How I use my Simplified Planner

Simplifed Planner

{Photos by Sandra Morlet (who I can’t recommend enough!!)} {Planner c/o Simplified // Shirt is J. Crew and with code SHOPNOW it ends up being under $10 // earrings are Vivian Drew c/o- you can get free shipping with code SARAH} Happy August 1st!  Maybe it sounds silly but a new planner gives me a […]

Villas of Grand Cypress review

villas of grand cypress

{cabana life coverup UPF 50 c/o // Boys london fog water shoes // Minnow Swimtrunks on Wes // TBBC buoy swim trunks on Tuck // Vineyard Vines UPF swim shirts // Shop mar y sol straw bag // sunglasses // roxy hat } While I didn’t get a ton of photos of our stay at […]

top ten lately

joules bag

{bodysuit and wedges are  zara // jeans are jcrew factory // purse is joules c/o ( I’ve long loved their rainy day gear but didn’t even know they had gorgeous leather bags too)  // necklace is Le Papier Studio c/o}   top ten lately:  I have been following birds & bees for a while now, but […]

Toy Story Land with Preschoolers

toy story land with preschoolers

*Thank you Disney World for providing us with tickets and lunch for media day.  All opinions are still my own* The Toy Story movies are some of my favorite ones from Disney.  I love that I was a kid when they came out, but that my kids still really enjoy watching them too.  I had […]

A french riviera inspired big boy room

Tuck has been due for a big boy room update since we moved into our house.  I love that it feels a little like a grown up version of his nursery.  The first thing I worked on was the headboard with Gray Whale Home( c/o). She sent me several options to choose from when I said […]

June’s Top Ten Fave Things

fave top ten things in june

Since my may faves post had a lot of views last month, I thought I’d do a June fave.  Also, side note – how is it july 15th??  Here are a few items I’ve really enjoyed over the last month.   This roxy hat.  It’s possible I look dorky in it but I’ll gladly do it for […]

My top NSALE picks!

nordstrom sale

To be honest, I don’t usually shop the Nsale because it’s july, I live in Florida, and I usually can’t even stomach to look at a coat this time of year.  But we will be traveling to Europe in September, and so for once I really do need a new coat and booties.  I found […]

Scalloping on Crystal River

Three Sisters Spring

{thank you to The Plantation on Crystal River for hosting us!  the last time we were there wes was in my belly!} {You can find products to most items above here: JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. Other products that weren’t linked are rash guard and hats from Honey […]

Tips for Single / Solo Parents at Disney World

Single parent at disney world with kids

I’ve been wanting to write this post for a while… so here it is!  I remember my very first time going with two kids to disney world without JB or my mom.  Wes was a couple months old, and Tuck was two.  I did meet up with my cousins but since they had different fast […]

Our new (but looks old) American Flag

American Flag

{this post is sponsored by Wayfair.  Thank you Wayfair!} We inherited a beautiful old flag when we purchased our house a few years ago.  I remember loving it when we toured the house!  They also left us a flagpole that can be extended to reach the height of our house.  Our house has a TON […]

Whole30 eats lately

okra fries whole30

Since my last Whole30 errrr whole25 post I promised to share more recipes… and hoped I could capture them on my actual camera.  I tried!  I snapped a few, and wanted to share.   #notafoodblogger but love food.  These Okra Fries, were from The Defined Dish… but instead of her spice – which sounded amazing – I just […]

One last Key Largo post

One last Key Largo post … because I love it there!  We are back, and the boys are actually in morning camp at school this week… so we are getting back into the swing of things, and tackling ALL of the laundry.  I got 10,000 steps in on Monday just from going up and down […]

Lately

{ j crew shirt // j.crew factory beach pants //  wearing zara shoes sorry they are sold out but you can put your name on the waitlist// zara bag  (sold out but they have a ton of cute raffia bags ) {boys have on vineyard vines rash guards // vineyard vines trunks // shop little fish euro trunks on […]

Key Largo

{wearing madewell shorts // j crew factory top // zara slides (looks sold out but there are plenty of other raffia sandals on zara) // mar y sol straw bag }   {boys are in vineyard vines rash guards //  Minnow swim trunks // Honey Bee Tees – you can get free shipping with code TUCKERBAFS […]

our summer routine

It’s summer –  yay!  Sleeping in! Fam time!  I am so excited!!  but also – what do we do everyday?! I’ve been trying to come up with a routine for us – particularly for the mornings. First things first, Let everyone sleep until their hearts are content.  (:  This usually means that JB gets up […]

may faves

{affiliate links are used in this post} Happy June!!  I have to be honest – I was looking forward to starting my year over on June 1st.  There have been good things and God has been gracious, no doubt, but there have also been some really really hard stuff.  BUT just as I was pumped […]

Five great gifts for dads and grads

5 great gifts for dads and grads

(This post is sponsored by Babbleboxx.com, but all opinions are my own)JB was seriously beside himself the other day when he got home from golfing to a table filled with presents for him!  The boys couldn’t wait for him to get home to give them to him.  An early kick off for Father’s Day – which […]

what to wear to disney in the heat

what to wear to disney

{zara top with a j.crew tank underneath and madewell shorts – the boys are in a matching brother set from banbury cross c/o } A white shirt wasn’t a super smart choice for disney but I wasn’t there for a full day.  It surprisingly worked out!  Though my boys did require an outfit change (: […]

Review of Drunk Elephant Skincare products

drunk elephant review

JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. A couple of y’all have been asking for this post. So here it is! I first heard of drunk elephant from my sister who had been loving the samples.  And even my mom said that she (mostly) approves.  So when Sephora had their […]

10 gifts for father’s day

father's day gift guide 2018

  <there are affiliate links in this post> Here are 10 gift ideas for Father’s Day.  Some are already husband approved, and some are on his wishlist.  I love celebrating my dad, my husband, and father in law – I always try to give something practical, along with something thoughtful, and add in a sweet […]

The Ritz Carlton Amelia Island with Kids

*I was invited to Amelia Island and the Ritz Carlton Amelia Island on a press trip.  My accommodations and activities were covered.  But all opinions are still my own! Like I mentioned in my last post, we loved the Ritz Carlton Amelia Island. JB and I have only stayed at Ritz Carlton’s just the two of us, and have […]

the perfect Amelia Island Itinerary

*I was invited to Amelia Island and the Ritz Carlton Amelia Island on a press trip.  My accommodations and activities were covered.  But all opinions are still my own! If you follow me on Instagram, you probably figured this post was coming.  I had THE BEST time in Amelia Island last weekend.  This was my […]

Whole25 – my Whole30 experience

whole30

{there are affiliate links in this post}First of all if you want to start from my first post – here it is at day 9.  But spoiler alert – I caved over the weekend on Whole30, at day 25.  Honestly we went into Whole30 not really knowing what we got into, but started feeling so […]

one act of kindness

        A couple of weeks ago wes caught a nasty virus, that ended up causing pneumonia. We had such a long period of health before this, so when wes fell sick it knocked me down too.  Not sickness wise.  I was fine in that area.  But mentally and spiritually I felt attacked.  […]

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