If you're anything like us in the PNW, then you are also planning an upcoming warm vacation to ditch the snow, sleet and rain. We just got back from a long overdue 6 days in the Mexican sun and so I thought I'd share some inspo outfits and essentials that can take you from the beach to cocktails at the restaurant nearby. That's what vacation means to me.. being able to throw on a cute cover up … [Read more...]

Happy Monday! Hopefully your weekend was low key and relaxed. I spent mine packing up the boys for our trip to Puerto Vallarta today! My husband's parents spend 2-3 months in the winter down there and this year, we decided to take Jack and Cam for a little 5 day getaway. Unfortunately, Parker is going to stay back with my parents since he's still on a rigid nap schedule and hasn't had all of his … [Read more...]

I haven't don't a motherhood post in a while except to update you on the happenings of our sweet P and so I thought I'd give you a glimpse into our everyday life with three boys under the age of 5. Parker is 14 months, Cammy is turning 3 in a couple of weeks and Jackson will be 5 in the spring. Needless to say, at the end of each day I feel like I was run over by a Mack truck. Going from 0 to 1 … [Read more...]

Unless you're going out for a date night or fancy dinner, I don't think many of us are putting a full face of makeup on everyday to drop the kids at school. Right?! Who has time for that? Certainly not me. Some days, I leave the house without any makeup at all because #noshame but about 3x a week, I feel the need to slap a little SOMETHING on so I don't scare small children (insert zombie emoji … [Read more...]

Can you believe it?! A new DECADE! Excited to see where this year takes us personally and professionally. But in order to meet our goals, we always like to write them down and manifest :) Alix Professional Continuing Education To keep up my Registered Dietitian credentials I have to get 75 continuing education credits every 5 years. My 5 years is up in May and I have a good chunk of … [Read more...]

I hope you all had the BEST CHRISTMAS EVER.. and if yours was anything like mine, it meant waking up at 5:46 am to, "MOM! Wake up! SANTA CAME!!!" Five more minutes, buddy. Just five. more. minutes. please! And if this sounds like the SNL skit with Matt Damon called "Best Christmas Ever," it's because I am pretty sure it was depicted after my life. If you haven't seen it, go watch it IMMEDIATELY. … [Read more...]

When have you ever heard anyone say that they LOVE change? A new mom finally gets into a groove with her newborn and then their sleep goes to hell in a hand basket. The mom isn't exclaiming, "WOOOHOO!!" Quite the contrary; she's huddled in a corner sobbing and Googling everything she's doing wrong (hint: you're doing NOTHING wrong). Or when you're dropping a baby's nap, or moving your toddler to a … [Read more...]

Warning!! I'm going to talk a lot about poop in this post. As a dietitian and mom, I'm comfortable talking about it, but understand if it's not your thing ;) The Backstory We potty trained Quinn when she was almost 2.5 years old and it went pretty smoothly. Sure, a few accidents here and there, but that's to be expected. Usually on the first day at school or a new camp she would have a … [Read more...]