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christmas cookies

November 14, 2017

Henry is still too young to remember and William may not remember much about them yet, but in our opinion it’s never too early to start those Christmas traditions. Seeing Santa, decorating the tree, looking at Christmas lights – all traditions that we have celebrated since we can remember. Not to mention, believing in Santa for waayyy too long 🙂 One of our other traditions has been making and decorating Christmas cookies every year with Grammy. Now that I have my own family, I am so happy that my boys live close to their Gigi and we can start some of those same traditions!

Last week we woke up to a really chilly day (finally!) and we thought it wold be nice to stay in and keep the boys in their cozy pajamas all day. Even though it’s just November, we decided to make a batch of sugar cookie cutouts and decorate them for Christmas! William couldn’t get enough of the cookies at Henry’s Sip and See, so we thought it made for the perfect cold, rainy day activity. The boys stayed in their jammies and we got to work! William was such a help and we loved seeing how he decorated the cookies. He wanted to add each sprinkle one at a time- so sweet! Also, it is official: he is a cookie monster! He couldn’t get enough and even wanted Henry to try them. Yikes, haha!

We found the boys’ cozy, Christmas pajamas at Nordstrom. They are Burt’s Bees organic cotton and oh so soft! There are so many adorable pajama options at Nordstrom that it was hard to choose just one set. We’re pretty sure we’ll be adding a few more to the boys’ winter pajama wardrobe!

What are your favorite holiday traditions? We would love to hear!

Christmas Pajamas Details

on william and henry: fair isle pajamas (similar here and here)

on stia and jean: velvet tee|raw hem jeans|chambray cold shoulder top (old) similar top|jeans

Christmas Cookies Details

on william and henry: fair isle pajamas (similar here and here)

on stia and jean: velvet tee|raw hem jeans|chambray cold shoulder top (old) similar top|jeans

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Cheers,

Stia, Jean & Katherine

Thank you to Nordstrom for collaborating with us on this post!

gift guide: for the kids

November 13, 2017

Happy Monday! We’ve kind of reached the point where it’s almost more fun to shop for the kids than ourselves! It didn’t take long after William was born that we started to spend most of our time looking at clothes for him instead of us. There is just something about seeing his face light up when he receives a gift. This year, William is really into music (the piano specifically), buses/trains and blocks. Pretty much all things little boys love! Henry will get a few stuffed animals, some clothes and a few board books. Perfect for his first Christmas!

Our giveaway “For the Kids” is amazing. UPPAbaby is giving away a G-LUXE stroller (the best umbrella stroller), The Beaufort Bonnet company is giving away a $200 gift card (we love to dress the boys in Beaufort), DockATot is giving away a DockATot (one of our favorite new baby products) and Joy Creative Shop is giving away a stationary set (personalized notecards, stickers and enclosure cards). Scroll to the end for details on how to enter!

piano|rain boots|stationary set|train set|pom pom hat

umbrella stroller|sleep suit|shape sorter|crayon book|dockatot

Gifts for the Kids

piano: William is crazy about playing the piano and we know he would love it if he found one under the tree this year
rain boots: Hunter boots are a classic- every little one should have a pair!
stationary set: Thank you notes on personalized stationary are such a nice touch, especially coming from the kids 🙂
train set: How can you go wrong?!
pom pom hat: The boys love wearing their matching monogrammed pom pom hats
board book: These “If I were…” books are so precious
jacket: A Burbery jacket is a little bit of an investment, but William wore his first one for two seasons and has now passed it on to Henry!
bunny rattle: The sweetest and softest little rattle
striped fort: This adorable fort is the most fun to spot to cuddle up and read a book or have an indoor picnic!
stuffed bunny: This guy is BIG and so snuggly
vacuum: We don’t know about your little ones, but William is obsessed with cleaning equipment. We think he would love his own play vacuum!
umbrella stroller: This one is more of a gift for mamma! The G-LUXE umbrella stroller is a big step up from your standard umbrella stroller
sleep suit: Cozy and cute in this darling sleep suit
shape sorter: Your mini will have so much fun learning shapes and colors with this shape sorter
“the day the crayons quit” book: Every child will love this hilarious story about the day the crayons quit
dockatot: This has been the best new gear we’ve had for Henry!

For the Kids Giveaway

To enter, log in to the app below. It will take you through a step by step process to enter. Please note: You must follow UPPABaby, The Beaufort Bonnet Company, DockATot and Joy Creative Shop on Instagram to be eligible to win. For additional entries, follow UPPABaby, The Beaufort Bonnet Company, DockATot and Joy Creative Shop on Facebook and leave a comment on this blog post with what is on your kids Christmas wishlist!

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*Congrats to Elena Bryant on winning!* Giveaway closed. Winner will be announced on bishopandholland.com at 11:00 am CST on Friday, November 17th. Winner has 24 hours to respond to us at hello@bishopandholland.com before a new winner is selected. Good luck you guys!

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Cheers,

Stia, Jean and Katherine

Thank you to UPPAbaby, The Beaufort Bonnet Company, DockATot and Joy Creative Shop for partnering with us on this post.

henry’s sip and see

November 9, 2017

Last weekend, my parents and Caleb’s parents threw the sweetest and most perfect Sip and See for our precious Henry. If you aren’t from the South you may not have heard about the Sip and See tradition. A Sip and See party is a time to gather together to Sip, enjoying soft drinks or cocktails, and See, meet the new baby. It was such a special time, celebrating our sweet baby boy with our closest friends and family. The weather was absolutely beautiful – high 80s – so we spent the whole evening outside around the pool! Henry was such an angel and slept in my arms the whole party. William was busy eating cookies, running around and playing with all the other kids!

Every detail was perfect. Because it was early evening, we had bite size hors d’oeuvres, wine and beer and our Allen family margaritas were blended up – Allen is Henry’s middle name after all! The dessert table was beautiful and the mini cupcakes (courtesy of Aunt Mere) and monogrammed cookies were the perfect touch! Keep scrolling for all party details.