decor

Valentine’s Day and beyond candles {Archipelago}
The month of February, I like to keep my house feeling a little extra lovey. I break my vows of never buying or receiving red roses, I place a heart here and there, and I light a lot of red candles. When I want to set the mood, I look

wintery candles and post-Christmas decor {Archipelago}
Christmas and New Year’s Day may have passed but winter certainly hasn’t! I’m looking forward to a nice season of skiing, snowman building and sledding, and my house reflects it. I just took down my Christmas decorations but left some wintery touches to keep us all in the mood. Keeping

artisan made, baby loved {WE’VE Built}
This shop is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group™ and WE’VE Built but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #GiftaStory http://cmp.ly/3/8vNxcO Back in 2009 when Erin and I started this blog, so much of our main goal was to find unique toys with

skinny cocktails with a modern water filter {Soma}
This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group™ and Soma, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #givesoma http://cmp.ly/3/8vNxcO. Filtering water has never looked so modern, so sleek — so beautiful. Here in the desert, the water is pretty awful. It is

Nursery Safety: Genesis Digital Color Video Monitor {Safety 1st} + giveaway
I love video monitors.In fact, I am so crazy about them that I still use one on my 6 year old. Yep, that’s right, I have a monitor on my 6 year old. The monitors I was using for my kids are super old. So old in fact, that my

Baby Safety Month {Safety 1st} + Giveaway
Accidental injury is one of the top five causes of death (CDC). Safety 1st is driven by a single-minded focus of making the world a safer and happier place for our cherished little ones to grow up in – whether in their car seat on their first ride home, snuggled

a tower fan with maximum power {Lasko 4443}
Summer is bringing incredible heat which can run the range from uncomfortable to down right dangerous. My family and I live in one of the top hottest places in the US, so we are always looking to cool down in any way possible. Fans are a great way to beat

a magical night {Tiny Love} + Giveaway
My baby boy adores Tiny Love in a big way. Something about their characters and colors really makes him happy, so I couldn’t wait to see all of the new things Tiny Love had planned for us moms. Top of my list to review was the Magical Night Mobile that

modern twist on a classic keepsake {Merle & Velma} + Giveaway
We always have our ear to the ground when it comes to unique baby gifts. It is such an amazing feeling to hand a new mom a thoughtful, personalized, meaningful gift. That look in their eye! A few classics will never be topped, including baby story gifts, the important minutes

make the most out of a shared space with a {bunk bed}
Those who had to share a room with a sibling may have experienced the fun of sleeping on a bunk bed. We surely all have good memories of these times that involved pillow fights and late secret talks. There is then no reason to deprive our kids of the joys