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The Best Sales This Week

June 26, 2019

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The Best Sales This Week

Shopbop: Up to 40% off of just added sale styles- Love this ruffle dress with leopard details, jeans with a cute floral stripe, a polka dot maxi and an oversized tie dye sweatshirt, yes please!
Anthropologie: Up to 30% off of sale items- We love the Capri Blue line of candles and these new jars are so pretty, we are loving the headband trend and this one comes in three prints, these joggers look so comfy and come in 5 colors and the cutest card cases
Nordstrom: New markdowns- A backpack that’s cute and water resistant- perfect for the beach or pool, these fun sneakers will brighten up any outfit, a button down tie-front top and the perfect top for the 4th of July!
Madewell: New to sale- A button down dress in three colors, an adorable crochet top, a stripe tie-front top and a silk scarf that would be so cute as a headband or tied around your pony tail

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A recipe for the easiest salad you’ll make all summer

What We’re Loving This Week

Jean has been wearing this top in white non-stop so she ordered it in this pretty floral, too
Getting ready for the 4th of July- this flag diaper set and bubble for William and Henry would be perfect!
Thinking ahead to Henry transitioning to a big boy bed and sharing a room with William, so we ordered this twin bed for him (it’s under $200).

Cheers,

Stia, Jean & Katherine

The Easiest Salad You’ll Make This Summer

June 25, 2019

With summer in full force, we are loving fresh, light food that doesn’t take long to make! This watermelon salad is so good, can be ready in five minutes and the best part is your kids will love it, too! It started as a salad we have pinned on our Pinterest board “Easy Side Dishes“. But we’ve made it so many times that now we have our own version!

We think this would be a great option to bring to a 4th of July party!

Outfit Details

Dress is old, but linking a few similar and salad bowl here:

Summer Watermelon Salad

Ingredients:

4 cups seedless watermelon, cut in bite size chunks
1 cup feta cheese, crumbled
1/4 cup fresh mint, cut into thin ribbons
2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 Tablespoon balsamic vinegar
Coarsely ground sea salt and black pepper, to taste

Directions:

Mix the olive oil and balsamic together to make a light vinaigrette.
Combine watermelon, feta and mint and toss with the vinaigrette. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Cheers,

Stia, Jean and Katherine

What’s in My Hospital Bag

June 21, 2019

I can’t believe we are in the final countdown to baby! I’ve been nesting like crazy and I’ve finally gotten around to getting my hospital bag stuff together and ready to throw in my bag when needed!

Caleb was out of town earlier this week and now that he’s back home, I can relax knowing he won’t miss the birth of our baby! I don’t expect the baby to come earlier than my induction date, but you never know. We are busy wrapping up a few things and enjoying our time with the boys before they meet their new sibling!

With this being our third time having a baby, I still believe a less is more approach is best for the hospital. If all goes smoothly, I pray we just have to spend one night in the hospital. We had the option with Henry, but he started choking on amniotic fluid and, on the nurses advice, we decided to stay put for the second night. I plan to bring two sets of pajamas in case, but this is what’s in my hospital bag this time around!

What’s in My Hospital Bag

Clothing

Pajamas: I love something soft and nursing friendly for the hospital. Cosabella has the softest pajamas. I plan on bringing this blue and white set and this nursing friendly nightie – hoping we only stay one night, but I’m prepared if we’re there for two!
Nursing Bras: My absolute favorite nursing bras are from Cosabella. I did a refresh and ordered a white, blush and blue to get me through those first few months!
Headband: I love this new floral headband and I think it’s just the thing to keep my hair out of my way and still look cute for visitors.
Going home: I ordered this striped maxi dress in blue and love that’s nursing friendly to wear home from the hospital.

Toiletries

Skincare: I plan to bring a few favorites like the intense hydrating mask to wear overnight, my favorite serum and eye cream. (You can see some of our favorite skincare products here)
Cleansing wipes: I decided to bring these face wipes to wash my face at night and in the morning – you never know just how exhausted you’ll be and I love the option of not having to get out of bed to clean my face.
Chapstick: This lip balm is so hydrating and adds just a little bit of color.
Makeup: I feel better after delivery with a little make-up on, so I will bring my five minute make-up routine.
Earth Mama nipple butter: I’ll start to use this balm in the hospital to help with the initial pains of breastfeeding.
Nursing pads: In case my milk comes in, I’ll bring a few of these lanolin free nursing pads.

For Baby

Going home outfit: While we’re in the hospital, I typically keep the baby swaddled in the hospital blankets, so will just pack a going home outfit. Henry wore this darling debut set a lot when he was a newborn, so we have one blue and one pink for this baby, depending on the gender!
Blanket: Blue or pink polka dots depending on gender.
Car seat: We got the MESA car seat in a pretty blue/gray color for this baby!

Misc.

iPhone Charger: With an extra long cord to reach the hospital plugs.
GH Mumm: Having a baby is to be celebrated and we plan to toast our new baby just like we did for William and Henry and my parents did for my brother and me! We always bring GH Mumm to continue the tradition.
Pink/Blue Bubblegum Cigars: Once baby is here, Caleb heads to the waiting room to announce the gender – always with blue (or pink) cigars to pass out!