I’m sharing a Holiday Home Tour and linking up with Victoria and Sarah as a part of their Christmas link party! Admittedly, I haven't shared much about our home in the last year. It's not that I don't love it or that it's not beautiful, I just had this idea in my head that it had to be finished -- or even started! -- before it was ready for the internet. I've learned a lot in the last year, but the thing highest on my list is that I love my unfinished home and I want you to come over and enjoy a cup of coffee and sit in the floor (because we still lack furniture) and chat about all the things. But, for now, let me take you on a tour of the common spaces, all gussied up for the holidays! I got a ridiculous number of questions and comments about this wreath, when I posted it on ...
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November Moments
November has been such a good month for us as a family -- we celebrated countless birthdays, hosted our first Thanksgiving (and there were only a cool 45 people here), welcomed out of town family, watched Ella dance in our first parade of the holiday season, picked up our Christmas tree, and loved on the sweetest new Sister Cousin ever. I can't believe we're only two days away from the busiest and best season of the year, so I'm stuffing this post full of all of our favorite November moments, iPhone style. Now it's officially time for Christmas! ...
Just Because
I've always been a little embarrassed to admit that Jeremiah 29:11 is my favorite verse -- it seems overused and feels a little cliché to offer it up as my life verse. There is something about it, though, that speaks exactly what I need to hear, every single time. "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart." Jeremiah 29:11-12 I've been feeling a little overwhelmed lately. A lot, if I'm being honest. It feels silly to admit out loud, given the very charmed life that I live. I used to be organized and on top of things and together. After having a second ...
The Daily Dime | November 2017
Right before the holiday season begins, our church shares a series called At the Movies. Each Sunday, for four weeks, the pastor uses a popular movie to illustrate a redemptive message. Not only do the adults love it, but the kids' department follows the same formula. They always have movie characters in the lobby as we're checking in, so Sophie stopped by for a photo with Nemo. She artfully snubbed Iron Man and Anna (from Frozen) on the other side. Ella started coming into "big church" with us over the summer, so she is excited to enjoy grown up movies this year. Josh had a few errands to run after church, so we drove separately and I offered to take the girls to breakfast. Ella voted for Panera Bread and Sophie wanted iHop, so I was forced to be the tie-breaker. I headed for ...
A Happy Halloweekend
When it comes to Halloween costumes, this was one of those perfect years. Neither girl requested a store bought costume (not that there's anything wrong with that!) and they both had strong opinions about what they wanted (or did not want) to be. Sophie was digging through a bin of old dance costumes when we cleaned their room a few weeks ago and declared that she should wear one of them for Halloween. This turquoise ballet costume was her favorite and when I asked what she thought it looked like, she yelled Tooth Fairy without a second of hesitation. We managed to pull this costume together for a steal and she was so happy with how it turned out. We had just added the crown headband to our donate pile that same day, so we decided to hang onto it for a few more weeks. We grabbed the ...
Readathon Recap
Disclosure: Affiliate links appear in this post. Any purchases made using these links will earn Taz + Belly a small commission. You can read more about our affiliate relationships here. I was hoping to have a Readathon Recap for you on Monday, but it was... well, it was a Monday. Instead you get two book posts in one day. I'm mostly sharing details of the day, so check back early next month for a review of everything I read in October. I really had no expectations for Saturday. We didn't have plans for the weekend, so I knew it was a great day to plan to read, but how in the world could I pull off a 24 hour stretch?! I made a few plans to keep things on track, but I also made a few changes along the way. It was much darker (and colder) than I expected at 7 am, so I scrapped my early ...
Five on Friday | September 22
I'm not going to make any excuses about my absence this week, because honestly, I have no idea why I took a break. I had things on my calendar, but they could all easily be shifted and I just didn't feel up to writing. I've been in an unexplained funk for several weeks and that translates to rarely eating, shirking workouts, reading too much, and laziness. I'm trying to get myself together over the weekend, so I'll be back with better content on Monday. In the meantime, why don't we share a little Five on Friday instead? UAB Football | I'm not sure I've ever mentioned this (and you probably wouldn't care anyway), but Josh and I both went to college at the University of Alabama in Birmingham. I loved the urban setting and the art department was amazing. In true Kristin (in the college ...
The Daily Dime | September 2017
This should be called How to Throw a Golden Birthday Party in Ten Hours! Since Ella's party was a surprise, I couldn't do very much of the work ahead of time. Aside from ordering the cake (and a few paper products), picking up groceries earlier in the week, and stopping by a wholesale florist the night before -- almost all of the work had to take place while Ella was at school on Friday. I decided to take the day off of work, because there was no way I could pull everything together in the hour I had after school. My sister photographed the birthday party (because she's amazing) and I shared a few of her shots in my birthday letter on Monday, but I knew I would want to share behind the scenes of how everything came together. Since it was just in time for this month's Daily Dime post, I ...