Book Recommendation + Party Containers

"Bloom- Finding Beauty in the Unexpected" by Kelle Hampton here
Kelle Hampton's blog 'Enjoying the Small Things'- here

Party containers found at the Target Dollar Section.

Book Recommendations

"Bringing up Bebe" by Pamela Druckerman- here and here

"Edenbrooke" by Julianne Donaldson- here and here

"1-2-3 Magic- Effective Discipline for Children 2-12" by Dr. Thomas Phelan- here

"Heaven is Here" by Stephanie Nielson- here and Stephanie's blog here

June Favorites

Hair ties- here

Aquaphor Lip Repair Ointment- here

Garnier Skin Renew Miracle Skin Protector B.B. Cream- here

Target fruit flavored rolls- here

Revlon Colorstay Bare Bones Polish- here

Target Weekender Watch- here and Interchangeable watch straps- here

Flower pot toy- at Target dollar section

Dried Fruit Apple slices- from Walmart like these

Diaper Clutch- from babysteals.com- here

Garnimal Sandals- from Walmart under $5

Forever 21 Jewelry Haul

I have fallen in love with Forever 21 jewelry because they have such a variety of inexpensive pieces. Every piece of jewelry in this video was under $5. Most were in the $1-$3 dollar range. 


Graduated Faceted Bead necklace (in three colors): here
Rhinestone bracelet (in mint and peach): here
Owl Necklace (slightly different from the one I showed): here
Rose Wood necklace (in red and blue): here
H&M Mint and Gold Bracelet: here

I can no longer find links to the floral pendant necklace or the necklace I am wearing in the video. I've found that Forever 21 changes their jewelry a lot so even week to week it may be different.

Feeding Your Toddler

Feeding a toddler can sometimes be hard. My toddler is very picky with what she eats. Here is a list of some of the foods we rotate through for different meals:

Breakfast- poptarts, cereal, pancakes, eggs, french toast, toast, oatmeal, eggo waffles, yogurt.

Lunch- fruit cups, fruit snacks, dried fruit, mini-anything snacks (goldfish, chips ahoy, pretzels, teddy grahams, etc.), sliced hot dog, PB and honey sandwiches, PB & J sandwiches, bread with nutella spread on it, cheese, olives, fruit/vegetables, jello, pasta, rice.

Dinner- usually what we eat, fish, meat, pizza, pasta, spaghetti, etc.

My philosophy is that I don't want my child to expect me to make them anything they want. And I also don't want to just feed my child snack foods. I try to teach her to eat what's in front of her. It has been very hard since she usually spits out food or throws it on the ground, but I know that if she is hungry, she will eat.

Do you have any suggestions for feeding your toddler?