My Petite Picks from the 2020 Nordstrom Sale

As promised, I put together a list of my favorite comfy but cute styles to wear at home or the occasional escape from the house. Most are adults sizes, but for those of you who don't know, I'm only 5'3 and love to find some good deals in the kids section! They are SO much…

Planning Your Practically Perfect Princess Tea Birthday Party

When thinking about my daughter's upcoming 6th birthday, and all the things she loves, I stumbled upon the idea to host a beautiful tea party that's as special as she. Only two weeks out from our date, I stayed up late one night and spent 3 hours scouring Pinterest, Amazon, and Esty to create a…

Books to Add to Your Shelf in 2019 + GIVEAWAY

As promised, here's my list of books to add your shelf in 2019. Some are my favorite cook books I've been referencing in my Instagram Stories, others are my most inspirational design books and the rest are devotionals or books I hope to start and finish this year. I added a few daily devotionals too…

Our Top 10 Favorite Christmas Traditions

Now that the holiday season is behind us, I thought I'd take a second to reflect and cherish my favorite Christmas traditions. So here we have it, my Top 10 must does with my loved ones in no particular order. Decorating the Tree and Baking Sugar Cookies In our house, we choose a tree filled…

King Arthur’s Gluten Free Sugar Cookie Cut Out Recipe

One of my absolute favorite traditions with my kids is to make and decorate sugar cookie cut outs. Now that Cole is dairy and gluten free I was worried we might be thwarted in our efforts this year but I couldn't have been more wrong. This recipe came out perfectly and perhaps even better than…

Easy Gluten Free Gingersnaps- Just in time for Christmas

A friend who's currently living in Paris, shared a snap of her ginger snaps on Instagram and I couldn't resist asking for the recipe. I used to love having some with my mom as a kid and thought it would be fun to make a batch for upcoming Christmas events. The recipe is fairly simple,…

Celebrating Hey Helen’s Fourth Anniversary

Hey ya’ll. This will be brief but I wanted to give a quick shout out to an old friend from elementary school, Allie Mannon. Four years ago today, she had a dream and opened up her adorable little boutique called “Hey Helen” just off Main Street in her one stoplight town. For those from the…

4th of July Cake, Fireworks and More

Happy 4th, I mean 5th, of July, ya'll! I thought I'd share some photos from our slower day spent at home yesterday. We looked at my husband's upcoming travel schedule and decided we need to be intentional this week by limiting our social engagements. Honestly, it was SO nice and refreshing to do things in…