Christmas time is becoming more and more magical as my boys become a little older. I’d say this year was one of the best! Their ages are 3 and 4.5. Our top movies were Home Alone and the Grinch! Every car ride consisted of listening to the Home Alone soundtrack on repeat! Ernie the elf was a hit once again and no one cried to see Santa! It was all so perfect.
We have decided to start a new monthly post that will always go along with a LIVE on socials! So grab your wine and let’s review all of our favorite things we are loving this month. We wanna hear what your favs are or what you need us to check out!
Let’s face it, life is busy and it’s hard to find time to hit the gym AND eat healthy! Today I am sharing all of my favorite fitness related things! Also, I am not a fitness guru. You can still find me sneaking dino nuggets and wine for dinner some nights!
Hi mama, if you are looking for the best advice for new moms you have found it. A few years ago I was searching Pinterest for everything first time mom, packing my bag, and creating the best nursery. I know you have got so many things to do and so little time left, which is why I wanted to share all the best advice. I also know that every mom (and baby) is different so I had friends and followers to give their best advice too. My heart was so happy with all of the submissions coming in from all these sweet moms, then I was also kinda peeing in my pants (take that as advice) from the hilarious moms!
When starting this little blog almost 1 year ago, Lindsay and I knew we wanted to reach out to the St. Louis community as much a we could. Why not host a charity event and have a great time for a good cause. We’ve gotten to know so many amazing local businesses and women throughout this crazy journey.
(L and I both dressed like it was our wedding day. Can you blame us-haha Dresses from La Ville)
One thing we noticed was the lack of community ship within the area. We started to think of charities that spoke to us and decided to hold a fun day out for ladies that would benefit The Women’s Safe House. Since we ourselves are two moms who enjoy a day out we thought it would be fun to host a day of shopping. We invited all of our fav businesses to participate. Each business brought special pieces from their stores for the women to shop. To see a full list of the vendors click here.
Lindsay and I couldn’t have been more please with the turn out. Everyone involved was amazing and had a wonderful time. We laughed, shopped, and sipped out way through the beautiful event space at Willow. We met some amazing ladies who are still inspiring us today. I wanted to share all of the photos from our special day because it’s something that we will always look back on and smile. ENJOY!
We gave the first 25 ladies to enter AMAZING goodie bags – huge thank you to EVERYONE who donated!
How cute is this sign by Red Lettered Goods!
(Red Lettered Goods did all of our signs)
What’s a party without some cocktails. More of our favs here.
Kendra Scott donated some lovely pieces that everyone fought over 🙂
The winners from the Diba Shoe giveaway!
We had everyone write a special note to the ladies at The Women’s Safe House.
Some of the AMAZING Vendors that helped make our event so special
Meghan from SoLayne Designs
Lauren and Lisa from Ashley Jayne Boutique
Megan from Red Lettered Goods
The beautiful girls from Arch Apparel
Heidi from Govero Salon (If you’re looking for a blondie guru, she’s your gal)
Fete Photo Booth was a big hit! 
Our fav beauty bringing all the flowers and flower crowns, Rudys Flower Truck
Some of our fav local blogger babes!
Everyone had a blast at the FeteBooth! Here we are with our beautiful mamas! You can view all the hilarious GIFs from the party here and the photos here!
Special thank you to Tracy Wallin Photography for capturing these unforgettable memories. Lindsay and I also want to thank all the local businesses that helped make this event so special to us!
xo- Carley
In light of the recent tragedy with Kate Spade, I am finally pushing myself to publish a piece on a topic that I’ve went back and forth on since we started blogging. A glimpse into my normal life with anxiety.
I’ll start by saying that life is hard. It doesn’t matter the amount of money, friends, or fancy things you surround yourself with. With social media and pretty filters, it’s easy to feel like everyone around you is living a better life.
See this picture right here…this is the picture of a happy mom, who has a great family, amazing friends, the best job, more things than I could ever want. You know what you can’t see is I also have anxiety and panic attacks.
Every blonde knows that you need a few extra hair care products to keep you hair looking fresh and keeping the prefect blonde. I have pulled out everything in my bathroom to share my favorite products.
I do not think there is one product you should live and die by I like to swap between a few in each category. Also, I think you should always buy from a legit re-seller so you know what you are getting and the condition it is in. Some items you can snag via Amazon IF the seller is the manufacturer (then Amazon is just warehousing and shipping)
There’s this little thing called mom guilt that I’ve carried with me since my first son was born, and I am finally putting it aside! I have been fortunate enough to work part-time since my first baby was born. My mother had watched my littles until they went to preschool at age 2. They now go to preschool 3 days a week and are home with me the other two. Their preschool requires your child to go full time one year prior to entering kindergarten.
I had thought about pulling them out and finding somewhere else that allows part-time until kindergarten. My thoughts at first were this is ridiculous- how can any 4 year old be tolerable when he’s in school all day. Then it dawned on me, I’d FINALLY have some time to myself that I hadn’t had in over 4 years! I talked it over with the hubby, and he too was on board with sending my oldest full time! Done deal- my oldest child will attend preschool 5 days a week even on the days I stay at home.
As everyone promised my boys are growing up way too quickly and the transition to a toddler bed is breaking this mommas heart. ( How many time can I google how to transition to a toddler bed – then crying and saying no! ) Seriously, cannot believe that we are already remodeling our toddler boys room, taking away all the things that really made this room a nursery. Cameron actually never tried to climb to of his crib, but at almost three it was time for the BIG boy bed!
These special shoes were hand painted with his initials – I can’t believe how tiny they are! 
Yes- I am saying it- a vacation without kids
you deserve this – your children will survive- you will have a good time
It started this post months ago right before taking a trip with my husband and a few friends. I went back and forth on this because I can hear the nay-sayers backlash on this topic. Sorry nay- sayers I hope this post pushes one mama to get online and book a vacation without kids!
