I remember the first Valentine’s Day my now-husband and I were dating, he got me one of those cliche Valentine Gifts- a little ceramic house with teddy bears on it and a balloon sticking out of it that said “Happy Valentine’s Day”. We still joke about it- it was cute, but it wasn’t really “us”- […]
Photo a Week #1
January 11, 2014 by
My friend Larami (go check her blog out! It’s beautiful!) mentioned a project she was going to do this year- photograph her children each week and post them on her blog. Sounds simple, right? Well sometimes I find myself photographing food more often than my children, and they are growing up way too fast. I’m […]
Why vaccinate my children?
November 21, 2013 by
Oooh vaccinations. It’s one of those things that maybe should be categorized with religion and politics- don’t discuss it! However, I already break the rules on discussing religion, so why not this too? I want nothing more for this post to be informative and full of grace- no condemnation or guilt. I just want to […]
How to Throw a Cheap Birthday Party- under $50
November 20, 2013 by
If you haven’t noticed a theme around here, we’ve had a grand total of three birthdays just in our house in the last two weeks! Today marks the first birthday of our fourth little sweetie, Canaan. I cannot believe a year has gone by, and what a year it has been! Many people have asked […]
Lice, Lice Baby {How to treat Lice}
November 18, 2013 by
Sometimes making a house a home is all about fun decorating, and sometimes it about doing things that are no fun for anyone!. I’m all about keeping it real on this blog (no perfection here- not even close!). Let’s just say this weekend, I learned how to treat lice. 🙂 Fun, fun. I’d love if you subscribed […]
Handprint Thanksgiving platter: {Thanksgiving Craft}
November 12, 2013 by
Follow eat.pray.read.love on pinterest Disclaimer: this post is sponsored by Imperial Sugar, but all opinions are my own. Last week, I shared my daughter Allie’s Thanksgiving project. Well of course, her little sister Evie wanted to do a project as well and I was happy to oblige. I found this fun handprint Thanksgiving platter on […]
