Today I’m rounding up some of my favorite moments from 2018. I feel so lucky to have so many photos of everything that’s happened this year. That’s definitely one of the best parts of blogging. It was so crazy putting this post together and seeing Crosby grow each month. I can’t believe she’ll be two in just a couple of months and then a big sister a month later. Something tells me 2019 is going to be just as special. Thank you so much for following along and happy New Year!

January

the most colorful sweater at an equally colorful place.

February

a spontaneous Valentine’s Day beach picnic.

March

Crosby’s first time in the snow

throwing a rainbow themed first Birthday party for our girl

April

soaking up the sun

visiting a local farm

May

shooting at the flower fields in Carlsbad

June

beach days

matching the fruit stand

July

being patriotic

our first kid-free getaway to Napa

August

More beach days

attending the premiere for “Crazy Rich Asians”

The cutest collab with Gymboree

September

more mommy and me matching

re-decorating our living room

first visit to the pumpkin patch

October

family trip to Big Bear

family photos

announcing our pregnancy

November

starting to show

sharing baby #2’s gender

December

more matching with my girl

getting festive

and torturing Crosby with three different visits to Santa

Six years ago today I hit publish on my first blog post. I can’t believe I’ve been doing this for that long! Lately I’ve gotten a lot of questions about how I started blogging and I thought today would be the perfect day to dive into it.

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We’re heading to Miami tomorrow night for Swim Week and I couldn’t be more excited. The last time I was there was on a family trip over 10 years ago! I’ve somewhat started the packing process by pulling out what I know I want to pack. I’ve also made a list of what I want and need to buy. That’s kind of how I handle packing for trips, not as organized as some with lists, but it seems to work for me. Here are a few things I’d love to bring in my carry on.

Happy Wednesday – thanks for reading

I’m a sucker for a brightly colored wall, so when I spotted this one out of the corner of my eye while driving home from Trader Joes awhile back I made a mental note to bring Jeff back here to shoot an outfit. Luckily a month of so later I finally remembered. There are some parts of blogging that seem really strange to other people. Like stopping in a random neighborhood on a Saturday morning and posing in front of a strangers fence while people drive by. But over time you kind of learn to roll with the punches.