Spring Break 2019

Today I'm sharing a little Spring Break re-cap! Even though our little ladies are only in preschool, or still at home with Mama, we wanted to make this week special for them. Luckily when you have a 5, 3 and 1 year old, it's not too hard to make the day special in their eyes! It's hard to believe that NEXT year Avery will be in Kindergarten and Spring Break will really feel like a break for her. I'm cherishing every last minute of my big girl being home with us, I can't imagine not having her by my side next year! 

Monday: On Monday we made a trip to the Lego store, spent some time at an indoor play ground and ate lunch at California Pizza Kitchen, one of our favorites! It was a really seamless adventure, minus the fact that when I went to pay for Starbucks before leaving the mall, I realized I left my ENTIRE diaper bag at the indoor playground... yep, wallet, keys, phone, everything, just sitting at the playground, unattended for 30+ minuntes. Thank goodness for honest people, when I sprinted back to the playground... my diaper bag was right where I left it, I swear I was an extremely organized human being, BEFORE I had three children!

What's Up Wednesday: March 2019

I'm so excited to participate in another What's Up Wednesday, hosted by two of my favorite bloggers Shay at Mix & Match Mama and Sheaffer at Sheaffer Told Me To! 

1: What we are Eating- I'm so excited to start cooking from Magnolia Table this month! Do you have Joanna's cookbook, what's your favorite recipe? 

Magnolia Table (Amazon) 

Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop #321

Welcome to our party! It is our final blog hop for the month of March. You all had a lot of favorites last week. Here are the most popular:

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Restaurant Style Baked Potatoes - Somewhat Awry

Mom Style: My Favorite Hair Products

Hey Mama's! Let's chat hair products, which actually makes me giggle to even type this because I am the furthest thing possible from a hair "expert," in fact, if you watched me dry my hair I would lose all hair credibility... but, I do want to share some hair products that I keep coming back to! 

My hair texture is a bit unique, I have a lot of "fine" hair, which also happens to be naturally curly/wavy and at times can get pretty dry. Within the past year, I rarely wear my hair curly and rely on dry shampoo and hair spray for day 2 and sometimes even day 3 hair. With that being said, I am not one of those blessed ladies who can wear her hair down for day 2 and 3... when I wake up my hair is such a hot mess and the amount of time, energy and heat that I would have to put into styling it to wear it down would be a waste. of. time. 

Friday Favorites: March 21st

Happy Friday friends! This week went by SO fast, the little ladies and I were outside as much as possible and it felt SO good. Being able to head outside once Emmy and Isla are up from their naps makes that hard 4:00- 7:00 time frame go by so much faster, plus that fresh air makes the little ladies fall asleep the second their heads hit their pillows!

The girls are on Spring Break next week and we have some really fun things planned to make their week special. We ended up booking one night away in Lake Geneva, one of our very favorite places and can't wait for the family time away. The girls and I will also be spending part of our week baking, crafting and decorating a little bit for Easter, which we always look forward to! Speaking of Spring Break, my very first "favorite" this week includes this week's blog recap and my post on our road trip essentials!

1: This Week on the Blog

Road Trip Essentials: Spring Break is around the corner, come see our road trip essentials! 

Rainy Day Looks for Girls

Spring has arrived and my little ladies and I can't wait to head OUTSIDE, even if that means splashing around in a few puddles. My girls LOVE wearing rain boots and I love that they can slip them on and off by themselves! I couldn't help but notice all of the adorable rain jackets, boots and even umbrellas that are out for my little ladies right now. Any of these trios would make the best Easter basket gift too! 

I have invested in Hunter boots for my girls and they hold up so well, in fact Isla can probably fit into the first pair that Avery had and that Emmy wore too. Knowing my girls, they would go crazy for the clear glitter rain boots as well, maybe we will have to add a pair to our collection! Which trio is your favorite!? 

For Toddlers 

Wonderful Wednesday Link-Up #320

Welcome to our party! Are you ready for spring? We are just a week away from its official arrival! Have you been creating any spring inspired posts yet? We can hardly wait to see what you have to share with us. First, though, let's check out our features from last week's party:

 

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Best Kind Of Retail Therapy - Life Tales Books

Let's Chat: Road Trip Essentials

It's almost time for Spring Break around here and I thought it would be the perfect time to show you one of my favorite "Mom hacks." A few months ago I decided we needed something to help us keep our car organized, I of course turned to Amazon Prime and found the Mimmo caddy by Mollie Ollie. I was looking for something that I could store some snacks and activities that the girls could do in the car during road trips or even for the times we are early for preschool pick-up. I should mention, we are the proud owners of a mini-van with a DVD player, however, we do limit the use of the DVD player.

When our caddy isn't packed for a road trip, it's perfect for storing an extra set of clothes, extra diapers and wipes, sunscreen, hand sanitizer, all those little things you may need while out with the kiddos but don't want to weigh down the diaper bag with! I also love that there is a zipper compartment on the side of the caddy, I threw in some first aid supplies like band-aids, Neosporin and even a few essential oil rollers (Stress Away and Thieves to be specific). Overall, the caddy is super sturdy and provides plenty of storage, it's also really light weight and just the right size to store under a captains chair seat. The longer handles make it easy to throw over you shoulder if you wanted to take it with you, I'm thinking of how great it would be to just carry this caddy into your hotel room so your kiddos have some toys to play with during vacation! So many great uses, affordable and the best part of course is that it's PRIME, gotta love that fast shipping, read below to see what Avery and I packed our caddy up with, now we just need to plan a road trip!

Friday Favorites: March 14th

Another week has come and gone, it's finally FRIDAY, yaya! This week went by SO fast, I think the fact that the sun is finally shining in Chicago made the week go by extra fast. I swear with the sunny weather I am so much more productive, this winter felt so long and we are welcoming Spring with open arms. Here are some highlights from our week, as well as a few things we are looking forward to this weekend. Have a wonderful weekend, I hope the sun is shining wherever you are!

1: This Week on the Blog

Living Room Refresh pt. 2



Come see the other two design options here!


Snyder Family Co. Gift Guides: 2nd Birthday

Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop: Did you know I cohost a weekly Blog Hop? Come link-up with us next week!

Snyder Family Co. Gift Guides: 2nd Birthday

It seems like it's birthday party season for us and we sure do love celebrating some of our favorite little friends! After putting together a 1st Birthday Party gift guide, I thought it would be fun to share a gift guide for ages 2, 3, 4 and 5 too! So, here are a few of my little ladies favorite gifts they received when they were TWO, I hope this helps if you find yourself in birthday party season too.

Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop #319

Welcome to our blog party! Most of you are well-versed in how blog hops work. If you are new to blog hops, though, this simple definition of a blog hop may help. A blog hop is an online event where bloggers share links to their best posts. Guests also come by and look through the list of posts, visiting the ones they like the most. They may find a really great recipe to save or a creative idea (DIY, craft project, home decor, etc) to try, get some money making tips and on and on. You do NOT have to be a blogger to enjoy a blog hop. If you like browsing through magazines, you will love visiting blog hops! Our party features posts that our visitors viewed most the previous week. Here are the ones you visited most LAST week! This time around we had a tie for the "most viewed" category:

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Cozy Breakfast Nooks - Ducks 'n a Row

 

Simple Spring Decorations for the Kitchen - Clean and Scentsible

Snyder Family Co. Living Room Refresh pt. 2

Last month I shared how Scott and I were ready to add some unique design touches to our home and wanted to start with the living room. (You can read my first living room post here!) I had so much fun polling my Instagram friends on whether or not we should add a shiplap accent wall and got so much great feedback, BUT I still couldn't decide if we should go for it or not!

Couch (Macy's- Similar 1 & 2 & 3) / Coffee Table (West Elm) / Rug (Homegoods- Similar) 

Chairs (Target) / TV Stand (World Market- Similar) / Lamp (Target) / Throw Pillows (Similar Navy & Grey) 

Storage Baskets (Target) / Fiddle Leaf Fig (Mine is real from COSTCO, here is a good Faux Fiddle Leaf Fig) 

Fiddle Leaf Basket (Target- Similar)

Friday Favorites: March 7th

Happy Fri-yay! We made it through another week and best of all, we are another week closer to SUMMER! The little ladies and I had such an itch to get outside and play this week, I'm actually looking forward to Daylight Savings, the days feel SO long when it gets dark at 4:30. We have a really fun weekend coming-up, family time, dance, a baby shower and I'm photographing my first newborn and I can't wait. To wrap-up the week, I'm sharing some of my favorites, have a great weekend everyone!

1: This Week on the Blog

St. Patrick's Day Activities 

Mom Style: Wedding Guest Dress edt. 

Let's Look: Meet the Snyder's 

Photo Captured by Emily Hernandez Photography 

Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop: Did you know I cohost a weekly Blog Hop? Come link-up with us next week!

Let's Look... Meet the Snyder's

Today I'm linking up with Shay and Erica and I'm introducing you to the people in our family, come meet The Snyder's! 

Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop #318

Welcome to our Party

We are so glad you are here. Please join us in welcoming our three NEW blog hop cohosts!!! Brittany (The Snyder Family), Colleen (Bakes and Blunders) and Tara (Stillettos and Shiplap) Every week the posts you share with us will now appear on 10 popular blogs! It is our delight to give you a place to show off your work.   We would love it if you followed us on social media and/or come by our blogs to subscribe by email.

BAKES AND BLUNDERS [Colleen] - FACEBOOK I INSTAGRAM I PINTEREST

DUCKS 'N A ROW [Sinea] - FACEBOOK I INSTAGRAM I PINTEREST I TWITTER

ECLECTIC RED BARN [Beverly] - FACEBOOK I INSTAGRAM I PINTEREST I TWITTER

ENGINEER MOMMY [Jennifer] - FACEBOOK I INSTAGRAM I PINTEREST I TWITTER

LeCULTIVATEUR [Emily] - FACEBOOK I INSTAGRAM I PINTEREST

MY LIFE ABUNDANT [Tammy] - FACEBOOK I INSTAGRAM I PINTEREST I TWITTER

PENNY'S PASSION [Penny] - FACEBOOK I INSTAGRAM I PINTEREST I TWITTER

SIMPLE STEPS FOR LIVING LIFE [Cindy] - FACEBOOK I INSTAGRAM I PINTEREST I TWITTER

STILETTOS and SHIPLAP [Tara] - INSTAGRAM I PINTEREST

THE SNYDER FAMILY [Brittany] - INSTAGRAM I PINTEREST

Now, let's take a look at this week's features - the posts you visited at last week's party the most!

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How To Digitize Old Photos & Letters - Comfort Spring Station

Mom Style: Wedding Guest Edt.

I LOVE turning to Instagram and this little space to ask for fashion advice! I feel like my body and overall style has changed so much in the past few years and at this point, I really don't know what I like, or what style looks best on me, or which color, or which trend... you catch my drift! I ordered a TON of dresses to try on for an upcoming wedding and I would love to know which dress is your favorite, should I go with look 1 or look 2!? Cast your vote in my comments and I'll be sure to do a try-on with my side kick Avery when they arrive in the mail!

Look 1: I love the idea of investing in a classic black dress and I'm loving all the tortoise accents! I would only wear the earrings OR grab the clutch, but I think this look would be perfect for a city wedding in Chicago. Also, tall girls, listen up, these Steve Madden shoes are a MUST! I own them in both colors and they are my go-to heels when I need to dress up! I also own the pair of earrings from Amazon and they are awesome, super light weight and make a subtle statement.

Look 2: I have had my eye on that lace dress for the longest time, I think the color and style is SO pretty, I'm just not sure it's the right fit for a city wedding!? However, I think that pretty little green-ish number could definitely work if I wanted to add a pop of color!

So, what do you think!? Look 1 or Look 2, help a mama out and don't forget to follow along with our daily adventures on Instagram 

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Fun and Easy St. Patrick's Day Activities

Hey friends! Today I'm going to wrap-up a week of festive St. Patrick's Day posts with some fun and EASY activities you can make or create with your little leprechauns! I found majority of these ideas on Pinterest, take a peek at my board full of St. Patrick's Day fun!

What's Cookin': St. Patrick's Day Popcorn

St. Patrick's Day Looks & Books

Marshmallow & Pepper Stamping- The little ladies LOVED this one, well honestly, they loved all of these activities, but the marshmallow stamping in particular was a big hit! I started off drawing three circles in a "clover" shape for them to stamp, just a little model on how they could create a clover and Emmy was loving it! Avery was a big fan of stamping the rainbow, I literally used a pencil to make some rainbow lines and she filled in all the colors. I got super lucky and Target had a ton of washable Crayola paint on clearance so I bought every single color they had, I think each one was less then a dollar!? Also, do yourself a favor and buy some of these plastic trays from Amazon, they make cleaning up after art projects SO easy and have a little edge to them, so if anything spills it doesn't go running off the table!

For the marshmallow stamping, the kiddos just dip the marshmallow into the paint (model how to get off some of the excess paint) and stamp away! The pepper was a bit trickier, I cut one green pepper in half, that way the girls would have a decent amount of the pepper to hold on to while stamping. The girls were amazed that it made a clover shape and had a great time stamping all the lucky clovers, we even sprinkled our page with glitter when they were done, yay we went big this time ;)