We had taken Lillian and Stella to Colorado after Christmas in 2018. They were 2 and 18mos, respectively. They had never seen snow and still talk about how they built a snow man with their daddy. We knew once Ruby was old enough, we wanted to go back and let them try their hand at skiing. Spoiler, only one of them actually skied. It was an amazing trip; the girls will talk about it all year and we cannot wait to go back. Why We Chose Vail We fly almost exclusively Southwest as a family. We have a Southwest credit card and are able to get the companion pass between…
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How to Train Your Hair
6 Tips for Getting More Time Between Washes One of my greatest accomplishments is being able to wash my hair only once a week. There, I said it. It’s life changing. To not have to wash my hair daily or even multiple times a week really makes getting ready faster than ever. My husband thinks this is gross and tells me I shouldn’t tell anyone I go that long between washes, but he’s not really my target audience here! Outside of the benefit of time, it is actually better for the health of your hair to not wash it daily. Everyday washing can strip your hair of the natural oils…
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Our ER Visit With a 3 Day Old
Our daughter, Ruby, was born on July 4, 2019. She came into the world like a firecracker, 6 days after her due date and she was perfect. Everything with my pregnancy and delivery was uneventful and healthy. On the second morning home with Ruby, I noticed she was incredibly warm when she woke up to nurse. I figured she was just warm from being in her pj’s and swaddle all night. I undressed her and let her nurse to see if she would cool off a bit. After nursing her she still seemed way too warm. Ironically, before leaving the hospital after delivery the pediatrician specifically told me, any fever…
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Why Magnolia & Honey?
About two years ago, I decided to start a blog. I had all these wonderful ideas of things I could talk about and beautiful images I could post on Instagram; sharing stories of our lives and travel. But I got completely overwhelmed with ideas and all the stuff and was almost paralyzed in this “brainstorming” phase. Then I started to panic, who do I think I am? Why would anyone care what I have to say? What if someone judges me? Or I’m not good enough? Or smart enough? Or pretty enough? Or my house isn’t just the right blend of whites and greys to look amazing on Insta? So,…
