October 3, 2016

Mom Monday {The Stylish Mom’s Guide to Tulum}

If you have been following our insta accounts here and here last week you know we were enjoying a week in Tulum. A little back story to why Tulum is so special to me. The hubs and I visited the Riviera Maya area almost 12 years ago and ended up getting married there shortly after. We honeymooned in Tulum and even returned for a Wiley Valentine creative retreat 9 years ago. Since then, the area has changed so much. Where the restaurants used to be just...READ MORE

May 23, 2016

Mom Monday {first foods}

So this whole introducing solid foods thing really put me over the edge at first. I had read so many conflicting things about "start with rice cereal" or "don't start with rice cereal", "start with vegetables" or "don't start with vegetables", etc. I started with sweet potatoes, and that was a total fail. Greyson spit it right back out, shivered, made horrible faces, it was super discouraging. Then I made my own rice cereal, using a 4 step process that...READ MORE

February 15, 2016

Mom Monday {Quick Food Tip 103}

Here is another quick tip on how to get your kids to eat what you want them to eat. Tip #103, make it a "Build Your Own Bowl" style. The cool thing about this is that you can do this which just about anything. Build your own southwestern rice bowls, build your own Asian noodle bowls, sweet potato bowls, the possibilities are endless. I think part of what makes this work is that it gives your kids the power to choose what they are eating so be sure that...READ MORE

October 14, 2015

Recipes to try this week

Here are some of the recipes that are my radar this week. I try to collect a grouping of different recipe ideas each week to help keep it fun with dinners, breakfasts, sweet treats. What do you guys do to meal...READ MORE

September 9, 2015

First day of Kindergarten

So I know it's not a Mom Monday but I just had to share. Yesterday I dropped Piper off for her first day of Kindergarten. Wow was that emotional. We pulled up to school playing Katy Perry's Firework, to get her pumped up and we all sang at the top of our lungs. Cue the tears. To make the day special for her we let her pick out her first day of school outfit from her/my favorite store, Cotton On. We also made a special breakfast which consisted of...READ MORE