Hello, I'm Nicole, an engineer by degree but a creative at heart! I am the author of this family, lifestyle blog.
Our cute little lady just turned 13 months old this week and it truly snuck up on me. I know it’s only been a month since her first birthday and her next milestone isn’t really until 18 months but it’s…
It’s me, Nicole, the author of this shindig! I feel like you hardly ever get to see me, the person behind the blog! Ok, yeah, I’m sitting nice and pretty on my sidebar but I hardly look that way daily.…
Hello friends! Isn’t she the cutest… Lauren Garrison Photography This is my favorite picture of her from our photo shoot! But enough drooling over the girl! The picture and this post are SO unrelated! I just wanted to make you…
I just LOVE our family photographer! You’ll see why in a minute… We recently went to a park in Cary, NC to take our family photos to sort of commemorate Maddie becoming a one year old! Lauren, the owner and…
I grew up with a love for reading that I still possess to this very day and I credit this love to my mom! It wasn’t so much that she read to me as a child, but the fact that…
My favorite moments from this week consisted of… ONE – Sauteed Sausage w/ Veggies and Rice! I made this Monday night and it was absolutely delicious! My best friend IRL, Mionna, posted this recipe on her blog the other day, after…
I saw the title of a recipe the other day that inspired this dish. The title of the recipe was Mac&Chz Lasagna. I didn’t even bother reading the recipe, I just took the name and ran with it based on…
It was 61 degrees in NC on Saturday, you know, summer temperatures! So me and the girl, and about 1000 other people, decided to take advantage of it and headed to the only park in the area for a play-date!!! Maddie…
This is one of those subjects that tends to get women all worked up. So I want to preface it by saying… This is NOT a discussion about whether “breast is best” in comparison to formula use. This is not about…
I love blogging!!! It has truly become a huge part of my life. I find myself taking pictures of everything in hopes that I can use the images later as I chronicle the happenings of our life! I definitely don’t…
Yesterday after I ate lunch, I had one Oreo cookie. Then I went back and had two more. Later that day while making Maddie a healthy snack I grabbed two more cookies for myself. It’s only five, I told myself.…