ONE! Harper is ONE today! This first year has flown by. I swear I just left the hospital. I need my baby girl to hit the pause button. Harper is the sweetest and chunkiest little thing. She may not give strangers the time of day but she’s full of personality. …
In high school and undergrad I could whip up some mean finger waves and french rolls, but I could not braid for the life of me. As much as I loved to comb my dolls hair when I was a little kid you would think I would know how to cornrow. I can flat twist but no cornrows. Now that I have two girls, I had no choice but to…
I hope you all had a wonderful Labor Day weekend! We had a fun filled weekend in Chicago hanging with my mom and family. It was kinda, sort of a last minute trip to surprise my mom for her birthday. So if you live in Chicago and I didn’t hit you up, it was because I was on a top secret mission. Can you believe it’s time to…
This post is sponsored by Zappos. Thoughts and opinions are my own. School may have started for us but that doesn’t mean we’re done shopping. Zappos.com has made shopping for back to school a breeze. Using their mobile app, I put together some super cute big girl looks for Peyton for this fall. On top of everything you need for back to school, their shipping is lightening fast.…
Meet the newest member of the American Girl Be-forever collection, Melody Ellison. I may be just as excited as Peyton is for this new doll. Melody is from Detroit in during the 1960’s, a significant time for the civil rights movement. At 9 years old, Melody uses her voice to inspire change during this time period. I can’t think of a much better time than now for Melody’s arrival.…