Back to School
When Lilly was a toddler and starting school for the first time, I threw a Ready 4 School play date. I went for it and still love some of the photos and ideas till this day. But rulers for 2-year-olds?...
View ArticleLiving Room Reveal
I’ve been trying to do this post for 4 years. But, honestly, it took me a while to get our living room right. That’s actually the case for much of our home. It’s hard to tell what you’ll need, like and...
View ArticlePastel Halloween
Ever since Lilly was 2 and I threw a costume swap party, I’ve planned little play dates every Halloween season. Now that Oliver is 4 and has his own friends, I’m splitting up the parties so it’s not...
View ArticleLittle Monsters Party
We went with pastels for Lilly’s Halloween party so I planned on going a little more traditional with Oliver’s. And I did with the palette but when I saw these plates, I had my theme. And boy did I run...
View ArticleWhy I’m Not Turning Red Over My Daughter Seeing the New Disney Movie
I was in seventh grade, sitting on the couch watching 90210 when I felt the worst stomach pains of my entire young life and ran to the bathroom to discover blood-soaked underwear. My mom was at a PTA...
View ArticleMixed Emotions About Will
Will Smith has always been one of my favorite celebrities. I interviewed and hung out with him several times over the course of my career. He was one of my first assignments. As a young intern, I...
View ArticleThe Greatest Showman Inspired Party
Lilly is very into gymnastics right now and since we already did a gymnastics themed party last year, we were trying to think of something different this year. A few months ago, she tied her fleece...
View ArticleOur Disney Trip (& Tips)
We’d been planning a Disney World trip for two years. You know what was also two years? A global pandemic. Hence, no trip. We’d actually been planning it even before that. First, with my family. Either...
View ArticleHello Summer Party
In celebration of Lilly and her best friends’ last day of third grade, I threw them a Hello Summer themed party. As always, one item sparks my inspiration and I go off of that. In this case, it was...
View ArticleTime Flies Party
Oliver is obsessed with any and every vehicle. Last year, we did cars and trucks. This year, I was going to move away from transportation and throw him a superhero party but he wanted planes. So...
View ArticleBack to School Play Date
To celebrate the kids returning to school, I threw a small and intimate themed play date. My inspiration was these colorful letter erasers from the Target dollar bin (they’re sold out but I found...
View ArticleHocus Pocus Party
little monsters party for my son and his. So this year, I wasn’t going to do anything. But then Hocus Pocus 2 came out and I was inspired. So I created a themed viewing party and it turned out to be...
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