We have a lot of plants in our house, and unfortunately, that has come with a problem: fungus gnats. For a long time, we thought they were fruit flies, but eventually over time, we realized they were coming from the soil of our house plants. Once we realized this, it led us to a new question: how the heck were…
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13 Indoor Activities To Do with a 1 Year Old at Home
When my son Theo turned about 8 months old, I finally got the point where I was like “hold on, what am I supposed to do with you all day?”. Suddenly he was napping a lot less and wanting to do a lot more than just play with his toys all day, so I started getting more creative and looking…
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Friday Favorites: Volume 37
Happy Friday! We made it to the weekend, and since its been a couple weeks since I last did a Friday Favorites, I figured we were due for one! Stepping stones for each birthday I actually did this about a month or two ago, but I really want to make stepping stones each year with Theo’s footprint to put in…
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Toddler-Friendly Washington DC Weekend
At the beginning of this month, we decided to take a weekend trip to Washington DC with our toddler, Theo, in tow! We wanted to do a weekend getaway somewhere, but now with a toddler, deciding where might be toddler-friendly sometimes gets a little bit tricky. After some thought, we landed on DC. We figured the metro would make things…
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Apple Picking at Jeter Mountain Farm
About a month ago, Garrett, Theo, and I visited Jeter Mountain Farm in Hendersonville, NC. Jeter Mountain Farm is only about 1 hour from Asheville and 2 hours from Charlotte, NC. Since we are from Charlotte, Jeter Mountain makes the perfect apple orchard day trip! This was not our first trip to Jeter Mountain Farm. We went a couple of…
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Costco Chicken Bake Copycat Recipe
People show a lot of love the the inflation-proof Costco hotdog for $1.50, but I would argue for justice for the Costco chicken bake. Sure it’s not $1.50, but if you don’t think that pizza dough stuffed with Caesar dressing, chicken, bacon, and cheese sounds like the best food ever– you’re objectively wrong. Whenever I would tag along with my…
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Roasted Vegetable Soup
What is someone to do when they have an abundance of tomatoes in their garden and a bunch of veggies in the fridge to use up? Roasted vegetable soup of course! I like to have a couple of recipes in rotation to use up random produce in our fridge, and this one is our favorite as the weather is cooling…
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Brussels Sprouts Au Gratin
This Brussels Sprouts Au Gratin has to be the best way I’ve been enjoying Brussels sprouts lately! We love plain roasted Brussels sprouts in this house and this is like a combination of roasted Brussels sprouts and mac and cheese (sans the noodles). Especially with the cooler weather, this is a really comforting, warm side that I’m sure everyone at…
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Foam Sensory Activity for Babies and Toddlers: Mouth Safe!
Theo is over a year old now and so I guess that means we have a toddler on our hands now?! Since becoming a stay-at-home mom, I sometimes struggle with ideas of what to do each day. Luckily this foam sensory activity was easy for me and a big hit with a toddler. It’s always fun to do a sensory…
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