• A Taste of Paradise

    Happy Friday! As you’re reading this, I’m lucky enough to be headed to the Bahamas to do a Disney cruise with the fam. I’ve never been on a cruise and while I’ve always kind of thought of them as floating petri dishes, I’ve heard great things about the Disney ones so fingers crossed! Speaking of the Bahamas, I’ve always loved…

  • Celebrating July 4th

    We’re back! Hope everyone had a great week. Such a good week around here–super busy, but great family time. Started off a fun weekend hanging out at Wilmette Harbor (I think Madeleine has aspirations of hanging out in the South of France…) …and fishing off of the back of Grandpa’s boat. My father-in-law has the best view of the Bahai…

  • 4th of July Party Decor

    My husband is anxiously getting ready to put his chairs out for our local hometown parade (people here put their chairs out four days early to secure a spot!)  I, on the other hand, have been thinking about decor and food ideas for a 4th of July party. Tessa hosts a fabulous party every year after the parade and has…