Mom guilt is real. It is rough and can feel constant. Especially in this day and age. Today I’m going to share some things that greatly help me fight the mom guilt monster. Get around other moms As the saying goes, “It takes a village.” True story. When you surround yourself with other parents, in…
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Easter Mini Sessions | Photographing Your Kids
Happy Easter! Oh, Easter, how I love you. The pastels, the eggs, the bunnies, the crosses, the family time, the church events, the celebration of the cornerstone of my faith. What’s not to love! I knew I needed to do an easter mini shoot for the boys. As usual, I ended up finding WAY too…
How to Treat a Cold Naturally
As a “crunchy” person, I usually treat a cold naturally. I have also spent most of the last 4+ years either pregnant or nursing, therefore I had additional motivation to not use over the counter medications. Even before kids though, I was known for my “crazy” concoctions that I would use when feeling under the…
How to Encourage Your Kids to Go Outside
Are you trying to encourage your kids to go outside more but aren’t really sure where to begin? Well, I am still a work in progress, but let me share a few ways that have helped me… Go Outside This is pretty self explanatory. Go outside. Step out of your home and move forward. Most…
Valentine’s Day Mini Session | Olathe, Kansas
Happy Valentine’s Day mini session post season! So the last few weeks have been full of snow, suddenly warm weather, more snow, and lots of photography fun! I finally got my studio completely set up, my Valentine’s Day decor just right, and little ones to destroy it. It was a lot of fun. I got…
Building Our Own 10 Foot Dining Room Table
I have always dreamt of a large, 10-12 person dining room table. We’ve actually had the space for one in a couple of our houses over the years. I’ve never wanted to pay the price for one though! Sticker shock was great. For years I have known of Ana White and explored her website. I also thoroughly…
Surviving Hand, Foot, and Mouth | Round Two
I hate hand, foot, and mouth. It really messes up my schedule. As I discussed in a previous post, the boys came down with hand, foot, and mouth previously. Then about a month and a half later…spots started showing up on Wyatt’s diaper area. Okay, at first I thought it was just diaper rash. Maybe…
Surviving Hand Foot and Mouth Disease
I survived hand, foot, and mouth disease, and this is my story. They always tell you that adding kids to any equation means getting sick more often. “They” do not lie. Growing up I had my share of illnesses. Obviously I started out as a kid as well! But as a teen and beyond, I didn’t…
A Solution for Moms and Morning Coffee | Mom Hacks
All moms that like coffee know the “problem” with trying to drink your hot coffee in the mornings. You get distracted, or dragged away, only to find your once warm and comforting coffee cup hours later, cold as an iceberg. Eventually I just dealt with it. Chugging it down whenever I got a spare moment….
Staying Out of the ER | A Daily Mom Goal
So life is hard. Parenting is hard. It’s all just hard. It can be super amazing at times, boring at other times, and just plain hard. So often times I will get to bedtime and I’m just happy I survived the day. Lately when one of the kiddos is doing something dangerous…which is most things…
Detox Baths for Kids | How to Cure the Ickies
I love detox baths. I always have. Warm water, Epsom salt, baking soda, and peace. I always keep Epsom salt and baking soda right next to the tub, and I often have some sort of herbal mix around as well for added benefits/fun. Detox baths are great for muscle soreness/cramps, releasing toxins, relieving stress, helping…
It’s Fall Y’all | Capturing the Little Moments of the Season
It’s Fall Y’all! Heh. I think I spent too many years in Texas! That word is everywhere. I actually had to look up how to properly spell “y’all.” I guess they didn’t win me over in the time I was there. Anyway! It’s Fall! And this year I am actually living in a state that…
