What to do and where to stay in Napa Valley California
We had a lovely long weekend in Napa Valley with our friends! Napa valley, much like the little bits and pieces of the California I’ve seen, is gorgeous. We only had two full days for tastings, and we tried to not jam too much in. We stayed at the cutest airbnb of all time. I say […]
when your girlfriend comes to town
{at mote marine in TBBC and native shoes on wes} Oh gosh how I love when they come into town. JB kindly offered to watch the three kiddos so we could go out to dinner one night together. I’m not sure we even remembered what a non-kid interrupted dinner, just the two ofus was like. But we sure enjoyed it!! […]
Three transitioning into fall looks
It is hard to even think about fall clothes in Florida in August. But I picked up three items recently that will ease me into making that jump into fall. We leave for Napa later this week, and all three pieces I’ve picked up are coming along. We are meeting some of JB’s clients turned friends, for a long […]
brother batting practice
It’s been too long since we were last down at the complex for a little batting practice (; I love these little baseball loving brothers!
Date night dress
{dress is Byron Lars from Anthropologie } {Photos by Shannon Kirsten} I scored this dress in the spring for… drum roll please… $60! Who else loves to play price is right when they get home from shopping with their husband? There she was on the sale rack on a weekend where everything sale is an additional 25% […]
GoldenTote
{GoldenTote chambray Tote which has little cutouts in the back. It’s 100% tencel, which is a super soft sustainable fabric I love// with paige skyline white jeans (size up!) // steve madden shoes } {dress is GoldenTote // chambray top is Target } {top is GoldenTote // jeans are paige bell canyon c/o Lyon and Post // […]
First day of Preschool
{in his Tsukihoshi shoes c/o} It has been quiet here on my blog while I’ve been soaking up the last few days of summer with my sweeties. This little man starts his first official day of PK3 today. He is so kind, brave, outgoing, funny, silly, smart, creative, generous, loving, and grateful. He’s our buddy. I know […]
10 Back to (pre) School Snack Ideas with Igloo
**This post is sponsored by Igloo Coolers Thank you for your support!** For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a snacker. JB is much more of a three square meals a day kinda guy … while I prefer … six + smaller meals. (: My kids are snackers like me, and clearly […]
Traveling with toddlers
While I know I am really no expert in this … Annie recently asked me if I’d do a post on traveling with little ones and specifically what we do for sleeping arrangements. There are seriously waaaay more qualified people to write this post (Amanda and Lauren quickly come to mind!) but I figured it couldn’t hurt to […]
Grace Bay Family trip
We are back from beautiful Providenciales in the Caicos islands – Grace Bay to be specific. Even with Wesley being sick for a few days, it really turned out to be a wonderful family vacation. Thankfully my in-laws also came, and I had six extra hands to help with both boys. That was so helpful! […]
Providenciales
Just another check in from beautiful Providenciales!! xoxox
Hello from Turks and Caicos
Hello from this beautiful island!! Though despite these pretty pictures we had a whirlwind yesterday – wes went from feeling and acting fine to suddenly sleepy with a terrible cough, we took him into the ER here- after nebulizer and medicine he is feeling much better. We are so thankful it wasn’t anything worse!! Anyway, just […]
bride to be bag
My baby sister is engaged!! We are all so excited and can’t wait! I put together a couple treats for her and thought I’d share here as I’ve gotten a couple of “what should I get my engaged friend?!” emails over the years. I can’t wait to plan with her! {oh happy day tote […]
Nordstrom (early access) Anniversary Sale under $100
JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. Accessories under $100 JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. JB and I head to Napa next month and I’m picking up a […]
what’s in my beach bag
Since we are close to the beach I never unpack my beach bag. But since we are headed to turks and caicos toward the end of the month I have been thinking of what stays behind and what’s coming with … This is a paired down beach bag but all the essentials (: The Frogglez– simply the […]
cozy master bedroom
{swiss cross pillow c/o with lavender and grace // gingham pillows – ikea // belgian linens from RH // threshold target linen duvet // vintage vase // target lamps – loved them so much downstairs I got two more for this space // sign c/o dwelling space //bed frame is hooker furniture and is on OKL […]
Weekend in Toronto
We had such an amazing time in Toronto this past weekend! We got in late on Friday night, and just grabbed an uber. Our airbnb was amazing and just $71 a night (if you’ve never done airbnb before you can get $30 off your first booking through this referral link}. The host stayed up to let us […]
Lovely Longboat Key, FL
Today I’m excited to be taking over the J.McLaughlin instagram account showing you around Longboat Key, Florida. It’s a quiet little beach town with gorgeous homes, some fun restaurants and incredible beaches. {wearing this dress (half off right now!) and this tote – c/o J.McLaughlin} The Beaches are pristine – with soft sand and turquoise colored water. They can […]
travel themed retirement party
Tuck loved celebrating Granddaddy! He is obsessed with parties in general but when they’re about someone he loves, watch out. He’s one happy guy! {photo booth // directional sign // life is an adventure frames — all thanks to Shindigz c/o} On Friday night down in Key Largo we had my father in law’s and another […]
Me too
{sign c/o the dwelling space} One of the things that stuck out to me when I was listening to Brene Brown’s The Power of Vulnerability was the way she talks about this one scenario with her daughter. Her daughter comes home from middle school and no one sat with her for lunch. Brene has to […]
Ocean Reef Club
{fawn design bag // hat c/o JMcLaughlin // my outfit is a couple years old from jcrew outlet // wes is in bella bliss c/o and salt water sandals} {richard simmons and risky business} in love with that blue on the door… the sweetest doggies… {in bella bliss c/o} {in janie and jack bubble} seriously considered putting […]
Mom Uniform Volume 4
{Ann Taylor Dress 50%off with SUNNY50 // old ivanka trump wedges // tote c/o JMcLaughlin // old jcrew cuff is similar to this baublebar one // target sunglasses} **affiliate links are used in this post**
Loving Key Largo Florida
Hello from Key Largo!! I can’t believe it’s been two years since we were here. It’s hard to imagine a time before Wes, or when Tuck was so little! I love this place so much – it really is such a great spot for families. Looking forward to a great long weekend here in paradise. Also […]
Ten IKEA items I’m loving
I love Ikea. I get incredibly excited when we go. I could spend days in here, and still feel like I need to see more. The first time I went to one was when we were living in Switzerland. From then on, I was hooked! Once we were back in the states, we bought our first couch […]
