Connecticut Life + Style
We have been reading to Elle every night since she was born. Justin and I both love re-reading our favorite childhood stories with her... and although we love the classics, we love adding new seasonal books to her shelf. As an avid reader myself, I love to choose books seasonally as well... there is nothing better than reading a cozy mystery about a murder at a bookshop halloween party, while sipping a pumpkin spice with the leaves falling ... Read the Post...
This past weekend we took the short trip up the road to our local orchard, Blue Hills. Justin and I were so excited take Elle on her first apple picking experience. These type on mini adventures we things we dreamed about while I was pregnant. All these fun seasonal activities we do each year, with a fun new twist... as a family of 3! Blue Hills in Wallingford offers a short tractor ride to the orchard to pick the apples as well as a small shop ... Read the Post...
Summer is my favorite time to read! I have fond memories of my mom taking my brother and I to the library to pick up books each week, reading on the beach and by the pool, and staying up late at night to finish "just one more chapter." Over the past year I struggled to pick up a book. The weight of the world made it feel almost impossible, so instead I drowned myself with mindless TV shows and endless scrolling on various social media platforms. ... Read the Post...
If you were to tell me that I would go PAST my due date I would have laughed and confidently bet against you that I wouldn't. I was extremely confident that I would go into labor 2 weeks early, just as my Mom, Aunt, and Grandmother all had with ALL of their children. I kid you not. No child born on my mothers side of the family made it to their due date. Well, that was not going to be my story. Week 37, 38, 39, and 40 came - no baby. At my 40 ... Read the Post...
