Locks of Love Donation

We have a friend that has been fighting cancer.  We love her and her family.

Kaylee (my daughter) and Sydney are only a few months apart.  Ever since we learned of this diagnosis, we have been thinking of little things we could do to help.  One thing we did was send valentines to all of Sydney's friends at the hospital for Valentines Day.  Not a big thing for us to do, but it means so much to them!

The next thing we wanted to do to help was donate Kaylee's hair to Locks of Love.  We have been growing it out for quite a while now, and we finally took the plunge and cut it!

Kaylee is excited to be able to donate her ponytail.  She loves the new haircut, but it's an extra bonus to be able to be helping someone else at the same time.

We are on Team Sydney!

Learn more about our friend Sydney and ways you can help, go to Sydney's Blog and Sydney's Facebook Page.

Learn more about donating hair at Locks of Love.

Follow on Instagram

I love pictures.  So, it's no surprise that one of my favorite apps is Instagram!  There is nothing fancy about my pictures, they are just about my life and family.  I would love it if you wanted to follow along.

Here is where you can find me:  http://instagram.com/holly_bitsofeverything

Instagram is a fun app where you can take pictures and add different effects to them and then share them with your friends.  Super easy.  Super fun!  You can learn more from Cali's post - 5 Favorite Photo Apps.

I mostly use Instagram on my phone, but even if you don't have a smart phone you can follow along.  You can see all the pictures online at Instagram.com.  Once you log in, you can see all of the pictures of people that you follow.

Other ways to follow us:  Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest

The Mombo Nursing Pillow

This post brought to you by Comfort and Harmony. All opinions are 100% mine.

I just had my second baby.  It’s amazing how much more comfortable I am as a mom this time around.  There are so many things that I know about now that would have really helped me out last time!  The mombo nursing pillow (made by Comfort and Harmony) is one of those things.

Project Life Layouts

I've been a fan of Project Life before it was Project Life.  I did a Project 365 album in 2009.  It was so fun for me to put pictures in a book that I wouldn't normally scrapbook.  I loved it.  My scrapbooking efforts have fizzled out since then - scrapbooking NOTHING for 2010, 2011, and 2012.  (Besides my 2 page layout for my Mom's book.)  OUCH.

Family Share Articles

Has anyone else noticed these great articles popping up all over?  Have you taken the time to check them out?  You should!

Family Share is a great place to find information to strengthen your family.  They have tons of great articles on a lot of different topic, all family related.  This would be a great resource when you are in need of some new ideas to try.  

Here are a few articles that I enjoyed that you might like too:

What kind of Mother are you?

The Perfect Mother's Day Gift

Back in 2004, we gave our mom her most favorite Mother's Day gift of all time.  It was a scrapbook, but not just any usual scrapbook.  This Scrapbook came with a promise to add pages to it each year.  All 5 of us kids committed to making a 2 page spread to show the highlights of our family for the year - every year.  Last year we had to get mom another binder because the first one was bursting.  This book is now the favorite book to look at at Grandma's house.  It's so fun to see how everyone has changed over the years--in one book.  

Soft Snickerdoodles

Sometimes you just need a treat, right?  This is one that we always come back to.  My kids love Snickerdoodles.  It's one of our very favorite cookies.