Church
Bible Journaling Challenge
I'm incredibly excited and honored to be heading up a challenge throughout the month of December focusing on spending time in the Word and honoring Christ during the Christmas season. It's important for me as a mom for my kids to see me spending time talking to God and making sure the holidays are spent with Christ the center of the festivities. I'm all about traditions and creating memories as a family but making sure everything revolves are Jesus Christ is all I want to instill in my babies.
All during the month of December, I'll be sharing through email prompts quick and tangible ways to spend time devoted to building your foundation furthering God's kingdom. I've created a Facebook group for everyone to come for community, encouragement and support throughout the challenge.
If this is something you'd be interested in be involved with, comment below with your email or contact me via email so I can get you on the list!
aubreykinch@gmail.com
baby goodies
Product Review
Tackling Motherhood and How to Make it a Breeze
Is that an oxymoron or what? I don't think Motherhood could ever be a breeze because kids quite simply keep us busy and on our toes but in general, there are tools and resources we can put in place that make it a touch more smooth. Since having two little ones, I'm all about adapting them to my daily life and that means errands, making plans, needing to get things done and while doing so, I need them contained.
That's why I love the invention of a double stroller. The Maxi-Cosi Dana For2 makes trips out with the girls a whole lot easier than if I didn't have gear containing them. Two seats, two large storage baskets, a cup holder for my giant coffee and the ability to recline their seats when nap time hits.
See?? Motherhood can be a breeze when companies think of functionality when designing baby gear!
Can we also talk about these shoes? They popped up on my instagram feed when I was scrolling a few weeks back being at Target and naturally, I'm at Target every other day, I looked and looked and kept checking back and finally found them at a Target further from our home. Snagged them, love them and tell everyone they should pick some up too.
Honestly, I didn't think I would wear them too often but still wanted to add them to my closet and I find myself grabbing for them more than my trusty sneaks or strappy sandals. Win win win, y'all.
family
Introducing... Brielle Ann
My sister-in-law and brother-in-law welcomed their sweet baby girl earth side Sunday, October 29th during a whirlwind delivery. They were so bummed they couldn't come to Colorado and celebrate Grandpa's life at his service on October 28th and we all thought they'd have the baby while we were out of town and God sure is funny, orchestrating it to happen just like that.
Brielle (God's bravest woman) Ann (favor and grace) was born in the afternoon after a few short hours of laboring - such an answered prayer for my sister! I was so grateful they were able to have the time to themselves soaking her up without two sets of families pounding down their doors to meet their new bundle of love. I think those first few hours, days and weeks are precious and intimate and meant to be for mom, dad and baby, as much as possible.
I had the pleasure of shooting newborn pictures when she was 6 days old and ughhhh, the baby fever is real!!
Sweet Elle, auntie loves you! May God bless you always.
baby goodies
Baby Bath Time!
bubble bath, body wash- Tubby Todd | knit doll- Cuddle + Kind | jammies- KicKee Pants | backsplash- B Darling
It's not a lie we are sent PR goodies all the time and some of those end up in a box going to donations or to a women's shelter while others are used continually and I'm then buying after the fact because I love them. I am an open book and will only share the latter with things I personally tell everyone about and am keeping stocked after the fact and a recent package from Tubby Todd is one of those things!
I haven't been a die hard only one bath wash, kind of mama with the kids - I try a lot and haven't found one I have continually purchased but I will be buying Tubby Todd from now on! It's natural, safe and gentle for sensitive skin and smells incredible!
I lather my babies up with the lotion after baths and can't stop smelling them because I love it so much. I'm also soaking up sink baths as long as I can with the bubble bath because that will end sooner than later and I need my babies to stay babies foreverrrr!
photography // Kourtney Marie Photography
emery
hollyn grace
Celebrating Emery + Hollyn's Birthdays
This past Sunday we celebrated the girls together with one party because it's just easier that when with their birthdays being so close together. Notice Emery above holding up three fingers for her age, all sorts of serious! Haha!
They had a blast soaking up friends and family and eating cupcakes (thank you Sprinkles!!). I chose to do a simple Honeybee theme because I fell in love with these invites from Minted. I just couldn't pass them up!
Candace from Presh Toast made them birthday hats and all the paper goods to add some fun details to the party and then Gathre sent us the Midi Mat in Ivy to catch all those crumbs and sprinkles when singing happy birthday!
It all turned out so cute and perfect for them. We sure love these girls and how they bless our lives abundantly!
hollyn grace
Motherhood
Happy Birthday Hollyn!
She's ONE!! It blows my mind it's already been a year when on one hand I feel like she was just born and on another, I feel like she's been in our family forever. I tried hard to document her first year as well as I did with Emery but I fell short. Something I regret but have to accept and that's okay... she's so loved and cherished in our home and the perfect piece to our family puzzle.
Happy birthday, sweet Hollyn!
holidays
6 Stunning Thanksgiving Tablescapes
I'll be the first to admit I'm ready to put up all our Christmas decor and fully walk on over Thanksgiving. It's always Halloween and then straight to Christmas for stores and getting product out so it's hard to really focus on the in between with Thanksgiving and embracing that holiday for all it's worth, decorating, planning and soaking it up.
I'm really trying not to jump the gun and put Christmas up... like today and helping me along with NOT doing that, is Pinterest. I scrolled through looking for Thanksgiving inspiration and wanted to share 6 stunning tablescapes for ideas if you're hosting for the holiday!
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Are you hosting this year? We have never hosted Thanksgiving and typical alternate years with our families on who we spend the holidays with but lately, we're just so burnt out. We'd love to see both families but also don't want to hurt anyone's feelings so we're debating just staying home and celebrating our little family of 5. I know if we do that though, we'll miss out on spending the holiday really celebrating all we're thankful for like our families and loved ones.
The dilemma!
What do you do if you have both your family and your spouses in the same city? Do you to the drop by at both homes? Spend the day at one home only? Stay at your place and boycott all? Open your place for whoever wants to come? Insight, please and thank you!
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