Happy Summer 2025

Well, we have had a lot going on this summer & now all of a sudden school is about to start again!  Connor started football practice and Heidi has meet the teacher next week.  In between shuffling kids to extracurricular activities and my part time photography bookings I am pooped!  I’m still working at the bank, and I love it!  I say all the time that I’m ready to retire, but I guess that’s too soon at 44 huh?  I’ve been in banking and finance for over 20 years now, that seems crazy!  Time sure does go fast when you are living through it.  The one thing I will say is it’s SO important to take care of your finances and have your affairs in order, such as savings accounts, life insurance, and more!  As much as that’s a sensitive topic to talk about, it’s something I deal with every day with my customers. Connor will be starting college soon, and we try to live a debt free lifestyle.  Hopefully by the time he’s in college our home will be paid for, but it’s always good to set goals- even if sometimes life events happen, and things don’t go as planned.  Sometimes they DO!

One goal we had for this year is to remodel our “circa 1985” bathrooms….TBC….

We have had a summer full of birthdays.  Our Heidi turned 6 and had a wonderful party with friends.


My twin sister and I started a T-Shirt shop and here are a couple of the fun designs we made for fall:

You can shop HERE to support us 🙂

Love these back to school hungry caterpillar earrings from Bohemian Gemme.  Use my code: BECKY15 to get a discount!!!

And lets not forget the new gameday line from Brianna Cannon!!! Just look at all these cute earrings and there is so much more.  Not to mention the summer sale going on right now where you an get up to 60% off!!! CODE: 10BECKY for discount!!!!

I started a #bookstagram account and I’m loving sharing and finding new books.  You can find me HERE if you need a book bestie 🙂 Shirt is from Poppy & Pine.

Summer shenanigans.  The kids still love the pool!

Our Connor James was baptized, and we couldn’t be prouder of him and his devotion to Christ.  We love you SON-shine!!!!

Colleyville, TX has the BEST July show and we had a great time watching the fireworks and listening to country music with friends.

I turned 44.  YIKES!!!  I started this blog at 25.  Whaaaaaat?

The kiddos had a wonderful visit with my family in Arkansas.  I have a whole bunch of photos, but here are a few.

If you are a book lover like me you MUST get this night light.  It projects books, coffee, and fall leaves on the wall and it’s just magical.  You can also find it HERE.

Connor had a fun youth group trip for a week in New Mexico 🙂

Terence’s 44th birthday too!  We love you so much Ter-Bear!!!!

pumpkin topiary

Eyeing this for fall.  It’s giving McKenzie Childs vibes, but it’s only $12.99!

Up Next…. I’m going to share our recent vacation on the Disney Treasure Cruise Ship!!!  OMG it was the best time ever.  TRULY….I’ll see you soon 🙂

Recent Finds & Faves 2025

I’ll be turning 44 next month.  Someone hold me….I’m getting OLD!!!  Things are starting to crease and crack, but I’m so thankful for another year around the sun.  I plan on going home to Arkansas again for my birthday because my twin sister and I always love to be together.

So let’s catch up shall we?  Here are some things I’ve been loving for summer season & I’d love to share with you!

  • Speaking of aging I wanted to share some skin tightening cream I’ve been using lately that I love!  It goes on purple/blue, but fear not it doesn’t stay that way lol!  It’s working it’s magical powers and I’m realy loving how it makes my skin feel.  So soft and super moisturized, which is the key to age prevention ladies!  I used to not put anything on my face in my younger years and now I wish I would have started sooner.  I’ve never had any botox or anything like that, but good skin care is KEY!!!

  • This necklace came out a couple of weeks ago and I LOVED how colorful the heart charm was.  I had to get it, I’m super into stacking necklaces right now and Allie + Bess is one of my favorite places to shop.

  • I was shooting some bluebonnet photos and drove past this house.  I’m obsessed with wisteria.  LIKE OBSESSED.  So I pulled over like a crazy lady to snap a pic- and now this house will forever live in my mind. 🙂

  • My sweet Heidi girl enjoying her best 5 year old life.  She lost her first tooth a couple of weeks ago and got a visit from the tooth fairy.  This age is so much FUN!

  • We are going on a Disney Cruise this summer, so I got my sister and I one of these Brixley Bags.  Y’all…..they are amazing and for the price!!!! I highly recommend.  The pockets and the divider in the middle make it key for travel or every day wear.  OBSESSED.

 

  • Current favorite phone case is from a company called “Blanc Space”.  I love a good ditsy floral and am saving up for this one!

  • Because everyone else is doing it…I had to do a ChatGTP Barbie.  What do you think?  Does it look like me?

  • Heidi’s first lost tooth 🙂

  • I photographed this beautiful baby shower a couple of weeks ago and it was stunning!  You all can check out my photography work HERE!!!

  • Our 2025 Bluebonnet pictures.  It’s a Texas tradition.

Oh how time flies!

Our family went on a little boat ride down the Trinity River in Fort Worth and it was so much fun.  We didn’t catch any fish, but it was the perfect day and we made some wonderful memories and saw lots of turtles.

  • We enjoyed a visit from Aunt Bonnnie, Jarrett, and Ella for the weekend and we had so much fun shopping and the boys went to a conference at church.

  • This book Javasok is giving me LIFE!!! If you are an avid reader like me, these next two finds are for you.

  • Heidi had Texas western dress up day at school and a performance.  It was so cute and she looked adorable!

  • Valentines Kindergarten party

  • Heidi also started gymnastics and has been doing so well.

  • We took a trip to build a bear.  We’ve been doing this every year and put a special message inside each one.  This year she chose a cat scented like strawberries.

  • The 100th day of school!  I love this day!  All the Kindergartners dress up like old people and have a parade.  It’s so cute.
  • Below is Connor’s 100th day of school from almost 10 years ago.

  • Some photos of me and my best buddy out and about.  Connor is in his teenage era and no longer wants to hang out as much….waaahhhhh!!!! But, I get that! I did the same thing at his age.

  • Speaking of my dear Connor, he turned 15 in March.  He’s on his way to getting his permit to drive, so watch out world & DFW freeways lol!  We love you sonshine.

  • This necklace is my FAVORITE thing!  It’s a new Brianna Cannon piece and I just love it.  Don’t forget to use my Brianna Cannon Coupon Code: 10BECKY

 

 

 

Anyway, hope you all are having a great start to summer – until next time xoxo – Becky

Fall & Holiday Season 2024

Our happy New Year pic- 2025

One of our favorite Christmas traditions at Daystar.  They have the best Christmas lights and they are free.

 

Brianna Cannon birthday party!

 

Our Halloween 2024 pic 🙂

 

Christmas visit in Arkansas with family.  We had a great time with Nana and Poppy and a visit to the farm with Nannie Sue.

Our Christmas card photos 2025

 

Christmas in downtown Grapevine.  I love the store windows downtown and Grapevine is the “Christmas capital” of Texas it is adorable.  Like a Hallmark film for sure- it’s worth the visit!

We also went to ICE! at the Gaylord Texan.  This is another yearly tradition that we wait all year for and enjoy it so much!

I also loved having this Camp Snap camera.  It’s a point and shoot digital camera that shoots like old fashioned film and it’s so fun to use and lightweight.  I like to carry it out or on trips for some fun vintage photos.

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Spooky Season

We live right across the street from a pumpkin patch.  Did I ever tell you all that?  It’s great because it’s so close and it’s the CUTEST patch, but MAN…the traffic this time of year.  It’s also where we usually get our annual pumpkin patch photos.

Last weekend a friend and I took our younger girls to an event in Grapevine to kick off fall with live music in the garden.  It was so much fun & the girls enjoyed ring pops and glow sticks.  Playing on the playground was had and lots of fun music!  

Speaking of Ring Pops, isn’t this idea a cute one for Halloween?  I need to start thinking of school parties again now that Heidi started Kindergarten.

I found these inflatable pumpkins at the Dollar Tree for $5 bucks.  We don’t really decorate with scary things, but I loved these pumpkins.  Sadly, one has already deflated…but they looked cute.  I’m going to try and find where the hole is so I can re-inflate it.

Heidi is ready for Halloween in this cute sweatshirt from Riley & Rhett.  Use code BECKY10 for discount!

Here is Connor’s football photo- 2024 (9th grade Freshman)  He’s getting so big…someone hold me!!!

Heidi’s headband is also on sale from Brianna Cannon.  Use code 10BECKY for discount here!

If y’all haven’t tried this Crisp Apple from OLIPOP- you MUST!!!  It’s like a cold apple cider and sooooo delicious!

Also, Starbucks has the cutest mummy cookies right now, go getcha one 🙂

Here is my fall mantle.  I love fall mantles and porchscapes.  There’s just something so cozy about fall decor.

If you live in DFW and are looking for something fun to do I highly recommend Pumpkin Nights in Arlington, TX.  We went a couple of weeks ago and it was so much fun.  This is our second year to go, and each year it gets better and better.  I have a video with all the highlights here too.

You can get tickets HERE and use code “BECKY” for 10% off your tickets.

Connor had high school homecoming parade last night and the theme was 90’s Hip Hop.

This is my new fall purse and I am loving it!  It’s by a brand called Allyn and it’s real leather and so soft and well made.  Check out all their styles HERE.  It comes with 3 straps, so you can go from crossbody to handheld purse.

And just for nostalgia…here is a memory of Connor’s first Halloween pumpkin patch visit.

 

 

 

 

Fall in Full Swing

Fall is in full swing here in Texas.  Tomorrow it will be in the 80’s, which is basically sweater weather…ha!  Fall is my favorite season and the best is yet to come with the holidays right around the corner.  I live for October, November, December EVERY YEAR!

We also love to watch Connor play football during his first year of High School.  He’s growing up way too fast for me….before you know it he’ll be in college. He’s had a great year so far and his team hasn’t lost any games!  We had to buy a new helmet and cleats for the season, and we also got these cleat insoles to help with comfort during practice and game time.  We try to set him up the best we can for success on the field!

Grana and Pop have been able to come to most games, and we sure have enjoyed having them there to cheer him on.

Heidi is the best cheerleader to her big bro.

Connor also got an E-Bike from Ride1Up.  We did a lot of research before settling on this particular one, and it’s served him well so far.  He enjoys the freedom to go to and from school, and it also frees US up too!  So far we have nothing but great things to say about this bike.  It has some fabulous safety features and is a great option if you have a kid about to drive a car, but not quite ready yet.

I wanted to share these sunglasses too!  Everyone always asks about them on Instagram.  They are from Nordstrom Rack and are Kate Spade.  My favorite color is dark green, so these are perfect!

And meet my newest fall headband from Brianna Cannon!  You all know my love of headbands and accessories.  This one is the perfect fall colors and has a subtle butterfly print.  Use code: 10BECKY to save!

These sneakers from Steve Madden are another fall find I’ve been eyeing.  I love the scalloped edges and fun Velcro.

I ordered this bag from Aallyn and I can’t wait to get it in.  I saw it on someone at work and the style and quality looked amazing.  It comes with 3 different strap lengths too, and is real leather.

This checkered bag is so cute for fall too.  I think these are great for travel and if your out with the kiddos.  Hands free at it’s finest!

Heidi is ready for the candy!!!  Five is such a fun age 🙂

I also can’t go anywhere without my Javasok!  They have the cutest styles for fall, because nobody needs a WET drippy coffee.

Mall fun with the teenagers and tiny tot

I found a great deal on a bed for Heidi on Facebook Marketplace.  This Pottery Barn bed was only $100 bucks, and matches her night stand perfectly.

Earlier this month Heidi and I went on a girls trip to Arkansas to visit family and had a great time.

The girls with Great Grandma, Nannie Sue.

Bonnie & I got chocolate malts at The Purple Cow restaurant.

It was also wonderful to see friends we grew up with at church.

In other school news…Connor got his first suit to wear to homecoming this fall.

Heidi is enjoying Kindergarten and already had a pajama day at school.

To cap off a great end to the summer we had a wonderful time at The Gaylord Texan Hotel and waterpark.  The lazy river is my jam y’all.

We are super excited for what this fall and holiday season hold- love yuns…Becky