Hello, I'm Nicole, an engineer by degree but a creative at heart! I am the author of this family, lifestyle blog.
Our sweet baby, Morgan, was born on June 14th after about twelve hours of labor. Looking back on it now, I can say that labor and delivery with her was fairly smooth, especially when compared to the birth of our first…
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); On Tuesday, June 14th, 2016, at 2:16pm we welcomed another adorable baby girl into this world. Morgan Elise Pharr is just as cute as can be and weighed in at 8lbs 3oz. The past few…
This past weekend was the unofficial start of summer in NC with the weather near perfect and everyone excited about Memorial Day activities. The community pool in our neighborhood opens up at this time and we become frequent visitors…
I haven’t had to think about a birth plan for over four years now. I didn’t want to start from scratch but I couldn’t find the one I created when Madison was born. Then what do you know,…
Most people want you to forgive and forget. The forgiving, to me, is actually the easy part. It’s a God given mandate. It’s something that I can easily do because it’s not only freeing for the person that I’m forgiving…
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Maddie’s godmothers are my long time friends, Mionna, Dorothy and Tia (as pictured from left to right in the photo below). I clearly didn’t think things through when I made the decision to choose all of…
Snacking is such a huge part of our day around here. I’m a firm believer of three snacks per day; one a couple of hours after each meal. Our four year old knows this routine as well. It is a…
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Oftentimes we talk about finding balance in life. I’m going to say something that sounds contradictory but I hope that you’ll get it: Seeking balance is important because it helps us to make necessary adjustments…
Last week, I shared the recipe I use to create my own honey, lemon and ginger “cough syrup” for toddlers/family. It’s an all natural remedy that has ingredients that are not only tasty together but are incredibly powerful against helping…
Since my daughter was born I’ve always created an Easter basket instead of buying one. Creating a basket myself allowed for me to include things that I knew she’d like, use, eat, play with, etc. It didn’t really save…
I wrote this post as a guest on Tasha’s blog years ago. I figured I’d make a few updates and share it here as well since there is such good information here about fruit and vegetable servings. When it comes…