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What to do about knee pain?

Hi friends! Thank you so much for all of the kind comments and love surrounding baby Pโ€™s arrival, and for sharing in our joy during such a special time. Weโ€™re still getting settled, and I have some very special posts going up this week. Iโ€™m excited about todayโ€™s post because it was written by my…

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Baby Penelope is here!

Hi everyone! So excited to share the good news that Penelope Rose was born at 2:04 this morning. She weighed 10 lb 13 oz (no one could believe it!) and is calm, so sweet and snuggly. Everyone is enjoying getting to know the newest member of the family, and we are so thankful she arrived…

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Friday Faves

 Hi friends! Happy Friday! Sorry to for the lack of blogging yesterday. It was one of the rare occasions when I didnโ€™t have anything to say, and didnโ€™t want to post only for the sake of posting. What are you up to this weekend? Hopefully weโ€™re having a baby around here, but last time I…

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The best part about consistency

I am partnering with the Invisalignยฎ brand, but all opinions expressed are my own. Full disclosure. My top fitness tip of all time is the importance of consistency, which personally took me a while to learn. Flashback to the days where Iโ€™d wander around the gym with a bewildered look on my face, do a…

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Harvest Turkey Meatloaf (gluten-free and dairy-free)

This turkey meatloaf recipe is brought to you by the cooler weather we’re finally having. Not only does it have me craving comfort foods, but I’m able to go for long walks with the dogs without huffing and sweating. Bella is always down, but since itโ€™s taken Caro a while to get the hang of…

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40+ weeks and all the old wives’ tales

Hi friends! Weโ€™re still here, haha.  Since I wasn’t sure how far the midwives would let me go before induction – the doctor who analyzed my ultrasounds for the VSD and babyโ€™s size put in a recommendation for 39 weeks, which I declined- Iโ€™ve been trying out the old wivesโ€™ tales to encourage labor, including…

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Apple Spice Amazeballs

This is for all of the friends out there who are pumpkin-ed out.  Itโ€™s also one of those things where I just put a bunch of ingredients in the food chopper, said a prayer, and hoped it would work out. Thankfully, it did, and they are DELICIOUS.

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Sharing the Halloween spirit with kiddos (+ a Target giveaway!)

Hi friends! This post is sponsored through my partnership with Bitsyโ€™s Brainfood and includes an awesome Target giveaway!  Even though I think Liv has always *enjoyed* holidays, she really has the hang of it this year. She is looking forward to Christmas, her birthday, and wonโ€™t hesitate to tell you what sheโ€™s going to be…

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Squashing my decor dreams

Itโ€™s now my desire to have a yard full of oddly-shaped pumpkins. Trader Joeโ€™s has SO many good ones -check out the enormous squash thing- but alas, the Pilot was not on board with my plan haha.  How was your weekend? Ours was good: very relaxing, productive, and time with great friends. We didnโ€™t have…

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parm, twist my arm + Friday Faves

Hiiii. Happy Friday! Howโ€™s the morning going? What are you up to this weekend? We donโ€™t have anything crazy planned besides the usual weekend adventures: Livโ€™s ballet class, brunching, beaching, and errand-ing. Iโ€™m looking forward to relaxing a bit and hopefully catching the U of A Red and Blue basketball game. Basketball season is finally…

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Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili

Hi friends! Howโ€™s the day going?? Hope youโ€™re enjoying your morning and looking forward to the weekend. I feel like weโ€™re in a giant waiting game right now, so Iโ€™m busy cleaning up around the house and making random food and snacks to freeze or have in the fridge for the next couple of weeks.…

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{Family} How workouts have changed: end of third trimester

Weโ€™re down to the last haul. I think? I hope. Itโ€™s definitely hit the point where Iโ€™m convinced Iโ€™m going to be pregnant forever. Thank you again for all of your wonderful comments on my last post. I really appreciate all of the kind words, sweet emails, virtual hugs and support. <3 It also made…

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