We've lived in Birmingham, Alabama for almost 4 years now, and we love it here! Kurt and I love good food (and good treats), so here's a list of some of our favorites in the area. 8 Best Dessert Places in Birmingham Cookie Fix, will always be our very favorite! Just the best cookies I've ever had; crispy on the outside, doughy in the middle, so many unique flavors and combinations. A Birmingham dessert staple. We love stopping by to pick some up after playing at Homewood Central Park, ...
Hospital Bag Checklist: What to Pack for Mom
As a fourth time mom, I've got a pretty specific hospital bag checklist. I'll also share some of the things I don't recommend packing. For me, it's important to have everything I need to be comfortable and recover well, for the day or two that I'll be at the hospital, without overpacking. I also recommend packing a bag separately for Baby. Everything is easier to find and well-organized that way. You'll be moving rooms soon after Baby is born, and it's nice to have separate bags to avoid digging ...
Fruit and Veggie Books for Kids
I've loved reading fruit and veggie books with my kids! It gets them so excited for gardening season, and they are more excited to eat healthy foods. Plus, there are just some really cute kids' books about gardening, fruits, and vegetables. Here are a few that we've really enjoyed. 12 Fruit and Veggie Books for Kids Apple Cake, a Gratitude, by Dawn Casey. A book full of gratitude from a little one for everything nature has to offer. Eventually, they gather all the ingredients for ...
Trip to Nashville, Tennessee with Kids
It has been almost exactly one year since our Nashville, Tennessee trip, and I'm finally getting up a post! About a week after this trip is when everything shut down because of a world-wide pandemic, so it didn't seem like a good time to share about travel. It has been really hard to not travel much this year, and we can't wait until it's a more regular occurrence again. Here are some of our favorite things that we did on our Nashville trip with the kids. 2-Day Itinerary for our Nashville ...
What I Pack in my Hospital Bag for Baby
I'm so excited to be down to the last few weeks before our newest little one comes, but I'm also realizing how much I still have to do before he gets here. I do like to be on top of having a hospital bag packed. It's nice to have one less thing to worry about when I'm having to orchestrate childcare and everything else for the time I'll be gone, while in labor. I don't pack a ton of stuff for the hospital, but there are some things I definitely don't want to forget. So here is what I pack in my ...
Get More Sleep with these Simple Tips & Products
After reading the book, Why We Sleep, by Matthew Walker, Kurt and I have been determined to make sleeping more of a priority. I've shared on my Instagram all the changes we've been making and what has worked for us. I wanted to put together a blog post with some details of tips and products we've been using to help improve our sleep. Simple Tips & Products to Get More Sleep Reduce artificial light exposure at night, and keep your room dark until you're waking up. We use black out ...
