It's that time of year when we are finalizing all our presents for everyone (I like to have it done earlier, but it just wasn't going to happen this year, on top of the fact that my family wasn't as on board with deciding what they want for Christmas super early). I love the process of deciding on what we're getting everyone and buying/wrapping it all almost as much as I love Christmas morning. Our tradition is to get our kids one big thing (we have a $50 budget for it) from

When Leah was first born (she is almost 8 months old now!), I felt like I lost all margin in my life for quite awhile. As she started sleeping a little better at night, I decided I needed to start waking up earlier to get some of that margin back. I want to make some caveats here, because not everyone's life is the same and expecting ourselves to keep up with other people's goals and expectations for themselves when our circumstances are different is simply not fair. My cavea

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I'm wondering where the time went! I love the holiday season, especially as a mother to young kids. Thanksgiving isn't as busy as Halloween or Christmas for us, which is nice because it gives us a chance to catch our breath, but we do have some traditions that we really love as a family. Today I am sharing our favorite November/Thanksgiving traditions! Gratitude Tree Our gratitude tree is my absolute favorite tradition this time of ye