Hi Friends! I wanted to share with you a 'What's in My Bag' video. I've been super loving my bag/tote I've been using lately and wanted to share! For details on the bag click the link below.
My bag- Townsfair Reversible Tote from 31. Questions about anything in my bag? Leave them in the comments below and I'll answer them there.
The Christmas season is upon us and I couldn't be more excited about it! It's my most favorite time of year. We've been busy around here getting our home holiday ready, rounding up Christmas gifts and getting holiday cards together.
Shutterfly is one of my go to places for unique gifts and of coarse our holiday cards. I've been using them for our Christmas cards for 8 years and every year they have something new to make my cards stand out!
Today I'm excited to share with you how we got Christmas ready with the help of Shutterfly!
A couple new additions to our holiday decor this year were some new pillows for our formal living room. I love that Shutterfly has a ton of options to customize your pillows, I chose a design on their site and personalized them with our family on one.
More great options for customization is adding something to the back of your pillow, I made my plaid because I'm crushing on everything plaid this season for the holidays. This option makes them reversible and gives me two looks from one.
This year I chose traditional red for our holiday cards. I haven't done red in a while, and I loved all the options Shutterfly had. I chose a red foil card this year.
Another NEW option this year is the chance to add a slip in liner. I love this option because it makes everything personal and there's so many designs to choose from to make them your own. Add matching address labels to pull it all together.
Each year I make a photo calendar from Shutterfly to give as gifts, but this year I wanted to give a few new gifts that were special as well.
I love all the jewelry options Shutterfly has to offer, you can personalize them by adding photo charms and birth stone jems.
I think they make really special gifts for the women in your life.
Another fun gift option are these awesome candles from Shutterfly. You can choose the sent you want and personalize the image on the front. I chose a Christmas theme to add to a gift basket I'm putting together.
The candles are generous size and come in their own gifting box if you want to give them as stand alone gifts.
Remember when I mentioned I was mad about plaid this year? I carried that over to my table scape this year. Shutterfly has so many plate options to choose from, I used the 'In Your Own Words' plate and added the paid background.
And if you need a cute way to display your holiday treats, serving trays customized by Shutterfly are the way to go. I also think these make beautiful hostess gifts this season.
And lastly, don't forget to deck your tree with beautiful personalized ornaments from Shutterfly, which tons of great options you're sure to find something that fits your style. Perfect for celebrating special events; like baby's first Christmas and more!
With so many great items on their site you're sure to find something that fits your taste and style. I love using Shutterfly every year for our holiday cards and personalized gifts! What are some of your favorites to get or gift from Shutterfly?
Disclaimer: I partnered with Shutterfly on this post, all opinions are my own.
When Ava woke up on Sunday she declared that we should wear our matching shirts! How could I say no? Buffalo check is my fave this season, well actually anything plaid. I'm using it in our holiday decor this year too!
Ava's dress is from H&M, I couldn't find it online but it's sold in stores. I love that this look can be holiday ready because of the fun print, or simply just wear for everyday. I got this vest on super clearance earlier this year at Target, love those finds!
My sweet kiddos. I'm so thankful for them; for their grace for me on days I don't deserve it and their love. There's nothing better than an unexpected "I love you mom" from these two. I don't know if they'll always want to be like me, but I pray that God gives me a heart after Him so that they will want to follow Jesus all of their days.
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We have a reader in our home! I can hardly believe it but our little girl is reading. It's been so fun these last few weeks to watch her grow in this skill. I've enjoyed many days us curling up on the couch to read books.
It's hard to believe that just a few months ago I was reading to her, as they say readers are born on the laps of their parents. This is so true.
We've been choosing some early reader books with small words and easy sentences for her to learn on. This book from B&H Publishing is great for early readers, it's from their 'Little Words Matter' collection: Noah's Ark.
With just a few short words we can get the full story of Noah, and it's a great companion tool for parents to help teach their children about the story of Noah.
I love that my girl was able to practice her reading skills with this story and also learn Biblical truths at the same time.
Do you have a reader in your home? Wanna WIN a copy of Noah's Ark for your family? Simply comment below your favorite children's books and I'll pick a winner Wednesday.
Disclosure: I was given a copy of this book as apart of the B&H Bloggers program. All opinions are my own.
For the past six weeks we've been testing the waters in soccer. My kiddos have been attending the Lil' Kickers program at the American Sports Center in Avondale. Lil Kickers is designed with classes in mind for children between the ages of 18 mo- 9 years.
With a variety of classes to choose from, and well trained coaches we thought this would be the perfect way to introduce our kiddos to the sport.
We love that each of our kiddos could go at the same time to an age appropriate class. We could sit and watch both of them and they each had their own class and experience which was fun for them.
Ava really excelled and loved soccer these last few weeks, even keeping up with all the boys and being the only girl in her class.
This was the first time Zane had tried any organized sport or class of this type and for the most part at two and a half he did pretty well. He enjoyed being able to run around and play with other kids.
We really enjoyed our experience with Lil Kickers and the American Sports Centers in Avondale and can't wait to try out more classes. What I really love about their Lil Kickers program is that they fun for 6 weeks, take a week off and start back again. So you're able to try out classes for a session but if you're child needs to take a break or doesn't like their class they aren't committed for an entire year. Classes start back up again on December 1st. To find out more about the Lil Kickers program visit their site here.
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Disclosure: I was offered 6 complimentary sessions for the purpose of this review, all thoughts and opinions are my own.