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Franklin’s Rustic Woodland First Birthday Party

We recently celebrated our little baby turning one. And GOSH! It was such a bittersweet day! He is our baby and this “official” birthday party just sealed the deal. He’s growing. We decided to have his party after Thanksgiving to make it easy on traveling guests, and we kept it small with just family, but […]

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Easy 4th of July Treat Ideas

I didn’t start truly loving the Fourth of July until we had kids. What used to be a party day with friends heading to the beach (don’t get me wrong, it was super fun) is now time at the lake with our family playing volleyball, skiing, rope swinging, fishing, tubing, playing hours of games, roasting […]

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Gwyn and Cal’s Joint Birthday Bash

Our babies are getting old! Insert crying mama face. 🙁 Months before Gwyn turned six and Cal turned four, we attended a birthday party at Chuck E Cheese where Gwyn and Cal learned that only the birthday child is able to go into the Ticket Blaster. It was then that these two deemed this event […]

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Wooden Accent Wall Tutorial

A while back I blogged what I would like our baby’s room to look like if we had a boy and what I would like it to look like if we had a girl. (See that post HERE) Well, we had a boy! So a rustic woodland theme it is! And to kick off the […]

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Cal’s Big Boy Vintage Sports Room

With a new baby on the way it meant one child needed to have a new room, and since Gwyn’s room is already complete, that meant it was finally time for Cal to have a big boy room.  We decided to give him this room, which is actually the biggest of the two available, it’s […]

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Our Barn Door Bedroom Addition

Our bedroom is long.  And until recently, about half of it was never used.   With a new baby on the way, we decided this would be the perfect space for a little nursery until baby is old enough for his/her own room, and then it would be turned into an office.  So, after some […]

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DIY Painted Striped Curtains

Since our little baby will be sleeping in our bedroom until ready for his/her own room, I wanted to put some curtains up in there to help block the light while sleeping. That, and our bedroom is pretty neutral and I wanted to add a little “something.” After searching the internet for quite a while, […]

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Gwyn’s 5th Birthday Tea Party- Part 2

Yesterday was all about the food and decor (Click HERE if you missed it)  and today it’s the entertainment, fun and guests! For an entire year Gwyn has been set on having Anna and Elsa at her party. Still Frozen obsessed, any time we would see Anna and Elsa at events or other birthday parties, […]

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Gwyn’s 5th Birthday Tea Party-Part 1

We recently celebrated Gwyneth’s 5th birthday and oh my…It was elegant, magical, and full of all the pretties. A tea party was the theme this year with two special guests joining the girls. I tried incorporating her favorite colors; pink, purple and blue with a floral flair while also using the natural colors and elements […]

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Cal’s 3rd Super-hero Birthday Party

Our Cal turned three a couple of weeks ago and he had a little super hero party with his buddies. I wanted to keep costs down, but still allow for him to have his family and friends around him to celebrate his special day in a way that he would enjoy. Below are the details! […]

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