by fashion editor Ashley It’s that time of year…family pictures! Here are some pieces for the whole family that I think would work great. My advice, keep it simple, be careful with too many colors and patterns as well as getting too matchy-matchy. For more advice, here are ten tips for beautiful family photos. Click through […]
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10.21.14
Mystery Rides: The Pumpkin Patch
Growing up my parents had this fun tradition of mystery rides. Essentially they were a surprise trip to somewhere special but they wouldn’t tell us where and it drove us completely nuts, in a good way of course. The anticipation was so much fun. We’d spend the whole day of and the entire car ride guessing […]
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10.6.14
My Sister, My Sidekick: Amanda and Chelsea
Today is the second feature in our new series My Sister My Sidekick, all about sisters and the special relationship they have. The first post a couple weeks ago featured my own little sisters, Katrina and Becca, and I’m super excited about today’s twin sisters, Chelsea and Amanda James. I met these ladies years ago at a family camp when I was […]
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9.29.14
DIY Family Adventure Map Projects
A couple weeks ago, on our backpacking trip to Yosemite, we experimented during the four-plus hour car ride there — we didn’t bring the iPad. I know, I know. Crazy, right? It could have been the riskiest decision of our parenting careers thus far. Instead, we brought games (like this travel bingo), a notepad and books to read. It went really well. […]