I had a leftover bag of marshmallows from our summer camping trip that I’ve been wanting to use to make rice krispy treats (nice dairy, egg-free treat I can eat) but when I spotted the Pumpkin O’s in our shelf the other day I thought why not give these a try! I picked up the […]

Seems I blinked and now Flora is 9 months. It’s hard to believe that I’ve started to plan her 1st birthday party already! Here’s a little update on how our girl is doing. She caught her first bad cold of the season at the end of last week and is slowly on the mend. WEIGHT […]

As you know, I’m  big on reading with my girls and take any chance I can get to give them new books to add to our collection. I just got out our Halloween books and gave each girl a new one to read this season. My fears of Piper being more curious and scared about […]

My favorite time to mask is when I’m cleaning – it’s all about the multi-tasking when you’re a mom, am I right? I typically mask 2-3 times a week. Almost always on Sundays and then I usually clean on Friday mornings so I typically wear a mask then too. I have a lot, lot lot […]

As our busy fall routines are in full swing – simple, easy weeknight meals are practically a requirement around here! Here are 5 meals on my menu this week!   Broccoli Bolognese: Bringing back this favorite from last winter. We have pasta most Sunday nights and I made this last night – it was as […]

  Halloween is going to be here before we know it so we were on the hunt for the cutest (and let’s be honest, easiest) mommy and me costumes! Below, we rounded up a few of our favorites. Mommy and Me ballerina costume – How easy and sweet is this costume duo? We love these […]

  Was it just me or did this week feel LONG? I’m so excited though because it’s officially the weekend around here! One of my close friends is visiting this weekend from NYC. We used to be roommates and she’s never met Piper or Flora and I can’t wait to have her for 2 nights! […]

IN THIS SERIES WE SHARE BIRTH STORIES OF ALL KINDS FROM MOTHERS AROUND THE GLOBE — WITH THE HOPE THAT THEY INSPIRE, EDUCATE AND INFORM EXPECTING MOTHERS. INTERESTED IN SHARING YOUR BIRTH STORY? EMAIL US AT SUBMISSIONS@THEMAMANOTES.COM  READ MORE BIRTH STORIES HERE.   MAMA’S NAME: ERICA BABY’S NAME: LAWSON JAMES BIRTH DATE: APRIL 9, 2015 BIRTH […]

We are days away from being halfway through September, so in my book it’s totally acceptable to break out the fall and Halloween decor. This is my favorite time of year and I have no shame embracing all things PUMPKIN now! Here are a few fun finds to update your house without being overly seasonal. […]

I recently shared my favorite nursing bras and thought I would poll The Mama Notes Community on their favorite nursing bras as well – here were the top picks and a few others worth noting! ThirdLove 24/7 Nursing Bra, $72 ThirdLove is a newer brand on the bra scene and utilizes its FitFinder technology to […]

I’ve been getting a lot of questions about all of Piper’s gear so I figured I’d just add it to a post here! Piper is in the 3 year old pre-school program this year at the same school she was at last year, going 3 full days a week. Here’s what we are using: Lunches: […]

Over the past few years working as an editor at Glitter Guide and running The Mama Notes I’ve accumulated tons of beauty products. Which is a good thing – but not when they overtake the tiny bathroom you share with your husband. Since we completed our bathroom renovation our beautiful new shelves have been entirely […]