To my sweet and silly two-year-old, I love you so much. When I became pregnant, I worried that I wouldn't love you as much as I love your big brother. I obsessed over loving you both equally. But I realized soon after you were born that I did love you both - I loved you both the same, but in different ways. Where your brother was sweet and quiet, you were loud and crazy. You started walking at 9 months, and have been a nonstop toddler tornado on the run ever since. Our house is never quiet or clean, but our home is complete with you and your brother in it. I love seeing your personality blossom more and more every day, and witness the natural curiosity you have for everything around you. To watch you look up to the sky, and take in everything big and small is truly wonderful. Not everything about being your mother is wonderful - but only because you're two and still learning how to 'human' correctly ;). When you kick, or bite, or swipe your arm across the table to ...
Jaxsons’ 2nd Birthday – Lumberjack Bash
My little man is TWO! Since he was born, we knew Jax would be nothing like our first son, Max. Nothing came as easily with Jax as it did with Max, and his personality was the polar opposite from his brother. While our oldest was sweet, quiet, and sensitive, Jax was loud, adventurous, and dared to push every limit. But, we learned to roll with the punches and are incredibly grateful to have two amazing and different little men in our house! Now that our little guy is two, we decided to throw him a Lumberjack themed party! Luckily for us, Jax's birthday fell on a Saturday - perfect for a party! I made our own little version of s'mores with chocolate dipped marshmallows sprinkled with crumbled graham crackers. For some extra little snacks, I made a DIY Trail Mix bar (although I accidentally left the bag of pretzels I purchased to goalong with the other ingredients in my car and couldn't find it all weekend!) I bought banana chips, cashews, Cheez-Its, ...
Taking Care Of Our Skin As A Family With Dove Beauty Bar
*This post is sponsored by Dove Beauty Bar, however all opinions are my own. #DovePartner Mom confession: My kids have the strangest skin! Their skin breaks out from almost everything and is incredibly sensitive. Both boys have Dermographia, which basically means any little skin irritation looks and feels about 10x worse for my kids than for other children. These poor boys. I'm not sure where this funky skin condition comes from as my husband and I have 'normal' behaving skin ;). Who knows? All I can do as their mother is find a great cleanser that we can use as a family that won't irritate their skin. We recently tried the Dove Beauty Bar, and love it! Dove Beauty Bar is the #1 Pediatrician recommended Bar, which is great for my kids’ finicky skin! I loved the price point of about $3 for a 2-pack of Dove Beauty Bars, and the scents are incredible. While getting my kids to wash their hands is a little tricky (but absolutely necessary given their natural curiosity and love ...