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A few weeks ago, I helped host a baby shower for my sweet sister-in-law and dear friend, Mel! It was so wonderful to have a great friend join our family, and now I am sooo excited to be an aunt again to this new baby girl!

The baby's nursery is so precious and has woodland creature details. It is classic, inviting and the woodland creature decor pulls it all together! Whenever I host a baby shower, I like to match the shower theme to the nursery decor so pieces that we use to decorate the shower can be included in the nursery if desired.

Below are pictures and sources for all of the shower details! All photos were taken by our dear friend and amazing photographer, Sarah Carson! I hope you enjoy!

The centerpieces that we picked were birch wood covered vases with a mix of flowers - hydrangea, peonies, roses, baby's breath and tulips. Some of the larger arrangements had curly branches to add variety. We took large wood slices and arranged the vases of varying heights on them. Here are some really reasonable vases that have the same look! These are a little bit pricier but are so pretty! The wood slices were actually from trees that my husband's parents had removed from their yard before the shower!



As guests walked into the shower we had a welcome table with place cards, flower arrangements and a basket of favors filled with honey. I designed the welcome sign using a logo we found on Etsy whic you can find here.  The place cards were made by using kraft cardstock like this with colorful paper attached to the front.



As a gift to the parents to be, we asked each shower guest to place their fingerprint on the tree print below creating pink and green leaves. There are many options on Etsy to pick from including this and this!  We picked a bible verse - Galatians 1:15 and had it added to the print as well.

At every place setting we added a menu, a woodland creature cookie and a tag I designed with paper found at Joanns! These are not featured, but we also gave woodland creature soaps including these cute hedgehogs in cute ribbon wrapped boxes.



Now onto my favorite part, the dessert! We picked a cake that was designed to look like birch wood with a glitter name topper. I love how the cake has an etched heart with the parents first initials!

1 - Gingham Off The Shoulder Top // 2- Cold Shoulder Tassel Top // 3 - Seersucker Bow Top // 4 - Slide On Espadrille // 5 - Pink Slides // 6 - Watermelon Umbrella // 7 - Mom's One Line  A Day Journal // 8 - Luggage Tag // 9 - Pom Pom Hat // 10 - Palm Weekender // 11 - Gold Bar Necklace // 12 - Grey and White Baseball Hat // 13 - Tassel Keychain // 14 - Tassel Necklace // 15 - Beaded Tassel Earrings // 16 - Multi-color Bangles // 17 - Blush Beaded Tassel Earrings // 18 - Rose Measuring Cups 

This Sunday was one of the first weekends where I was not volunteering in our children's ministry. I started working in the nursery when Avery was about 6-7 months old. Prior to that she and I stayed together in the mother's room, but she was starting to get mobile...and loud, ha! The other mothers trying to keep their infants asleep probably did not appreciate the babbling and me trying to keep her contained!

Avery had so much fun her first Sunday...and then realized what was going on the next week! She was NOT happy and full of separation anxiety. We tried a few times, but I would get called to pick her up every. single. week. One time I didn't even make it to my seat - LOL! It was Christmas, they were super packed...and she was over it.

So, I decided to try my hand at going with her to the nursery as a volunteer. Well it worked! Over time she got more comfortable with the room and the other volunteers. The amazing thing is that I found that I loved my time helping other parents to go to church, and playing with their sweet babies! I am taking some time off now as I have done it for four years, and need to look for my next "thing" to get involved with at church!

So since I was not working this Sunday I had the chance to get dressed up a bit! I was able to wear this cute floral wrap skirt both to church and then for shopping/dinner with the family later that night! So here is how I wore this skirt two ways :)

Happy Monday, loves! This weekend was a little different for us because Avery spent the weekend with her Grandparents and our family in South Carolina. She is such a little grown up now and couldn't wait to see her cousins and spend one on one time with her Grandparents! Both of my grandmas passed away before I had the chance to know them, so this time Avery gets with them is SO precious! She didn't miss a beat but we of course miss her like CRAZY and are crying post Facetime sessions, etc. Ha! Charlotte has been soaking up her 1-1 time with us, which has been so fun! We went to a birthday party and had a family date night by the beach on Saturday which was so fun! Sunday was church, another family date dinner (yay for not cooking!) and some shopping! I hope you had a wonderful weekend!!

So last week, I brought the girls to Kohls to pick up a gift for one of their friend's birthday parties. They love to go to our Kohls mostly to either ride in the escalator or elevator, ha! As we were leaving I spotted this gold/white striped breezy top and fell in love! It has a cute cold shoulder cut out with white pom pom trim! I love how the material is high quality, but also feels light and airy - perfect for our crazy hot summers! And the best part is that it is $30!  I couldn't find this exact top online, but I think it is new because they were wheeling a rack of these tops into Kohls that day - check your stores! I linked the Chambray version which is also super cute!

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Last week Avery's sweet grandma sent her a box of clothing from Mac & Mia. I had never tried it before, but have seen advertisements on Facebook, so I wanted to share our experience with y'all! Mac & Mia is a non-subscription service where a stylist hand-picks items for your little one, and the items are delivered to your door! They consider your child's size and how items run (large or small) to try and send items with the right fit. The styling fee is $20, but it is waived when you keep two or more items from the box. And if you decide you like everything, then the styling fee is waived AND you get 15% off the total. I like that it is a non-recurring service, because I am the worst at remembering to cancel or postpone them each month!


Now onto the good stuff...what was inside our shipment! The packaging is super cute and comes with a list of your items, their pricing and an adorable paper doll/sticker set. Some of the stickers match the items in the box, which Avery loved...until her little sister ripped it apart #sisterproblems

First up is this cute Angel Dear Watermelon Dress! I had a few Angel Dear pieces for Charlotte and loved them because of their super soft material. This muslin dress feels like an Aiden & Anais swaddling blanket but the muslin is much thicker. And it has a cute watermelon print! Perfect for a hot summer in Florida :)

Next up is a mint green cross back top with matching leggings. This top is my favorite! I love the light muslin material and the cross back is the cutest. The leggings by Petit Peony (here) are super soft and actually fit my little peanut! Avery is super petite (hysterical considering I am 5'10") and we have a hard time with pants being too long, but they got it right! The package also included a super cute pink, fabric bead necklace, which was definitely Avery's favorite! She wore it to school the next day with her uniform.

This coral/peach dress by Everbloom (here) has embroidery and tassels! I wish I had for myself! The bright colors and embroidery make it such a fun summer dress. One thing that I love about Mac & Mia is that it introduced me to some new brands that I had never heard of previously. For example Everbloom is the cutest brand!

The shipment also included a super cute peplum top by Nano (here) and jean shorts from DL1961. The peplum top feels so grown up for my 4 year old, but it looked so cute on! And the shorts will be on heavy rotation this summer!


After talking to Avery about what she liked and sending pictures to her Grandma (who loved it all), we decided to keep all of the pieces. They will be perfect for our summer adventures! Overall, I was really happy with all of the items that were sent to us from a quality perspective. The price points varied, but the total cost after everything was purchased (15% off) was about $170. I wouldn't use Mac & Mia as a regular way to update my kid's wardrobe because I try to shop sales and find great deals with them changing sizes so often, but I think it is a fun splurge to add some unique items to Avery's wardrobe. We really enjoyed our Mac & Mia experience!

4.  I tried this bronzer at Sephora last week and am obsessed! It is vegan and cruelty free. It also adds color with out being cakey and because of the highlighter it adds a really pretty glow for summer. It is a little pricey, but it was worth it!