2022 Holiday Shopping at Gilroy Premium Outlets As you all know, I love to get my holiday shopping done early. I like stress free shopping. Gift giving is my love language and I make every effort to give the best gifts for each recipient. I love shopping at the Gilroy Premium Outlets because not only is there literally a store to shop for everyone on my list, the efficiency of being able to knock it all out in one day of shopping is a bonus! Today’s blog post is in partnership with the Gilroy Premium Outlets. Thank you for supporting a long time partner of me and this blog :-) While my 2022 holiday shopping list isn’t that long, every year I am shopping for my husband, kids, my parents, my in-laws, my brother, and his family, and then whomever is our Secret Santa’s. Instead of shopping for everyone in my extended family we draw ... Read more...
Cooper Ford’s Birth Story
Just like with our first Mason James, I wanted to share Cooper Ford's birth story. It's true what people say, that each pregnancy and birth are so different. I couldn't have had a more different experience for Cooper's birth as compared to Mason's. If you didn't read Mason's birth story, you can find it here...but long story short, I was induced at 37 weeks due to complications and after my water broke in the hospital Mason was born less than 3 hours later and after only 3 pushes. They cut me to help with his delivery, again because ... Read more...
Cybex Aton 2 SensorSafe™ Car Seat Review – Car Seat for Little Ones
It's been almost 5 years since we've had a newborn and in that time there have been some new and improved design elements in car seats for little ones (or at least I think so). When I was doing my research on infant car seats this time around, I came across Cybex. I kept coming back to their products because I loved their designs as well as safety features. I decided on the Cybex Aton 2 SensorSafe™ car seat for a number of reasons. The Aton 2 is part of the Cybex Gold Collection and has a number of safety and design features ... Read more...
Mason and Cooper’s Shared Brother Bedroom
A while back I shared the inspiration behind what is going to be Mason and Cooper's shared brother bedroom. Mason opted for a Safari themed room and I ran with it. Not only did I purchase a bunch of pieces that fit the safari theme I also created an accent wall with the help of my dad. Cooper will not be sleeping in their shared room for quite a while but since I have it cleaned up and organized I figured I'd better share now before Mason's toys have taken over the entire floor space in their room, as they usually ... Read more...
Pro Tips for Shopping the 2021 Nordstrom Anniversary Sale
It's that time of year again when Nordstrom selects some Fall 2021 items in each shopping category and places them on sale for a limited time before the Fall retail season officially kicks off. I have been shopping the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale for the past few years and feel like I have a pretty good handle on things, including best practices for shopping the highly anticipated 2021 Nordstrom Anniversary Sale. Like previous years, shopping the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale can be frustrating. Some popular items like my Barefoot ... Read more...
The Best Nail Art Trends For Summer 2021
One thing I absolutely love having some fun with are my manicures. I love bold designs as well as subtle but interesting combinations. At the beginning of 2020, before the pandemic hit, I made a promise to never have boring nails...I know it sounds a little silly but I was looking forward to getting outside of my comfort zone and really nailing the nail art (pun intended). I had a few really great manicures before everything shut down and as soon as I was able to I've picked up where I left off. Before I head in to get a mani/pedi ... Read more...
