Holiday Giveaway 2014

I'm super excited to say that I've rounded up some of my all-time favorite baby items and partnered with some of my favorite shops to create a fantastic giveaway! One of you will win EVERYTHING on this list - over $1100 in prizes. You can enter via the Rafflecopter below.

Merry Christmas! xo, Lauren

The giveaway includes the following fabulous prizes:

1. A crib sheet and crib skirt of your choice from Rikshaw Design
2. A $200 credit to Rosenberry Rooms (I picked out this sweet little Petit Collage owl mobile and this adorable play tent!)
3. A set of swaddling blankets of your choice from Aden & Anais
4. A Four Position 360 carrier from Ergobaby
5. A handmade bib of your choice from Whitney Deal
6. A handmade knit hat of your choice from Maggie & Gray
7. A $200 credit to Minted (I picked out this adorable birth announcement!)
8. This set of three handmade organic knotted headbands from luckypalmtree
9. A hand-knit pretzel rattle from Estella
10. A changing pad cover from New Mom Designs
11. Dream layette in pebble gray from Little Auggie
12. A $50 credit to Leetle Chicken Shop (I picked out this onesie and these booties - so cute!)
13. A large handmade doll of your choice from Blabla.
14. Your choice of a Skwish toy or baby beads toy from Manhattan Toy
15. A handmade personalized wooden teething toy from Little Sapling Toys

So sorry to all of you international people, this giveaway is open to U.S. residents only.

Lots of ways to enter:

a Rafflecopter giveaway

A big thank you to our giveaway sponsors! Show them some love:

Minted: Website . Facebook . Twitter . Pinterest . Blog
Aden + Anais: Website . Facebook . Twitter . Instagram . Blog
Rikshaw Design: Website . Facebook . Twitter . Pinterest . Instagram . Blog
Rosenberry Rooms: Website . Facebook . Twitter . Pinterest . Instagram . Blog
Ergobaby: Website . Facebook . Twitter . Pinterest . Blog
Whitney Deal: Website . Facebook . Twitter . Pinterest . Instagram . Blog
Maggie & Gray: Website
luckypalmtree: Website . Facebook . Twitter . Pinterest . Instagram
Estella: Website . Facebook . Twitter . Pinterest . Instagram . Blog
New Mom Designs: Website . Facebook . Instagram . Blog
Little Auggie: Website . Facebook . Pinterest . Instagram
Leetle Chicken Shop: Website . Facebook . Pinterest . Instagram
Blabla: Website . Facebook . Twitter . Pinterest . Blog
Manhattan Toy: Website . Facebook . Twitter . Pinterest . Instagram . Blog
Little Sapling Toys: Website . Facebook . Pinterest . Instagram

Giving Thanks

This Thanksgiving I am thankful for...

My family, who fill my days with purpose, love, laughter, and joy.

My parents, who are one of my greatest supports - who unfailingly give of themselves - their time, love, and energy to help me in any way that they can.

My sister, who understands me better than almost anyone and loves my children like her own.

My college roommate and close friend, who agreed to watch my girls when I went back to work part-time and who pours out buckets of love, care, and attention on them each and every day. I am amazed daily at the wonderful and unselfish gift that she has given me.

My husband, who is a wonderful partner and an amazing father. Who supports me in my work and in my decisions. Who is trustworthy, thoughtful, and honest. Who is the love of my life.

And for the relationship that my girls have. There is nothing like the love of two sisters, and these two pour out their love for one another in such a way that you can almost feel it radiating out from their little hearts and souls.

I hope you all have a wonderful and joy-filled Thanksgiving, surrounded by all of the people you love most in the world! xo, Lauren

Holiday Gift Guide 2014: Little Reader

One of my favorite things to buy for the girls is books - you can never have too many! Here are a few on our list:

Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

Puffin Hardcover Classics Box Set

Sam & Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett 

Heidi, Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, A Little Princess: Puffin in Bloom Books

Once Upon an Alphabet: Oliver Jeffers

Foxy Bookshelf: Cardboard Friends on Etsy

A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni

Brownstone Bookcase: Land of Nod

Peter Pan: J.M. Barrie

Big Wolf & Little Wolf: Nadine Brun-Cosme

P.S. I still love the books in my 2012 and 2013 Holiday Gift Guides for Little Readers! You can check them out here and here.