• Kids,  Travel,  Wear

    Disney 2023

    Reliving our Spring Break trip to Disney World through pictures this week as I cry at work. Kidding. Kind of. We had so much fun with Lake and Roan, along with my grandparents and parents, a few weeks ago at Disney. Here are day-by-day photos, plus links to most outfits. Magic Kingdom {day 1} Roan’s ruffle bubble is inspired by the famous ride, It’s a Small World, which she loved riding. Lake’s shirt features the monorail, which he loved riding. EPCOT Lake and Roan’s matching outfits are from Stitchy Fish. Hollywood Studios The entire family sported “Cars” themed shirts, each one of us wearing a different character. Lake got to…

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    Skelton Family Fall 2022

    It has been such a wonderful experience working with Lindsay Konopa and Julia Wadsworth over the past year and a half. We started with maternity pictures last summer, then added Roan’s newborn session, a spring family session, Roan’s one-year photos, and one last family session to round out our series just a few weeks ago. Please check out Lindsay’s work here and Julia’s work here. I cannot rave about them enough. They are easy to work with, great with kids, and they both create such beautiful and REAL work. I can’t wait to work them both again.

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    A Roany Pony Party

    We celebrated Roan’s first birthday pony style, complete with a real pony! Thank you to all of our family and friends for coming to celebrate with us. It was a gorgeous Saturday and Roan was such a happy girl to see so many people who love her. Plus, I think Scarlett the pony had a pretty fun night with all of the kids and carrots, too. We are lucky to have amazing local talent and all vendors are tagged below. Additionally, some decor is linked at the bottom of the post. Charcuterie: G and V Boards Balloon arch: Cristy’s Party Co. Cake: Elizabeth Skelton Signs: The Sign Queen Cookies: Makin…

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    Roan Turns One

    On August 26th, 2021, our Roan Niles Skelton was born at 7:02 AM- the exact same time her big brother Lake was born. She has been a sweet, smart, and sassy little girl ever since. Happy happy first birthday to our favorite girl. Photos by Lindsay Konopa

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    Eggcellent Easter

    We celebrated Roan’s first Easter and Lake’s third in the sunshine- I am thankful for the beautiful weather we had over the weekend because of course, we met Monday morning with snow. Lake’s pants and shirt are both from Janie and Jack. Roan’s outfit is from Marie Nicole.

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    Breastfeeding and Pumping Essentials

    Breastfeeding is no joke. It is such a difficult thing to do in many ways- planning your day around feedings, figuring out what to do and how to pump when you have to be away from baby, storing milk, finding the best pump for you, etc. It’s a lot. With my son Lake, I was new to breastfeeding and felt like I learned something new every day about tips and tricks, what to do and not to do. One of my biggest regrets is not joining a support group (one I found on Facebook that I joined when he was about nine months old) sooner. I instantly felt connected to…

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    Welcoming Roan Niles

    Our daughter, Roan Niles Skelton, was born on August 26th, 2021, at 7:02 AM (the exact same time as her brother). She weighed 7.8 pounds and was 19 inches long. It has been a magical 7 weeks of loving on her. I’m so happy to show off her newborn pictures, taken by Lindsay Konopa Photography. Hair and Makeup is by Julia Wadsworth.

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    The Skeltons: Family and Maternity Pictures July 2021

    Thank you so much to Lindsay Kokopa Photography for the amazing pictures of our growing family. Lake’s maternity pictures were taken on the beach at Lake Michigan, so I wanted something similar to that feel but unique to baby girl. This perfect spot on a Geist Reservoir dock felt so right. The water was gorgeous and Lake loved counting all the fishies around the shore. I canot get over how big my Lake looks in these pictures, taken just before his second birthday.

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    Baby Skelton #2 Gender Reveal

    In February, we gathered our parents and grandparents for brunch and revealed the sex of our baby. Daniel and I knew for a week before sharing with our family members, so we were excited to let them all in on our secret and celebrate Baby Skelton. We displayed bagels with blue cream cheese and with pink cream cheese, then selected the pink ones on the count of 3! Our Brunch Reveal details are bellow: Shop my dress and Lake’s outift HERE:

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