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{Life Lately: Weekend}


This weekend was a great one. One for the books.

Hard and frustrating (toddler nap tantrums and house hunting) but incredibly amazing. Time with my sweet girl, my incredible man and the best family I could ask for. (We missed you nino Nathan and Tia Annik!)


















We started off the weekend at the Stoneham Zoo's Bunny Bonanza, and although the Easter Bunny ws heading out to lunch when we got there (during prime naptime may I add!!!) we still had a great time seeing some animals and sitting on his chair!

Z woke up to the easter bunnies goodies and was so flipping excited! She sure made this easter special! All she kept saying was "hop hop" and "oooohh". We filled the eggs with cheese bunnies and oatmeal crackers which she was thrilled over.

And my mom and sister made her another incredible basket, mainly filled with all her favorite snack; new spring clothes, hats (the girl loves hats!!) and she was in heaven opening them up before lunch.

She is just getting so darn big and I feel like I need sit still more and just enjoy. Because sometimes we get so caught up in planning, paying attention to other folks and things being perfect that we forget to cherish and soak in the simple moments. Watching her with my family and her dadda fills my soul with all sorts of good things.

Trying my best to remember all the amazingness of this weekend as we approach a daunting to- do list in the next two weeks; hopefully it's enough fuel!!!

Hope you all had a great weekend and that you enjoyed time withloved ones.

xo

Natalie

{Bebe: Easter Fun in the City}


It's been a slow start to our first week of feeling pretty good. Still not 100% but a few days of fever free and sleeping through the night has us feeling brand-new! And heading out to our regular activities, which is nice for mama and Z.

I was so sad that we had missed a few egg hunts already , but there are is still lot's of Easter fesitvites going on this week/weekend and I thought I'd share a few links around the web to help you plan your week/weekend!










Last year we had tragedy in our family and our hearts are definitely still aching but I am pretty excited that we are getting together at my mom's like we have for years, to enjoy yummy food and watch Z's face when she see's all her goodies!

Anyone doing or know of something fun they'd like to add to this list?!

xo

Natalie

{Fill that Easter Basket with Melissa & Doug}


Happy weekend!

It's snowing here in Boston so we are staying in and catching up on things around the house and the blog, after a sickie week...

Absolutely love when I get to partner with brands that we are already fans of! And I have shared there toys on IG before because we have many of them, so it was easy to come up with my favorite Easter Basket fillers. Actually the hard part was narrowing down, so I also started a Pinterest board with a few other ideas.

Melissa & Doug have a few deals going on, including Buy One Get One 50% on everything in there Easter Shop (Code : SPRINGBOGO ) and Free Shipping over 25$ (Code: FF25)


1. Sticker Collection - Keep them busy with stickers! Also perfect to keep stashed for traveling or snow/sick days that you are stuck inside

2. Purple and white unicorn - Zoe calls her stuffed animals babies, feeds them bottles and rubs there back (cutest thing ever) and this little unicorn would fit right in!

3. Animal magnets - these would be awesome for our front door or the side of the fridge, keeps her busy and she loves practicing her animal sounds!

4. Happy Giddy Bowling Set - ordered these for her because I can't wait to see how excited she gets when we knock something down!

5. Jumbo Paint Brush Set & 6. Spill Proof Paint Cups - these are so cute for your budding artists!

7. Shape Sorting Cube Classic Toy - we got this sorter for Christmas and she lovesssss getting all the shapes in, I love to shout out the colors and what shape she has as we find the right hole.

8. Rainbow Stacker Classic Toy - Another toy that she enjoys playing with every single day and it's so bright that it also looks great on her shelf!

9. Farm Animals & 10. Safari Chunky Puzzle - she will spend a whole afternoon pulling out all of her puzzles over and over. This puzzle rack is also on my list!

11. We got her a Pottery Barn personalized basket last year but I am thinking this Starfish Collapsible Bucket would be adorable and perfect for the beach!

My mom always kept it inexpensive and not filled with candy but always surprised us with a fun basket. So I will be keeping up the tradition with this little lady, especially since she is at the perfect age for surprises and loves opening up things (even if it's just a grocery bag!).

Have you finished your basket? If not head on over and get your shopping done and share what your favorite Melissa & Doug products are in the comments below!

xo

Natalie

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