Hi friends,

Today I am sharing a recap of Ella’s third butterfly birthday. I can’t believe my sweet baby girl is three. Where did the time go? I still can remember her birth. It was the most traumatizing and difficult birth experience I’ve had. Thankfully Ella was strong and healthy and she has thrived ever since. The past year was probably the most challenging year for me as a parent.

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Hi friends,

Hope you are doing well! Today I wanted to share details of Daisy’s first birthday. We had an intimate celebration with our family and really played into the Daisy theme. We wanted to keep it simple and easy so we did all the decor ourselves. Check out the details below.

For the balloons we found these daisies and balloon arch from Amazon.

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Hi friends!

Hope you are having a great week! Today I am sharing our intimate family celebration Tea Party for Two for Ella’s second birthday. We did the decor and the food ourselves and I loved how it turned out. Not going to lie I did stay up till 3am one night to do the balloon garland, but it was well worth it. Check out more of our Tea Party for Two DIY below!

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Where does the time go?

Can’t believe I have a two year old yall! The last time we had a two year old was seven years ago when Jayden turned two. Just to think she was one a year ago, and now we have a very active two years old! This girl has more personality than anyone I know. It is night and day how much she has grown.

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Hope you are doing well! We just got back from our yearly snowboarding trip for Jayden’s eight birthday in Keystone. As a mom I always give the option of a birthday trip or party for our family and 90% of the time we always choose to take a trip together. Plus I honestly can’t think of a better way to celebrate than exploring the world with your family. Check out more of our family trip recap below!

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Hi friends,

Happy New Year! Can you believe it it’s 2023! Wow what a year it has been! There was some amazing memories we made, but not without some crazy almost life threatening ones that have made us appreciate those good memories even more. Today I am sharing my 2022 year recap with some of our favorite memories and sharing my outlook for the next year!

2022 Year Recap

With the birth of our most precious blessing this year, I had complications after my birth due to preeclampsia that almost cost me my life twice!

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Hope you are doing well! Today I am sharing my Finest Playa Mujeres  All Inclusive Resort Travel Guide with y’all. Last week we had the privilege to partner with Finest Playa Mujeres for my birthday trip. It was our first international trip as a family post COVID lockdowns. Today I’m sharing all about our experience, what to expect with COVID regulations, and everything you would want to know about our family birthday trip to Finest Play Mujeres All inclusive resort in Mexico.

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Hope you are having a great week! Today I am sharing a travel guide to The Frenchie Boutique Hotel in Round Top, Texas.  I had the opportunity to stay there last week with a group of my blog mom friends. It was absolutely beautiful and much needed time to with faith filled friends to laugh, cry, and share our joys and also failures of life and motherhood.

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Hey friends,

Hope you are having a great week! This past weekend we celebrated Jayden’s 5th birthday with family and friends by throwing a Superhero birthday party. We don’t always do big birthday parties for Jayden, but this year with him being five and it being a big milestone in my book we threw him a Superhero birthday with all his family and friends. Jayden is that age where he loves superheroes and all things Marvel so it was only fitting to have this as his theme for his birthday.

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Hi friends!

I can’t believe the day is here, my little man turns five! It’s crazy to think how time flies, even more so when you watch your children grow. This year makes me a little sad though, because this is the year my son goes into kindergarten. It’s a good thing don’t get me wrong, but for some reason I feel like I am losing my little baby. Day by day my little man starts growing into a young man and I don’t know if my heart can take it.

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