Hope you had a great Thanksgiving! We are in California for a soccer tournament for my oldest. We made a mini vacation of it and went to Disney Land one day and California Adventure the other. While I love adventuring I am also looking forward to getting home to start decorating for Christmas. I haven't really started Christmas shopping yet. We have Lola's birthday next week, so after we celebrate her I can switch gears to Holiday Shopping! Rounded up some of my favorites that have a Black Friday Sale. Loopy Case- our favorite phone cases, still fit in your perfect, but easy to ... Read More
Backcountry and Outdoor Gift Ideas
Kevin and I have a goal to go on a hike once a week, we love being back in Utah for the proximity to hiking trails. We are 5 minutes to the base of lots of trailheads. When we lived in Connecticut we still managed to find great trails, they were just a longer drive to get to, which we were willing to do. Our love of the outdoors runs deep for both Kevin and I. Neither of our parents had a lot of money when we were young, so exploring outdoors was a way for our parents to entertain us for free. My mom often worked every Saturday so my dad would load up all 4 of us kids and take us up the ... Read More
Family Room with Wood Ceiling- Utah Ranch Home
This room was the room that made me really excited to get my hands on this 1970's home! I loved the wood on the ceilings and the fireplace. When we bought the home, I had no idea what we would do to the fireplace, and it turned out better than I could have ever imagined! We did a plaster treatment to the fireplace, bleached the mantle, added wood floor, pickled the ceilings, moved the stairs, and painted the walls a bright white. It is my favorite room in the house. It's original, just updated! Can not wait for you to see it! (ps- I sourced everything I could at the end of this ... Read More
Lola’s Bedroom with a View- Utah Ranch Home
When we bought this ranch home in Utah back in November 2020, I wasn't sure we were going to add a second floor. I originally liked the idea of adding faux dormers to give the front a little more curb appeal. A selling point to help the girls be ok moving from Connecticut and all their dear friends to Utah, was the fact that they would get their own bedrooms. And without adding a second floor they wouldn't be able to have their own bedrooms AND us to be able to have a guest room. We are all very happy we decided to do the second floor addition and the girls LOVE their bedrooms and bathroom! ... Read More
Finn’s Schoolhouse Bedroom- Utah Ranch Home
We finally got to move into the home we have been remodeling for 9 months!!!! Slept here 3 nights and we are in heaven. I wanted to get the kids bedrooms all done first, even before the kitchen. If the kids have a cozy spot to sleep, play, get their clothes I knew they would feel safe and like this was home. It worked, Finn slept in longer than he ever has before! Let's take a look at his bedroom before and after. Finn Bedroom Before- You can tell they had major style when this room was designed! Bold and full of color, which I love. But it hadn't been changed since 1970, it was ... Read More
Walmart Black Friday Deals- EARLY!
Have you started Christmas shopping yet?? A lot of companies are offering their Black Friday Deals early this year to avoid shipping delays! I found early access to Walmart Black Friday Deals, that are going to go LIVE today started at 3 PM EST! Also a new flocked Christmas Tree from Walmart and some garland was delivered yesterday, soooooo obviously made sense to set it up! Check out some of the first looks of our Christmas Decor too! Thank you Walmart for sponsoring this post What will be under your Christmas tree this year??? Walmart Black Friday Deals- These prices go ... Read More
Gift Guide for Kids, Teens, Boys and Girls
I asked my kids to put together their favorite things and what they want for Christmas to share with you! My sister and my nephews weighed in and even my best friend, Laila with girls and boys that are preteen and teen age. Any of these gifts would be a big hit on Christmas! Gift ideas for younger kids and teen girls and teen boys. Hope it helps make gift giving easy this season. GIFT IDEAS FOR KIDS Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza- my kids love this game!SKYJO- Finn loves and plays this game too. It's fun, strategic, and a great learning game!Lite-Brite - don't you remember loving this as a ... Read More
Gift Guide for Her and Him
That time of year to find the perfect gift for those loved ones in your life. I LOVE finding gifts that are unique, and practical. This year I am going to make sure to get everything ordered and done by November, so I can just enjoy December, not worrying about tracking down a package! Today I am sharing my gift guides for Him and Her! GIFT IDEAS FOR HER Premium Cooler Bag- I have this, it was given to me by some of my friends. They filled it with some of my favorite things! We use this cooler ALL THE TIME! Great for the car, beach or a picnic.Plastic Party Cups- Great for someone who ... Read More
New Iron Doors- Front and Back Doors with Dog Door
We replaced our 1970's doors with iron doors. Besides the fact that the doors had some damage I really wanted to replace the doors for something that let in more light!!!! The right lighting in a home is really important to me. I try to avoid anything that blocks out the natural light. I was talking to Kevin about where we could find the iron and glass doors we wanted. He reminded me that our new nephew (married my niece) sells iron doors! He came over to the house to measure back in March, drew them out, gave us a price and we put a deposit down to order them. They took awhile to have ... Read More
Parents Dining Room- Table Makeover and Fireplace
My parents are very giving of their time and love to offer service whenever they can. They love to help others. I believe that is their main mission in life. A large dining table where they can invite others in and connect is important to them. We had given them a fireplace makeover last December for their Christmas gift, which turned out beautiful. After we finished the fireplace the dining table felt very orange and heavy, although it was a great quality table. But I knew if it were my house I would want to refinish the table, there was no way we were getting rid of the dining table. So ... Read More
