When Henry was first born, I had read about the benefits of coconut oil (google it and see for yourself!) and wanted to give him a great moisturizer for his sensitive baby skin as well as something that had ingredients I could actually pronounce. I made my first baby lotion by mixing 1 drop of lavender […]

Leading up to Christmas, the Amana Colonies has lots of festivities going on and when I heard about a live reindeer, I was all, “We should take Henry!” So this past Saturday, amidst the fog, we strolled through the shops, bought some fresh chocolate truffles from the Chocolate Haus (obviously), and were complimented by an older […]

It’s winter which means dry skin and germs. This recipe for Thieves foaming hand soap is helping on both of those fronts, thanks to the coconut oil, vegetable glycerin, and Thieves essential oil. I love this hand soap so much that it’s strangely fun to wash my hands now. If you suffer from dry skin, don’t […]

Let’s just start by saying that I LOVE to plan parties. I’m not very good at hosting them (so many people, so much noise, so much mess!), but planning them is my gig! So when it came to Henry’s first birthday party, I started with the basics: his favorite book. He loves to read Little Blue […]

My darling Henry, One year ago today, you were placed in my arms for the very first time. Many of those first moments—honestly, those first weeks—are a blur now, but I’ll never forget seeing you for the very first time and feeling your tiny little body curl up against mine. It was surreal. You. … […]

Their families have been long friends. He remembers her from high school; she was friends with his sister. And she says they went on a group family vacation with a bunch of families. “We started talking then and the rest is history.” “After about my first year away at college without him, I realized it […]