Label All the Things

Heyyyy, welcome back to school, y’all. Don’t worry, I’m the neighbor with the margarita machine. #truestory As we did the mad dash to get everyone ready for school, I found the kindest email in my inbox from my graphic design crush, Minted. They were all, we have a $250 store credit to give away to…

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Summer Camp Packing: 9 Easy Tips

Stressed about packing your child for summer camp? Never fear! Here are 9 easy ideas to getting your camper summer ready in no time.

I hate to keep bringing up Dos Equis, buuuuut packing for summer camp. That’ll do it. BUT. It’s not as bad as you think. My pain, your gain. Here’s the nine best tips I have. Cheers. 1: Color Code For reals. Color code it all. Since I pack four kids for camp (I know!) the Sharpie…

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A Sure-Fire Way to Get an Awesome Family Photo

A sure-fire way to get the "perfect" family photo in the Texas bluebonnets.

I do the hard work so you don’t have to. Bluebonnets have been blooming in Central Texas for weeks. And. They. Are. Gorgeous. We tried to take photos a few weeks ago, but we were just too early. Basically, the planner in me planned too early. Hazard of being Type A. I even contemplated taking…

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{Before & After} A Good Bull Texas Aggie Nursery

Do you yell gig 'em in your sleep? Greet people with a howdy? You might be a Texas Aggie. If you're looking for inspiration for a Texas A&M themed nursery, look no further. It's all things maroon here!

In our house, the motto is clear: Every color is a shade of maroon. Or, in this case, every room has to have a little (or a lot) of Aggie in it. When baby number six arrived almost two years ago, she camped out in our room for a long while. When we finally got…

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2015: A Year in Review

There's one thing every parent does. And we need to stop doing it.

2015. What a year. There were way too many broken things, hearts included, but an incredible amount of joy through time with family and celebrating milestones and sacraments. That sounds like most years. None of them are void of pain or of joy, we just have to pray through the suffering and lean into the…

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