A Modern Day Fairy Tale

Welcome to the Green Your Summer Event!  The Blogging Mamas Network has come together with like-minded bloggers to make sure your grass isn't all that is green this Summer!

Each blogger in the Event is bringing readers a great green prize to win.  You have until June 13th to enter, so be sure…

My boy and me...this boy is my everything!! I'm so incredibly blessed to have him call me Mommy!!



This is what happens when you let your 5 year old pick out his own clothes...a grey button up top and suit jacket mixed with plaid shorts and Thomas rain boots. They boy has style! A little business…

When it comes to finding cute, unique baby items Etsy is the place to go! There are so many wonderful shops featuring adorable handmade items for your little ones. Today, I am excited to share one of those shops with you- Bixby Basil. Bixby Basil is a fun little shop featuring baby items like bopp…

For today's Preparing For Baby review, I am excited to share another wonderful Etsy shop with all of you- BunBunBaby- a shop that offers unique handmade baby goodies like blankets, pacifier clips, stuffed toys, teething rings, burp cloths and security blankets! For this review, BunBunBaby sent…

As we enjoy the festivities of this Memorial Day weekend- the race, the parades, the cookouts...let us all also take a moment to remember what this day is all about- remembering those military members who have given the ultimate sacrifice to fight for our freedom. Let us also take a moment to remem…

How far along? 27 Weeks
Baby's size: Rutabaga (1.5-2.5 pounds)
Maternity clothes: A mix. Most of my non maternity tops are starting to get shorter than I'd prefer, and pants/shorts at this point are all pretty well maternity. I still have several non maternity dresses that are working just pe…

Shaun is still getting lots of big brother practice with his 'Finley plush'. Some days he'll pay no mind to the doll at all, but others he wants to treat her just as he would his real sister...which of course means taking her to Target!! What a sweet boy I have...I'm certain he'…

As most of you already know, one of the big, early signs of Autism is delays in speech. For some, that means they are completely nonverbal. For others, like my son the words are there, but aren't functional and conversations are a struggle. While most typically developing kids naturally learn t…

Time for another Preparing for Baby review and giveaway! For today's review, I was sent some onesie stickers from an adorable little Etsy shop, Lucy Darling, in exchange for this review!!

When my son was a baby, I did not do a great job capturing month to month pictures. Don't get me wrong…

How far along? 26 Weeks

Baby's size: Head of Lettuce (1.5-2.5 pounds)

Maternity clothes: Still a bit of a mix...really loving my maxi dresses right now as it's starting to get hot out!!

Best moment this week: Getting more work done on the nursery. Attending a cloth diapering class. Getting our…

Shaun absolutely loves looking at his baby pictures. He'll randomly get his baby album out and go through each one over and over...this is how he has discovered things such as babies need a Fisher Price swing and love their Boppy! It's adorable. Since finding out he had a baby sister on th…