____________________________________ Our next splendid holiday gift guide is by my friend, Franki Durbin, of Life in a Venti Cup. Franki has one gorgeous little one, and another one on the way, and on top of authoring a fabulous lifestyle blog she also authors an blog for the little ones called Life In A Sippy Cup. [...]

The Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia (my hometown) is absolutely the coolest place I’ve taken Maxton to yet! It is a huge two-level indoor children’s museum that is completely interactive for your child. Every thing is safe, fun, and touchable which allows you a place to let your child run free without constantly saying ‘No, [...]

This weekend our little Maxton was baptized! It was such an amazing weekend… My Dad and Stepmom came in town & the whole family was together (minus my step-sisters that I missed dearly). Kevin’s brother & father both stepped in as Godfathers & my best friend and business partner, Carolina, is Max’s Godmother. Let me [...]

It. Was. Chaos! But, I have to say… It was the coolest thing! We got invited by a family at Max’s school, so some of his schoolmates were there. I had no idea that Max actually had real friends! He and two other boys stuck together and played like crazy. It was amazing to see [...]

It’s funny how things end up working out… We don’t really spend much time outside at our house. We take Max places, but we don’t just ‘go outside’. I wanted to change that so I created a ‘project’ for myself. Hence, the Finding Splendor series (which has been somewhat dormant, but making a comeback!). I [...]

Thanks so much to Lauren Niebes, the Creative Director of Dallas Child, for featuring Max’s first birthday party in their latest issue!  How fun is this!? And, of course, thank you to my best friend & business partner, Carolina, and my amazing friend, Heather, who also got mentioned in the article for helping me pull it together! [...]

Aimee Wilder has been pulling at my heart strings since I spotted her wallpaper… But, now?? Baby clothes? Take a look at these amazing baby shirts! The only thing I’m upset about is that they only have infant sizes. Now that Max is officially a 1 year old… he’s now a toddler.  So, here begins [...]

When Max was born (I can’t believe that was a year ago this week!), a friend gifted us the Tickle Monster Laughter Kit, by Josie Bissett (and, yes! That is the same Josie Bissett from Melrose Place!). At the time, Max was so tiny and didn’t even respond to my face or smile… so I [...]

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You wouldn’t think it would be so hard to find a hat for a baby or toddler that’s both stylish & functional… but it is!! I recently came across Short Hat Company… and, I think Max needs one of each… to protect him from the elements, of course. I mean, that’s what I’m going to [...]