Holiday Gift Guide: Baby Cubby

With the holidays so quickly approaching, I partnered with The Baby Cubby to put together a Holiday Gift Guide for the Mama's and Kiddos in your life! This was honestly super fun to put together! It was fun to dream about the things that I would LOVE to give or receive. And fun to add things that have made parenting the girls a bit easier. Toys and essentials we have and have tested. Items that are now on our wish list! Baby Cubby is the place to get it all!

The Baby Cubby is for every parent out there who has ever felt overwhelmed or discouraged about becoming a parent. The Baby Cubby team is made up of parents who have been there, know what it’s like and are passionate about encouraging, inspiring, and reminding parents how amazing they are and how important their role is.  The way they do that is by finding the best and safest baby gear and providing it to parents in a fun shopping experience. They price match, even from Amazon, so you know you are getting an awesome deal! Plus, they carry only the best and safest gear so you can shop confidently. There is also Free Shipping everyday at BabyCubby.com over $49, and who doesn't love that? But my favorite part about the Baby Cubby is that they aren't just "another baby store". They actually engage with parents whether on their website at babycubby.com, in their retail store, or through social media. They are here not just to sell "stuff" but to be a resource for parents through the amazing journey of parenthood.

Little Ladies

1. Loved by Sophia Claire Leather Snap Clip

Loved by Sophia Claire Leather Snap Clip - Gold Dottie - See more at: http://www.babycubby.com/loved-by-sophia-claire-leather-snap-clip-gold-dottie.html#sthash.ReSrglfF.dpuf

These adorable dainty snap clips are perfect for everyday! Try out this Gold Dottie for a day at the park, an outing with a friend, or a fancy night on the town. Made with a high quality non-slip clip, you don't have to worry about this clip getting lost. - See more at: http://www.babycubby.com/loved-by-sophia-claire-leather-snap-clip-gold-dottie.html#sthash.ReSrglfF.dpuf

These adorable dainty snap clips are perfect for everyday! Try out this Gold Dottie for a day at the park, an outing with a friend, or a fancy night on the town. Made with a high quality non-slip clip, you don't have to worry about this clip getting lost. - See more at: http://www.babycubby.com/loved-by-sophia-claire-leather-snap-clip-gold-dottie.html#sthash.ReSrglfF.dpuf

These adorable dainty snap clips are perfect for everyday! Try out this Gold Dottie for a day at the park, an outing with a friend, or a fancy night on the town. Made with a high quality non-slip clip, you don't have to worry about this clip getting lost. - See more at: http://www.babycubby.com/loved-by-sophia-claire-leather-snap-clip-gold-dottie.html#sthash.ReSrglfF.dpuf

These adorable dainty snap clips are perfect for everyday! Try out this Gold Dottie for a day at the park, an outing with a friend, or a fancy night on the town. Made with a high quality non-slip clip, you don't have to worry about this clip getting lost. - See more at: http://www.babycubby.com/loved-by-sophia-claire-leather-snap-clip-gold-dottie.html#sthash.ReSrglfF.dpuf

2. Briar Handmade Pom Bonnet

3. Tea Collection Mori Cozy Cardigan

4. June and Penny Stackable Bracelet

5. Loved by Sophia Claire Suede Pacifier Clip

6. Tea Collection Sparkle Dot Pants

Little Gentlemen

1. Jack and Winn Series Children's Hat

2. Loved by Sophia Claire Suede Pacifier Clip

3. Tea Collection Kanpai Baby Popover

4. Tea Collection Twill Moto Pants

5. Little Mr. Baby Bow Tie

6. Stance Socks

Toys

1. Lucy Darling All Aboard California

2. Hape Toys Rainbow Bowl

3. Mary Meyer Talls Unicorn

4. Skip Hop ZOO Pack Little Kids Backpacks Unicorn

5. Little Sapling Toys Teether

6. PlanToys My First Camera

Baby Essentials

1. You Are So Loved

2. Fiona Walker England Fauxidermy Flamingo

3. Stokke Tripp Trapp

4. 4Moms MamaRoo

5. Sakura Bloom Classic Sling

6. Lucy Darling Monthly Stickers

7. Baby Jogger City Select Single Stroller

8. Timi & Leslie Metro Diaper Bag

Holiday Traditions with Hanna Andersson

It's no secret that we love LOVE the holidays. To us, the holiday season begins the first of October. When there is a nip in the air and the leaves begin to turn to rust, mustard and maroon. When we begin to snuggle under blankets with hot beverages. When everything is covered in plaid. When we pull out our scarves and boots and sweaters. And the holiday season lasts straight through Fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas! Basically, we are in the best three months of the year! Hooray!

I love the holidays because I get to decorate my house, my children, and do all things festive! Every fall we start our holiday bucket list. And this year, we wore our Hanna Andersson Bear Hugs sweater collection for our family traditions! First and foremost each year is a family leaf fight! This is Edith's first fall and she wasn't too sure about all the crunchy leaves. She did enjoy shoving fist fulls of them in her mouth but thought her big sisters were crazy for throwing them. Vivienne and Lucielle couldn't have loved it more! Whether they were simply tossing them up or trying to get Papa, they were delighted!

I mean seriously! How cute is Edith in this Sweater Jumper?! I die!

Even though the sweaters are made of unbelievably soft cotton and warm Merino wool yarns, we went home to make S'mores and warm up by the bonfire. The smell of burning leaves and roasting marshmallows will always trigger happy autumn memories!

How cute is the back of this bear sweater! It cracks me up and the girls like to poke the bears butt when being silly, which of course causes a giggle-fest!

And of course we can't forget all the holiday baking! I have always pictured my little girls patiently waiting at the table sweetly ready to mix, pour, and spread whatever delicious treat we were baking. In reality, baking with kids is a whole lot messier that I anticipated. We made some Cranberry White Chocolate scones because it's my favorite kid friendly (aka, they can't mess it up with less than accurate measurement haha) recipe. Plus, a warm scone and hot tea just screams the holidays to me!

An obvious fall Family Tradition for so many is Pumpkin Carving! The girls loved watching Papa carve and help plan what they wanted our girl pumpkin, named Jill, to look like! They were NOT a fan of trying to get the seeds and "slime" out from the inside haha. They would erupt in giggles every time they touched it.

 "It's so slimy and ticklish!"

 Plaid is always a staple for the Holidays. I love it. Like LOVE it!!!! So Vivi's Buffalo Check Flannel dress will be on repeat all season!

It's no surprise that I get the most excited about Christmas. While I have been trying to curb my unbridled enthusiasm until after Thanksgiving, there are some things I sneak in. Our first Christmas cocoa is a big deal! The second it's cool enough, I pull out our special Christmas mugs, some peppermint sticks and marshmallows to make the best cocoa ever! Every once in a while, when it's really cold out, we also listen to Christmas music. Shhhh don't tell! And of course it never hurts to pull out a strand of twinkle lights.  Since it gets dark so early now, they make our home so cozy and festive!

'Tis the season for family traditions! What is on your family bucket list this season? 

*This post is sponsored by Hanna Andersson, but good gracious we love the Bear Hug Sweater collection so all thoughts and opinions are our own*

Christmas Day

We spent Christmas day at our house. We had a brunch with family, opened gifts, played with cousins and new presents, had a yummy Christmas feast, played games and drank hot beverages. It was a fun fun day. Unfortunately, the distraction of having a newborn and hosting a holiday meant I didn't take many photos. Bummer! But these three Christmas cuties in the Christmas pjs are just about the cutest things I've ever seen! We love them so much!

Christmas Eve

Every year since Viv was a baby, we have attempted a family sleepover in front of the Christmas tree. Every year since Viv was a baby, we have failed haha. This year was just as fun and crazy as the others. More kids equals more crazy. We had a picnic dinner in the basement, watched a Christmas movie, and then we tried the sleepover... we lasted an hour. One hour of giggles, somersaults, wiggles, pillow talk, singing, and eventually we lost our patience and went to our own beds. It was fun while it lasted. Fast forward a few days and we tried again on Christmas Eve. We spent the day at Grandma and Grandpa's house in Cambridge with all the cousins. So much fun that the girls were exhausted and fell asleep instantly in front of the tree. New tradition born! Crazy fun Christmas Eve fun with family and then crash in front of the tree. They didn't even wake up when we got the presents out of the secret hiding spot in the closet right by where they slept haha. Yay!

Merry Christmas!

Christmas Jammies on our three Christmas cuties! Golly we love them! Every year I bribe the girls with candy canes to take photos in front of the tree. It's become a bit of a tradition and it's so fun to look back and see how the girls (and our family) have grown! (2012, 2013, 2014)

 The sugar crazies were beginning haha.