Over here living like a celebrity without any hard Over here living like a celebrity without any hard water or chlorine in our shower water✨ 

I was so excited to try this thing because it is such a simple switch to make for us and the babies to have healthier skin and hair and safer shower water. Not to mention that it literally is an easy switch, it took me like 2 minutes to install (it even comes with its own cute little wrench) And this shower head makes me feel like I’m at a spa! I can wash my long hair out with how strong the pressure is but it’s also soft enough to rinse off this sweet Nyah’s newborn skin! -it’s magic. 

It filters out chlorine, heavy metals, and so many other things in hard water. 
Our hair and skin has never felt softer and more healthy. If you’re ready to improve the quality of your shower, water, health and beauty routine all in one swap you can use the link in my bio to buy the @jolieskinco shower head. #jolieskinco #filteredwater #filteredshowerhead #beautyroutine #momfinds
Brice and I are one away from having the same size Brice and I are one away from having the same size family I grew up in 🤪🤯 kinda crazy to think about lol  Big fan of big families & having sisters 💕 #bigfamily #familytime #familythings #familyof5 #vinoypark #sisterthings
Our sweet little princess @bricepeoples #howdidweg Our sweet little princess @bricepeoples #howdidwegetsolucky #toddlergirlstyle #toddlergirlfashion #mamasgirl #girlmom #girldad
Love every minute and every sleepless night haha m Love every minute and every sleepless night haha my favorite era ✨ #ilovebeingamom #momofthree #familyof5 #mixedfamily #minivlog #sahmlife #momera
I’d do it again too 🤰🏽🙌🏽💕 #babyda I’d do it again too 🤰🏽🙌🏽💕 #babydaddy #familyoffive #fatherofdaughters #girldad #momstatus #mixedfamily #blackdadsmatter #dopeblackdads #yoursocrazyiwanttohaveyourbaby #tiktoktrends
Took the babies to the @vinoyresort to checkout th Took the babies to the @vinoyresort to checkout the gorgeous updates and eat some gelato and they couldn’t get enough of this little car 💕 all the pink vibes swipe 👉
#vinoypark #vinoyresort #stpetemomblog #stpetersburg #dtsp #stpetephotographer #momblogger #lifestyleblogger #brookeandbabies
Morning snuggles & core memories. Whenever I take Morning snuggles & core memories. Whenever I take pictures of the babies I just picture the big box of pictures and loads of albums my mom had for us and just can’t wait till they look back at their little pictures of their childhood. I just have to be better at printing out pictures haha 😆 I stopped after I did evies one year album so I got a lot of catching up to do 
Do you still print out your pictures? Also what do you do with them? Put them in an album or a box or something else?? #printoutpictures #corememories #familyoffive #momstatus #momblogger #photoalbum
The way she fits on my chest like this😍 Wishing The way she fits on my chest like this😍 Wishing this fourth trimester would last forever. I have been working on a blog post on the fourth trimester and how it’s often overlooked by everyone (including moms) we get so busy in taking care of everyone else we forget that our bodies our still healing, we’re still adjusting to the emotional effects of having them on the outside now and we’re adjusting to motherhood (either for the first time or just all over again). Let’s remember to soak up these moments but also prioritize our healing and bonding and resist the pressure to be “back to normal” or “back to work” as soon as possible🙌🏽 check out Brooke and Babies blog to read the full post on 3/6!
Absolutely obsessed. She makes me wanna have a new Absolutely obsessed. She makes me wanna have a newborn for life. Don’t ever grow up 😝 also how cute are these jammies from @bellabubear  they are the softest ever! #familyoffive #postpartum #fourthtrimester #newborn
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House to Home: Front Yard Refresh Pt 2

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Project Today: Removing the Asphalt Walkway

Doable and Budget Friendly DIY’s to turn the house we rented into our home

So just to recap… we are in the process of buying the house that we have been renting for the last three years and we are so excited to make this into our home! We are taking the dated exterior of our house and giving it a little face lift. We are doing a ton of new DIY’s like the concrete, new door and some lighting switches and some that I have done before like pavers, paint and some landscape.

So This is our transition of the house so far…

BEFORE & DURING

This is after donating the pavers and painting the door! The door paint is only a temporary fix because the last step of this refresh will include a new front door from US DOOR & MORE! I am so excited to get one of their exterior doors on our house!

REMOVING THE WALKWAY

So our next move was to demo the walkway to make room for the new concrete patio and paver walkway. With this project my main goal was a design I loved, to keep the costs down as low as possible, and acquire new skills along the way! I wanted to do this part on my own but it was much more budget friendly to hire out to my handy-man for this job. He already had the know how, the tools and I was already hiring him to haul all the asphalt away. I would have had to rent or buy and angle grinder, the blade and an electric jack hammer. No to mention it would have taken me twice as long.

I drew the line where I wanted him to cut and he used an angle grinder with a cement blade like this one to score a line in the asphalt

He then used his electric jack hammer to break up the asphalt into chunks to haul away on his trailer

The whole thing probably took less than a half an hour!

So below is my mood board for the project. This is how I want it to look when we are done! Kinda hard to imagine but it is going to be even better than this!

With the walkway removed we are one step closer to the mood board below becoming a reality! I cannot even tell you how excited I am that those dirty garden beds are gone now! I have hated those since I moved in. Our yard was always so “dirty” lol and filled with leaves. We literally always rushed inside and never spent anytime in the yard now it is turning into a space that we really utilize!

Mood Board for the House

Where we left off today…after asphalt removal

One of the more easiest projects that we knocked out was hanging the swing! The kids were so excited and we have already used it so much! We bought this swing a couple months ago and have been waiting to hang it forever. We recently bought a similar type of swing for the play-set in the backyard but it had fabric instead of the rope. It DID NOT hold up. It literally was out there for like two months and had some wearing from the sun and as soon as we sat on it it ripped. This has been out for a month or two now and is holding up great.

Projects To Do:

  1. Demo up the asphalt walkway
  2. Pour 2 concrete pads under each window (using only the best!)
  3. Paint Exterior & Garage
  4. Brick Walkway
  5. Fence
  6. Landscape
  7. Lighting
  8. Swing
  9. Side Driveway
  10. New Front Door with the best in town

These are all projects that are doable and affordable in phases! Two down and 8 to go! Make sure to follow along on my instagram for some real time action!

Project MVP’s

Sakrete Concrete

We are partnering with Sakrete to create the front patio of my dreams! I am so excited to work with concrete on this project! It has been on my DIY list forever! They are the best and have been around forever! They have so much more than just concrete mixes too! Will be sharing my favorites from Sakrete in the coming weeks!

You can use there concrete calculator here to determine how much of their product you need for each product!

https://www.sakrete.com/product-calculators

US Door & More

In prepping for this project I spent so much time looking for front doors and one where the price would match the quality. I was blown away when I found US Door & More! They are based in Tampa and have a beautiful selection of doors! We will be sharing the exact one I will be using on next weeks post but make sure to check out their doors in the mean time because they have so many amazing ones!!

https://www.doornmore.com/exterior-door-1.html

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Over here living like a celebrity without any hard Over here living like a celebrity without any hard water or chlorine in our shower water✨ 

I was so excited to try this thing because it is such a simple switch to make for us and the babies to have healthier skin and hair and safer shower water. Not to mention that it literally is an easy switch, it took me like 2 minutes to install (it even comes with its own cute little wrench) And this shower head makes me feel like I’m at a spa! I can wash my long hair out with how strong the pressure is but it’s also soft enough to rinse off this sweet Nyah’s newborn skin! -it’s magic. 

It filters out chlorine, heavy metals, and so many other things in hard water. 
Our hair and skin has never felt softer and more healthy. If you’re ready to improve the quality of your shower, water, health and beauty routine all in one swap you can use the link in my bio to buy the @jolieskinco shower head. #jolieskinco #filteredwater #filteredshowerhead #beautyroutine #momfinds
Brice and I are one away from having the same size Brice and I are one away from having the same size family I grew up in 🤪🤯 kinda crazy to think about lol  Big fan of big families & having sisters 💕 #bigfamily #familytime #familythings #familyof5 #vinoypark #sisterthings
Our sweet little princess @bricepeoples #howdidweg Our sweet little princess @bricepeoples #howdidwegetsolucky #toddlergirlstyle #toddlergirlfashion #mamasgirl #girlmom #girldad
Love every minute and every sleepless night haha m Love every minute and every sleepless night haha my favorite era ✨ #ilovebeingamom #momofthree #familyof5 #mixedfamily #minivlog #sahmlife #momera
I’d do it again too 🤰🏽🙌🏽💕 #babyda I’d do it again too 🤰🏽🙌🏽💕 #babydaddy #familyoffive #fatherofdaughters #girldad #momstatus #mixedfamily #blackdadsmatter #dopeblackdads #yoursocrazyiwanttohaveyourbaby #tiktoktrends
Took the babies to the @vinoyresort to checkout th Took the babies to the @vinoyresort to checkout the gorgeous updates and eat some gelato and they couldn’t get enough of this little car 💕 all the pink vibes swipe 👉
#vinoypark #vinoyresort #stpetemomblog #stpetersburg #dtsp #stpetephotographer #momblogger #lifestyleblogger #brookeandbabies
Morning snuggles & core memories. Whenever I take Morning snuggles & core memories. Whenever I take pictures of the babies I just picture the big box of pictures and loads of albums my mom had for us and just can’t wait till they look back at their little pictures of their childhood. I just have to be better at printing out pictures haha 😆 I stopped after I did evies one year album so I got a lot of catching up to do 
Do you still print out your pictures? Also what do you do with them? Put them in an album or a box or something else?? #printoutpictures #corememories #familyoffive #momstatus #momblogger #photoalbum
The way she fits on my chest like this😍 Wishing The way she fits on my chest like this😍 Wishing this fourth trimester would last forever. I have been working on a blog post on the fourth trimester and how it’s often overlooked by everyone (including moms) we get so busy in taking care of everyone else we forget that our bodies our still healing, we’re still adjusting to the emotional effects of having them on the outside now and we’re adjusting to motherhood (either for the first time or just all over again). Let’s remember to soak up these moments but also prioritize our healing and bonding and resist the pressure to be “back to normal” or “back to work” as soon as possible🙌🏽 check out Brooke and Babies blog to read the full post on 3/6!
Absolutely obsessed. She makes me wanna have a new Absolutely obsessed. She makes me wanna have a newborn for life. Don’t ever grow up 😝 also how cute are these jammies from @bellabubear  they are the softest ever! #familyoffive #postpartum #fourthtrimester #newborn
POV you’re living your best life on maternity le POV you’re living your best life on maternity leave and your watching too many TikTok’s while soaking up all the baby snuggles  #tiktoktrend #boysaliarpart2 #momstatus #maternityleave #postpartum #momblogger #momsofinstagram #familyoffive

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Over here living like a celebrity without any hard Over here living like a celebrity without any hard water or chlorine in our shower water✨ 

I was so excited to try this thing because it is such a simple switch to make for us and the babies to have healthier skin and hair and safer shower water. Not to mention that it literally is an easy switch, it took me like 2 minutes to install (it even comes with its own cute little wrench) And this shower head makes me feel like I’m at a spa! I can wash my long hair out with how strong the pressure is but it’s also soft enough to rinse off this sweet Nyah’s newborn skin! -it’s magic. 

It filters out chlorine, heavy metals, and so many other things in hard water. 
Our hair and skin has never felt softer and more healthy. If you’re ready to improve the quality of your shower, water, health and beauty routine all in one swap you can use the link in my bio to buy the @jolieskinco shower head. #jolieskinco #filteredwater #filteredshowerhead #beautyroutine #momfinds
Brice and I are one away from having the same size Brice and I are one away from having the same size family I grew up in 🤪🤯 kinda crazy to think about lol  Big fan of big families & having sisters 💕 #bigfamily #familytime #familythings #familyof5 #vinoypark #sisterthings
Our sweet little princess @bricepeoples #howdidweg Our sweet little princess @bricepeoples #howdidwegetsolucky #toddlergirlstyle #toddlergirlfashion #mamasgirl #girlmom #girldad
Love every minute and every sleepless night haha m Love every minute and every sleepless night haha my favorite era ✨ #ilovebeingamom #momofthree #familyof5 #mixedfamily #minivlog #sahmlife #momera
I’d do it again too 🤰🏽🙌🏽💕 #babyda I’d do it again too 🤰🏽🙌🏽💕 #babydaddy #familyoffive #fatherofdaughters #girldad #momstatus #mixedfamily #blackdadsmatter #dopeblackdads #yoursocrazyiwanttohaveyourbaby #tiktoktrends
Took the babies to the @vinoyresort to checkout th Took the babies to the @vinoyresort to checkout the gorgeous updates and eat some gelato and they couldn’t get enough of this little car 💕 all the pink vibes swipe 👉
#vinoypark #vinoyresort #stpetemomblog #stpetersburg #dtsp #stpetephotographer #momblogger #lifestyleblogger #brookeandbabies
Morning snuggles & core memories. Whenever I take Morning snuggles & core memories. Whenever I take pictures of the babies I just picture the big box of pictures and loads of albums my mom had for us and just can’t wait till they look back at their little pictures of their childhood. I just have to be better at printing out pictures haha 😆 I stopped after I did evies one year album so I got a lot of catching up to do 
Do you still print out your pictures? Also what do you do with them? Put them in an album or a box or something else?? #printoutpictures #corememories #familyoffive #momstatus #momblogger #photoalbum
The way she fits on my chest like this😍 Wishing The way she fits on my chest like this😍 Wishing this fourth trimester would last forever. I have been working on a blog post on the fourth trimester and how it’s often overlooked by everyone (including moms) we get so busy in taking care of everyone else we forget that our bodies our still healing, we’re still adjusting to the emotional effects of having them on the outside now and we’re adjusting to motherhood (either for the first time or just all over again). Let’s remember to soak up these moments but also prioritize our healing and bonding and resist the pressure to be “back to normal” or “back to work” as soon as possible🙌🏽 check out Brooke and Babies blog to read the full post on 3/6!
Absolutely obsessed. She makes me wanna have a new Absolutely obsessed. She makes me wanna have a newborn for life. Don’t ever grow up 😝 also how cute are these jammies from @bellabubear  they are the softest ever! #familyoffive #postpartum #fourthtrimester #newborn
POV you’re living your best life on maternity le POV you’re living your best life on maternity leave and your watching too many TikTok’s while soaking up all the baby snuggles  #tiktoktrend #boysaliarpart2 #momstatus #maternityleave #postpartum #momblogger #momsofinstagram #familyoffive

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