Sometimes it feels like I waited my whole life to have a toddler to do fun holiday stuff with, haha! I absolutely love all holidays (Easter is my favorite…) and enjoy doing fun recipes, crafts and celebrations with Thomas and his friends. Since his playhouse was just completed, we hosted his first little playhouse party! Complete with balloons and a “Kisses for Mom” kissing booth. The booth was mostly for passing donuts through, haha.
The kids enjoyed an extra sweet breakfast of mini donuts, waffles and fruit and got to take the best cookies home with them from EllenJay Sweets.
So thankful for Laura Rowe Photography for capturing this sweet morning. We love our playdates and it isn’t easy capturing toddlers.. so happy to have these!

Toddler Valentine's Party by Victoria Austin

Playhouse Party | Toddler Valentine's Party

Oh what fun! The mini donut recipe can be found, here. These were so easy, and I can’t wait to do them again. Just change up your food coloring and sprinkles for different occasions. Balloons, mini plates and other fun party supplies can be found at Wildflowers Fairhope and Michaels.
My sweater can be found via the Liketoknow.it app or at Kohls!

Up next, I’ll share the DIY Watercolors we did! xoxo

Since the holidays, we have been cleaning, purging and organizing in our house! It feels GREAT! I truly cannot blame the wild toddler in the house for the extra clutter… it’s all me! We have (thankfully) lived in this house for about 6 years, and man, have we accumulated some stuff. It feels good to get rid of unnecessary things and deep clean for Spring. My friend Jane with Southern Calligraphy and I have made a little pact to hold each other accountable with our minimalist goals this year. It’s not a “one day fix” but we are mapping out the whole year so we can stay on top of this goal and start the transition to minimizing our belongings and decluttering our spaces and lives!
With all that to be said, Thomas’s toys seem to silently SCREAM at me in every room. If you know me, you know I was hell bent on not letting kids toy’s take over the home we’ve worked so hard for. So as we donated great toys and kept some classics that we adore, I noticed how many are from Etsy and wanted to share them with y’all. Thomas isn’t in Montessori school (or any school yet) but I do lean toward that style of play/learn when given the choice (so you may notice a theme). Otherwise, some are just cute and fun and I hope to keep forever!

Okay, that last one is strictly for me and not a toy. So cute though, right? I just ordered T one for his room!
Be sure to follow me on Instagram to see some of the toys in action! I try to post great finds there as well. Have any favorites I should add to my list? Let me know! xoxo