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🎄 just a reminder to bring yourself joy this ti

🎄 just a reminder to bring yourself joy this time of year too 🎄

What are your own favorite holiday moments that you enjoy for yourself?!?

📷My 12 year old nephew took these. And that ha

📷My 12 year old nephew took these. And that has me all in my feelings.

💕 I feel like I was meeting him for the first time a moment ago. I was single in LA, had recently ended a relationship that was a whole lot less than I deserved and was at my lowest when it came to my self worth. How symbolic that this special kid and I have sort of grown at the same time.

✨To the glow up. The one that matters. The one that helps us love ourselves. It’s never too late.

🎄 Double tap if you still have more decking the

🎄 Double tap if you still have more decking the halls to do……..(pun intended…Donald, deck, decorations……)

🎄<Loungefly Partner> This is my favorite time of year for Disneyland decor, there’s something about the tinsel and ornaments that is just extra magical. And this DRESS? It features Disney’s Ornament Friends and it’s part of the newest @stitchshoppebyloungefly collection available tomorrow 11/24 at 9 am Disneyland time on Loungefly.com!

👗 Stitch Shoppe pieces come in a stellar size range (size XS to 4X) and are incredibly comfortable (I wear a large in most pieces, including this dress). They also come with an exclusive enamel pin!

🎄Now tell me, where would you love to wear this stunning dress (and yes, Main Street for a stroll with a latte in hand is my choice too).

#stitchshoppebyloungefly

📚 Title: Mom and Dad Go On A Date 📕Chapter

📚 Title: Mom and Dad Go On A Date

📕Chapter 1: Talk about Lydia Half the Time
📗Chapter 2: A Lunch Date is best, since…..we go to bed early now
📘Chapter 3: Walked around, bought fancy coffee (see chapter 2), and talked about how much my hometown has changed (I mean, we used to walk uphill both ways in the snow right?)
📙Chapter 4: It may look different that our first few trips to my hometown…..but it’s filled with just as much love.

💕Cheers to making the time, even if it’s shorter and filled with coffee these days.

📷 Let’s talk Family Photos: a few tips 📷⠀
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❤️Ready? We are family photo pros over here, and these? A few ways to make things fun and easy.⠀
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1️⃣Let your kids help: they can plan outfits, pick a location, help everyone line up……this is THEIR project, you’re just…..along for the ride⠀
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2️⃣Communication: discuss how long you’ll be taking pictures, and what the goal is……⠀
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3️⃣Coordinated, Not Matching: we usually plan for a certain color scheme or overall print / theme for our outfits. That way they look cohesive without being too stuffy or boring.⠀
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📷This year? I decided to work with what we had, with a few additions. I headed to the Shoppes at Carlsbad, and wanted to see items IN PERSON for our family photos. I found the CUTEST family Vans, and the team at the store did a great job helping me find a fun color combination that looked great in family pictures (plus we can all wear them again, bonus!).⠀
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Nothing like a good old fashioned mall day, right? (I grabbed holiday candles too, so I’m calling this a win)⠀
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@theshoppesatcarlsbad #theshoppesatcarlsbad #ad

💕Confession Time: What is One Thing That’s Be

💕Confession Time: What is One Thing That’s Been On Your To Do List For Far Too Long?⠀
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🩺Truth: When we first moved from Los Angeles to San Diego, we took a little too long to find Lydia’s new pediatrician (and our own doctors for that matter). We got caught up with the move, unpacking, school starting.....and at first? We kept saying that we’d go back up to LA for doctor appointments. Fast forward months and months into San Diego living, and we realized we were a little behind. Lydia was months late to her annual check up (and a couple of her routine vaccines).⠀
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🥼Now to be honest? I was embarrassed. More embarrassed than I was about being late to my OWN appointments (it was dentist appointments too while we’re being honest here). But her pediatrician? Was amazing. We got everything caught up, she was understanding, and supportive and made it a whole lot easier than expected.⠀
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🩺Now, everyone may not have moved....but we did experience a VERY difficult last year or so. And one of the things that has been missed? Routine appointments for our own medical care and our childrens’. This? Is your reminder to call your family pediatrician. It’s so important that we each have a trusted resource to help us navigate important decisions and timelines. And friends, if you don’t trust your pediatrician, this is me encouraging you to find one that you DO feel comfortable being open and honest with. They’re an important support to you and your children as they grow up!⠀
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💕So tell the truth, we’re not alone here right? What are you putting off?⠀
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#CallYourPediatrician partner

🎉THEATRE IS BACK!!!!!!!🎉⠀ ⠀ 📷Ok, I kn

🎉THEATRE IS BACK!!!!!!!🎉⠀
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📷Ok, I know this is a little bit of an awkward family photo, but it’s for the memory books. Sorry, not sorry.⠀
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🎭The back story: when we first moved to San Diego, we had NO idea about special holiday traditions or activities here. The first winter, everyone RAVED about the Grinch play at the Old Globe Theatre in Balboa Park, and we decided that the next year, we’d be sure to grab tickets right away. Well, we all know how that went.⠀
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🎄But this year? We were ready, and were at the theatre yesterday for one of the first shows back. It was festive, magical, an incredibly well done show, and Lydia’s first experience with live theatre (this high school theatre kid was a bit teary eyed watching her take it all in).⠀
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🎶This will be a new family tradition for us. Here’s to making new memories in our not so new home. ⠀
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📣What are your favorite family holiday traditions?

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