving! graduating! traveling!) … so I feel like this last stage of pregnancy snuck up…
Last weekend a group of us moms packed an overnight back and drove down to NYC for a quick 48 hours away. A few girls had lived in the city before school and they did the bulk of the planning. Plus, it was so fun to see them back in their New York element! It…
I listened to a podcast or book recently that shared an anecdote about a working mom juggling four children, a successful career, and plenty of hobbies and volunteer work. The part that stuck out what how this woman used pockets of her time. She had ten minutes between pre-school drop off and elementary school drop-off…
Have your kids started school yet? It seems like everything is back in full swing, and with Ben back to school last week, we are starting to settle into the busy routine of fall. There are three goals I have for doing more of with my kids this fall: more reading more teeth brushing…
Thanks Red Jacket Resorts for making our stay extra-awesome. We all loved partnering with you on this trip to Red Jacket Resort on Cape Cod! A Family Trip to Cape Cod I’m the oldest of four siblings. And the last time we were all together was Lincoln’s first Christmas, two and a half years ago….
Today I’m sharing ways to celebrate National Ice Cream Month (July!) in this sponsored post by Mirum. All love of ice cream is my own 😉 When is National Ice Cream Month? How is it already July? Halfway through 2018 already. It seems like every other day is “national something day” these days. National flamingo…
This book review of 30 Million Words talks about the key parenting takeaways and summary of tips from Dr. Suskind’s book. This post may contain affiliate links. The most important thing you can do for your child’s future is to talk to them. Talking to your kids is important, but “the most important?” If you’re…
With the holidays just around the corner, many of you are probably preparing for a road trip! I have such happy memories of family road trips growing up and I’m determined to make them fun family adventures for my little ones. There’s something special about loading up all of our belongings, the newly-wrapped Christmas gifts…
Need a holiday date idea? Here are fool-proof ways to spend time together during this busy season. Also, these pictures from when I originally shared our holiday date ideas back in 2012 make me so happy. Have you planned any holiday date ideas yet? Take a few minutes to plan and schedule out an…
This holiday spritzer recipe post is being sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Can you believe we’re into the holiday season? Soon enough we’ll be putting up Christmas decorations and planning holiday parties. When the kids are in bed, one of our favorite things to do is enjoy a…
We traded the California coast last week for the beach in Kennebunk for the Fourth of July this year. After a full day of flying across the country on Monday, Tuesday was just what we needed. We spent the day at our cousin’s beach house up in Maine with lots of family and even…
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Mott’s®. Lincoln has always loved helping out in the kitchen but over the last few months he’s been really eager to be involved in anything we’re doing. Usually it means dumping in ingredients for cookies or muffins but lately we’ve also let him try…
When you’re home all day long and you’re basically required to keep snacks on hand (hello tiny humans that need to eat every couple of hours), it’s hard not to grab a handful of something every time you walk by the kitchen. No, not something you struggle with? Okay, just skip to the next post while…
In my family the holidays always kicked off with the annual family Christmas party. In addition to quite a bit of cleaning, the week leading up to the party was spent baking. Luckily, New Hampshire is cold enough in December that we could use our screen porch as a walk in freezer and I still…
Here are a few favorite posts to get you started: A few pictures from our wedding (I got married at 20, and it was the best least informed decision I’ve made yet 😉 A letter to myself at 1 month post partum (a bit about the rough start to motherhood) Our first week with Lincoln…
I’m up late tonight working on a big surprise coming in the next few days and I CAN’T WAIT FOR YOU TO SEE IT. It probably should have happened a few years ago (I actually started working on it when we still lived in Cincinnati, got overwhelmed, and gave up). But, better late than never…
Hi, I’m Elisabeth, an Orange County lifestyle blogger, and I’m so glad you stopped by! This blog lives at the intersection of style and function where I share the joys (and struggles) of modern motherhood along with my favorite things to wear through it all. You’ll find plenty of bright, happy pictures that might just…
A big thank you to Kroger, Promised Land Milk, and Breyers Ice Cream for getting us to celebrate Ben’s birthday a few days late this year, and for sponsoring this post. The love of milkshakes is all our own, promise 😉 Well it’s official, our sleepless summer has started and we’ve almost survived a whole…
 dress, c/o // chambray: GAP via thredUP // // shoes, c/o Memorial day weekend really felt like a last ode to being a family of three. We got a good amount done to prepare for baby, but for almost all of Monday we set aside the to-do lists and really soaked up these last…
Happy Earth Day! We’re celebrating by taking in the gorgeous views off the coast of Spain this week but I have a fun recipe for you if you’re looking for a way to get a bit festive this weekend (or really, anytime, because this chocolate cake is THE BEST!). These cupcakes are almost…
Eek! I sent my baby off across the country yesterday and it was harder than I thought! I’ve been counting down to these two child-free days for weeks and now that they’re here, all I want to do is tickle and snuggle that cute little boy. Then I remind myself that two days without mom…
Simple days bring simple joys. My to-do list while home in New Hampshire isn’t very detailed, and I would be quite content to spend each day taking walks through our neighborhood and eating lunch at home with my parents. But it is Lincoln’s first fall here, and I’m always a bit worried it will be…
Today we’re talking all about getting back into shape post partum and setting some realistic goals. Getting back into shape after baby So I’m four months into this post baby body thing and am starting to get serious about exercise and eating healthy (after I make cookies tonight). Last spring, before I got pregnant, I…
