Some links may be affiliate links. I may get paid if you buy something or take an action after clicking one of these. Can you believe it’s already February?! Valentine’s Day is around the corner! I’ve been trying to bring some holiday spirit into my house for every holiday since Josie was born… but honestly, there’s only so much fun you can have with a 1-year-old. Specifically, Josie will be about 16 months old on Valentine’s Day, and she doesn’t have the attention span (or really the desire) to do any themed activities with me yet. So I’ve been trying to keep things short, simple, and fun. Heart Shaped Treats…
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Easy Sentimental Gift Ideas That Everyone Will Love
I’m a little late with this post, but I just think these ideas are too fun and special not to share. With Josie’s surgeries and many doctors appointments, 2019 was a pretty tough year for us financially. Come Christmas time we didn’t have much money to spare for extravagant gifts for our loved ones. Instead, I decided to make a few extra special handmade gifts that weren’t necessarily expensive, but had a ton of sentimental value. Check out these sentimental gift ideas and maybe they will inspire you for next year! Custom photo album Photographs are an important thing in my family. My mom works as a photographer. We have…
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Josie’s First Birthday Party and Cleft Palate Repair Surgery
October was a BIG month for our family. We threw Josie’s first birthday party at our house at the beginning of the month, then a few days later she had palate repair surgery to close the cleft in her palate. We had been anxiously anticipating these two events for literally an entire year. It was completely exhausting, but we are so happy that we have come this far. Birthday time! The first thing we tackled was Josie’s birthday party. It was a big success in my book. Everything turned out just the way I hoped it would, and so many of our favorite people gathered together to celebrate Josie’s first…
