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44 Festive Family Christmas Traditions to Start this Year

Oct 4

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Christmas, Holidays & Celebrations

Are you looking for some new family Christmas traditions to try this year? If so, you’re in luck! Whether you just had your first baby or your kids are older there is something magical about spending time together as a family during the holidays and having your own family Christmas traditions. I know it’s something […]

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One of my favorite Christmas traditions that we started when Alex was younger is a Christmas Eve box. This is the one present under the tree the kids are allowed to open on Christmas Eve because it is filled with fun things to do as a family that night! Today I’m sharing some of my […]

Dec 17

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Christmas Eve Box

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With Christmas right around the corner, I’ve compiled a list of 10 ideas that would make for great toddler gifts. You’re sure to find some great ideas in this toddler gift guide. Grayson turned 2 in November, so this will be his first Christmas that he kind of grasps the idea of presents. While it […]

Dec 2

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Toddler Gift Guide

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Like many families, we often overestimate the amount of food we need on Thanksgiving Day. The big question is “What to do with all the leftover turkey!?!” There is the obvious answers of turkey sandwiches or putting the meat on a salad, but that gets old quick. Today I’m sharing three easy and delicious recipes […]

Nov 26

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Thanksgiving Leftovers: 3 Meal Ideas

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Since my parents live over an hour from us and Jason’s parents are currently 4 plus hours away, we take a LOT of road trips with our kiddos. Weekend trips with little kids can be stressful, but I’ve leaned a few tips and tricks that help make it a little easier. Weekend road trips are […]

Nov 18

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Road Trip with Tots

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Today Grayson and I sharing three turkey themed treats for kids. These were so much fun to make, and didn’t require a ton of materials. They would be perfect for a classroom party, your child’s lunchbox or a Thanksgiving get together! OREO TURKEYS The first treat that we made are these precious Oreo turkeys. To […]

Nov 10

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Turkey Day Treats for Kids

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How is it possible that my baby boy will be TWO in less than two weeks?! Since I didn’t have this blog for Grayson’s first birthday, I wanted to make a throwback post sharing all of the cute decor and DIY projects I did to prepare. It was an LSU themed party for our Little […]

Nov 7

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Grayson’s 1st Birthday Throwback

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This weekend was perfect! We had absolutely no plans (for the first time in a while) and took full advantage by relaxing, watching football and making memories with the kiddos! We let Grayson put his artistic skills to work by painting a mini pumpkin. He had a BLAST as is evident by the look on […]

Oct 28

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Pumpkin Fun!

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One of my favorite traditions is making Halloween ghost cookies. We have done it every year for as long as I can remember. Now that Grayson is getting older, I am so excited to be able to share this fun and yummy tradition with him! Ghost Cookies are a simple but delicious Halloween treat. They […]

Oct 21

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Halloween Ghost Cookies

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This weekend we took a road trip to West Monroe to visit family and attend the St. Francis Pumpkin Patch. This was something that was on our #fallbucketlist, and it was a great weekend! The pumpkin patch was awesome! There was so much for the kids to do, and Grayson especially had so much fun […]

Oct 21

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Pumpkin Patch 2019

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xoxo, Nicole

With four kids so spread out in age and a busy schedule, life tends to get chaotic. No matter what, though, family comes first. Follow along as I share our journey as a soon-to-be family of 7, along with some tips and tricks of how I do my best to organize the chaos and manage the madness of motherhood!

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I'm Nicole! A 30-something-year-old wife and mama who was born and raised in South Louisiana. I'm married to my best friend, and we live in the Baton Rouge area.  I have 3 kids + one the way and a 19-year-old stepson in college.

I'm Nicole! A 30-something-year-old wife and mama who was born and raised in South Louisiana. I'm married to my best friend, and we live in the Baton Rouge area.  I have 3 kids + one the way and a 19-year-old stepson in college. With four kids so spread out in age and a busy schedule, life tends to get chaotic. No matter what, though, family comes first. Follow along as I share our journey as a soon-to-be family of 7, along with some tips and tricks of how I do my best to organize the chaos and manage the madness of motherhood!