Christmas

I’m gonna let you in on a very well kept secret. Come in close, did you know we run Christmas traditions?!? Like us! You, me, and Cathy down the street! We are the ones that get to decide if our house is elf friendly, we buy the gifts, we run this thing! It took me longer than I care to admit to realize this. But now that I have, I’m jumping in head first! We’re shaking up Christmas in these parts! I’m putting my foot down, no more cookies! Alright, simmer down all you keyboard warriors! I’m not calling a freeze on Christmas altogether, just the cookies. You see, even though we make adorable & delicious sugar cookies as a business,...

I keep seeing posts about not giving toys for holidays. Instead, gifting experiences. Can I please tell you... I AM HERE FOR IT! Our house feels like it is bursting at the seams with toys when my children have just as much fun playing in a cardboard box. As much as I love the thought of experiences, I wasn’t really sure how to implement it in our family. Until now... I decided to make gift cards for my daughters and niece. The gift cards would be for things for us to go do with my niece - not just for her parents to do with her. For example, going to get donuts one morning, at-home pedicures, going bowling, baking cookies, going...

I happen to love Christmas movies, but this year’s holiday movie binge-watching has proven to be quite the challenge with an infant crawling around and sprouting new teeth every day. He can’t sit still and that means I’m roaming about the house cleaning up after him until the glorious nap time break. EXCEPT, well, I can’t watch movies then, either (you never know how loud Christmas cheer can be until you have an infant who’s a light sleeper), but what I can do is glance at my phone and decide whether or not I want to get lost in a book or fall into a Google rabbit hole (because, hey, cleaning creates noise). Recently, I chose the rabbit hole and landed...

I say it every year, "My child doesn't need any more toys." But you know what, I lied. Seeing my little two year old use her cute little imagination at her play kitchen, or playing mommy to her millions of dolls that she has scattered all around the house gives me so much joy. So hear me out, I will buy ALL THE TOYS that keep her imagination running wild. But what I will try (my hardest) not to buy are those annoying toys with all of those lights and sounds. I have shared that viral post twice, if not three times, that was something along the lines of "if you want to buy my kid a gift for Christmas,...

Now that you have stocking stuffers covered for the kiddos, it’s time to think of the adults in your life. If you’re stuck in a stocking funk, this list should provide some inspiration. *Indicates Louisiana owned business *Mimosa Handcrafted Pendant Baton Rouge based Mimosa Handcrafted casts beautiful jewelry in bronze, sterling silver, and 14K gold. She makes lots of fun pendant styles for any Louisiana mom. Silistraw Reusable Straw with Travel Case In the words of your favorite VSCO girl, help “save the turtles” with these reusable straws and convenient travel tin. Available in 4 colors and made of 100% silicone, this straw is even dishwasher safe! Gosund Alexa and Google Home Compatible Smart Plug We love smart plugs at our house! Turn your lamps, Christmas...