shared sister room

I have had quite a few people on social media ask about the girls' bedroom so here's a long o v e r due little tour. I grew up sharing a room with my younger sister and absolutely loved it so naturally, I always imagined my two girls (if I ever had them) would also share a room together. And I was so happy when we found out we were having another girl because it meant I was able to redesign the room! I am a total neutral girl; my whole house is a black, grey and white color scheme. Super simple. I wanted their room to flow with the rest of our home so I started with white and added small hints of peach, pink and gold to girly it up. I tried to keep it as fun and kid-friendly all while filling it DIY's and lots of love. This is hands down is our favorite room. We find ourselves playing in here throughout the day; we have tea parties, play dress up, draw on the chalkboard wall and cuddle up on Jules' bed to watch way too many youtube Play-Doh videos.

dresser similar here / wall decals similar here / basket

I was so worried about the transition and afraid Jules would hate her new room so we kept her bed in the same spot and kept her side of the room pretty much the same with her little kitchen and all her baby toys. All we did was change her pillowcases and added a few new accent pillows which she helped pick.

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toddler bed / doll crib

We DIY'd this ikea kitchen for her second christmas. Jules and Kourtney play with this almost everyday. 

I wanted something a little more personalized over the crib so I made this "girls, I love you" sign. This by far is my favorite piece in the room. I also added the cloud and star mobil and a super fun tapestry which fits perfectly in the space.

I saw this shelf on Pinterest and knew that this nursery had to have it! We of course, spray painted it gold and I love the way it turned out. We have photos and headbands displayed here (see more headband storage here) and obviously color coordinated the books, because it makes my OCD heart happy. And the bottom shelf is filled with lots and lots of red headed dollies.

Another one of my favorite DIY's was their insane closet. I have these same wardrobes against a wall in my room but they have doors on them. Their room was so small that we weren't able to do the same so we took down their closet doors and stuck these in here. We designed these at Ikea. Once we took measurements and went out to buy everything we realized that we weren't going to be able to fit the doors on the wardrobes which worked out perfectly because that's when I decided I wanted those glass drawers and well, just look at them! They're amazing and I totally have closet envy over a 4 and 1 year old's closet! (I will be sharing all the details on these in an upcoming blog post.)

Jules loves to draw. Loves! So we had added this chalkboard wall behind her door when she turned one. It's evolved over the years to accommodate her different stages. We just recently added the mirror since she loves to dress up! She swears she's Ariel and twirls in front of that mirror all day long in her princess costumes and hosts lots and lots of tea parties for me and her sister. 

Hope you love it as much as we do!

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the girliest north pole breakfast

It's no secret that I am obsessed with holidays. I used to think I loved them until I had my very own kids, that is when I realized I really really loved them. There is something so special about watching all this magic through your kids eyes. I love making special memories like those and I try my best to give my kids the most obnoxious, over the top, holidays that they will remember forever. I don't know if it's a girl thing but Jules is always talking about how cute our holiday decorations are, what rooms we must decorate and what the color scheme should be. She is just making all my girl mom dreams come true left and right. On Thanksgiving I asked her what she was thankful for and she told me she was thankful for me! ME! She said she loved how I cleaned her room, how I love her, how I gave her the best birthday party with the best decorations and how I love "hodidays" like her. I cried, then realized that what Jason and my family think is crazy isn't that crazy after all and a little more festiveness was necessary!

We have been playing holiday music in our house all day long since early November. Yup, I'm one of those. Anyways, we were dancing and singing "I'm dreaming of a white christmas", when Jules looked at me and said, "well, mommy I'm dreaming of a pink christmas." It was the cutest ever! I scooped her up and told her she was the cutest little thing. She looked and me and said "but mommy, I'm not little, I'm a bi dirl and I really do want a pink christmas"! That's when I decided I was going to give her the girliest christmas ever and the first place I was going to start was with our annual North Pole breakfast that our elf brings. The look on my girls faces that morning was priceless, especially when Jules screamed "Strawberry elf knew I was dreaming of a pink christmas"! I LIVE for things like this, the over the top, crazy holiday decor, staying up late thinking of where to put our elf, seeing my kids so happy, this is what makes my mommy heart overflow. Kourtney was a little confused and kept staring at me and Jules as we were screaming and jumping up and down, until she realized that she could eat powdered donuts for breakfast, then she joined in on the fun! We will have her holiday obsessed in no time.

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letterboard c/o / chair backer / antler headbands c/o / girly santa pj's / bows in backers and on elf c/o / mini santa mugs / woolie garlands c/o  

I tried my best to link everything, If you have any questions feel free to ask below. 

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baby number three

Blessed is an understatement. We are so excited to be able to welcome a new baby into our family. We decided early on, after Kourtney was born, that we wanted to quickly expand our family. Our goal was to be pregnant by her first birthday and we were fortunate enough to get a positive pregnancy test early October. The planner in me wanted a summer baby so I could be pregnant during the winter this time around plus separate the birthdays a little haha and lucky me, my plans actually panned out for once.

This pregnancy has been pretty rough. If you follow me on social media or here on the blog, then you know I've been pretty MIA. The first couple of weeks came with evening nausea. I was literally in bed by 5pm. On top of that I was hit with a pretty bad stomach flu and was miserable for a week, I was afraid to eat which led to extreme nausea. All that mixed in with running after two girlies, one of which is extra active, brought on an extreme case of tiredness. I've been so lucky with Jules and Kourtney, they have been such good sports and have let me lounge and get away with take out and movies for weeks now. I am (finally) 11 weeks and starting to feel like myself again. yay!

I keep saying it's a boy and he is paying me back with all the miserableness because I openly expressed that I did not want a boy. haha My dream has always been to have three girls plus I am a girl mom thorough and through. I'll be honest though, the thought of having a boy made me nervous but the idea is kinda growing on me. I am loving all the cute little boy outfits plus my manly, sports loving husband would be an amazing daddy to a mini Jason. Jules is dead set that this is a girl and does not want a brother because they destroy tea parties! She is probably the most excited about having another baby in the house. She asks for 5 sisters daily and constantly reminds me that we will now have three babies and need two more, maybe twins! Keep on wishing baby girl.

We are all over the moon excited and can't wait to welcome our newest addition (little red head? hmmmm) this June!

UPPAbaby VISTA stroller review

As mommies we all know how difficult it is picking great quality baby items that suit our style and function for our everyday lives. I fell in love with the UPPAbaby Vista before even trying it out. I loved the clean lines, the simplicity and the overall look of the stroller. We recently had the chance to get our hands on the 2016 model of the VISTA and let me tell ya, UH-MAZING! I am not sure who was more excited, me or my girls. I think I have the worlds laziest kiddos, they don't like walking when we are out and about and always prefer to sit in the stroller, so having something we all love was a huge win. Here are a just a few reasons why we love the VISTA!

My number one selling feature is probably the fact that it can easily be used as a single, double or triple stroller! Yup, I said triple! This was a huge win in my book. We have two girls right now but hope to expand our family soon and love the fact that we will not have to buy a whole new stroller for a new baby. The VISTA comes with a super plush lined bassinet that is perfect for newborns and we added the RumbleSeat and the Piggyback ride-along board, so we are set!  The best part is that we can mix and match the configuration of the stroller to whatever suits us each outing.

We go on lots of walks to the park throughout the week so we tend to do the single mode often and Jules stands on the Piggyback ride-along board. She loves this thing and calls it her skateboard. I also like to use it in the single mode if we are doing a museum trip and know it's something fun and interactive a toddler won't sit still for. I normally don't like when Jules is walking on her own because I am that paranoid mom so the board is perfect. I especially like the location of it and find comfort knowing she is right where I can see her.

For longer trips, like our Disney days, we always do the double seats. It's amazing! The RumbleSeat is easy for Jules to get in and out of which is perfect when we are rushing to get into long lines. We like to go just for fireworks at night and know both girls will fall asleep so the double is a must. When both girls are facing the handlebars, napping in the stroller is like a dream. You can fully recline both seats and keep them comfy for long periods of time. Total life saver. This configuration is probably the thing that I brag to everyone about the most. You know us mommies like to plan our outings accordingly, pack the snacks and leave after nap time to make sure everyone is in a good mood, but it never fails and things never go as planned. There have been countless times where I think we are set and pack everyone up for that Target or market run and both girls end up asleep. So for that reason, this stroller never leaves my car!

Before the VISTA I had another double and I thought I loved it until I made the transition. I always knew it was wide and heavy but figured that's how all doubles were! I always had a hard time getting it into and out of my SUV. I'm only 5'" so lifting a stroller that was just as big as me was pretty difficult. I was able to quickly see the major difference the second I took the VISTA out of the box. It is a breeze to fold and unfold, super lightweight, pretty to look at and, the basket! Oh the basket, it is huge! You know those shopping trips I mentioned above? Well let's just say all my groceries easily fit into that massive basket and we are always overly prepared for our Disney trips with a change of clothes, shoes and blankets. We pack it all!

My little family, including my super picky husband love this stroller. And I can't wait till we expand our family and get to try out that bassinet! If you have been thinking about getting this, DO IT! I promise you won't regret it. The 2017 models are coming out soon and the previews are to die for! I mean, they added super stylish brown leather handlebars and the new colors, like the Loic, are so pretty!

2016 models (above)  + 2017 Loic color (below)

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of UPPAbaby. The opinions and text are all mine.