The Soltrop Six

shop small gift guide | 0-6 month old

November 24, 2016

It can be really hard to buy for a newborn-6 month old baby. They’re at an age where they are just discovering new things, not very mobile and they honestly aren’t going to care what you get them. Since my little babes are 5 months old now and lots of people are asking me what they should get them for the holidays, I wanted to put together a little gift guide. I also like to shop small whenever possible so all items featured are from small shops! I’m ALWAYS stalking Instagram or Etsy for the cutest baby items. When you shop small you are going to find handmade (aka WELL made) items that most likely your recipient doesn’t already have. Here is a list of useful gifts that both mom and baby will appreciate. 🙂

m & h nursery tour | boy/girl twins nursery

November 17, 2016

Hello and welcome to my NEW SITE! Yay! It’s still a work in progress but I’m really excited about it. I won’t be posting anymore on my old site because this is our new home. 🙂

Here is the link to my live video tour on YouTube: CLICK ME

Anyways, down to business. I am finally getting around to posting Mason and Harper’s nursery. I absolutely love how this room turned out. I think it is the perfect mix of girl and boy. When we first moved in to our house a few years ago, this room was nasty. Check out the before pictures.

our first diy project

November 7, 2016

Usually I am the type of person that would rather buy something at full price than try to attempt to make it myself. I wish I was half as crafty or had an eye for design as a lot of you are. I love following Instagram accounts of people who decorate their homes with beautiful “farmhouse” decor. The farmhouse look is TOTALLY my style and I have dreams of turning my ranch style home into my farmhouse Pinterest board. If only I could find a real farmhouse with lots of land, right? Well, I decided to take baby steps and MAYBE one day my house will be full of neutrals, old wood and shiplap.

what I want my kid-less friends to know

October 28, 2016

**Disclaimer: I wrote this in one 20 minute session (with little regard to punctuation or grammar) and didn’t realize how much I had to say and how many cuss words I needed to say it. 🙂 You’ve been warned.

Lately this topic has been on my mind. I really really miss my high school friends. Some I lost touch with, others I still talk to but not nearly enough. I truly miss the hours of chit chatting about stupid gossip. I feel like we’re all still the fearless 17 year olds that are currently just going through different life stages. Shit, I am only 26 years old, married and have four kids! That’s not typically what you hear from someone so young. A lot of my friends aren’t even thinking about marriage yet or they’re about to get married. They are kid free. The kid-less life seems like some other dimension to me. My life has revolved around my little babes for the last eight years. Trust me, I love my coffee filled, yoga wearing, baby chasing life BUT I miss the days where the only ass I wiped was my own.

friday favorites | rifle paper co. recipe box

October 21, 2016

Happy Friday! Michigan leaves are in full color and the weather is getting cooler. I’m LOVING IT. I have probably said this a million times but this is my absolute favorite time of the year. I have to enjoy every minute of it since its the shortest season. Wahhh. 🙁 This weekend I’m going to a bachelorette party (a night with no kids??? Say whaaaat?) and Mason & Harper will be four months old. Cody and I have plans to do nothing except eat crockpot beef stew and watch football all day Sunday. What are your plans this weekend?