Happily Hezface Tees

Guys, I am so excited to announce that I'm launching my tee shirt line early December 2015! I've been working hard creating cute, comfy, fun shirts that you'll love. Check Happilyhezface.com soon to see the full collection.

For now, here's a sneak peek of the Best Day Ever tee. Perfect for Disney days, birthdays, or any day you're spending with the people you love. Cheers to the best days ever!

Sticky floors and full hearts

My friend stopped by the other night to pick up something she had left at my house. My one year old was already asleep, so I let her in and we whispered in the entryway. After a minute she looked behind me and smiled. "I love it," she said.

I turned around, not quite sure what she was looking at. I hadn't done a thing to my house all day. In fact, as far as I was concerned it was still the usual disaster of toys, shoes, and children's books that it usually is. But then I realized that's exactly what she was looking at. 

"It just makes me so happy," she said. "It looks lived in and happy." 

I kind of laughed and started explaining the messes around the house. Now that I realized how messy it was, I felt a little embarrassed, but then she said something that changed my mind. She said she hoped that her home looked just like that when people came over and saw her kid's messes. She hoped they saw a well-lived in, cozy, happy home. 

I loved that thought. 

After she left, I turned off all the lights and walked around my home. Normally I rush around before bed thinking of the never-ending to-do list I have. 

The norm is something like: Oh right, I need to call and take care of that tomorrow. And I cannot forget to run this errand. And I can't put this off any longer! And look at the dishes, ahhhhh. 

Then sleep. Then wake up and be a mom, wife, author, primary counselor, friend, sister. Do all the things. Then repeat. 

But instead, I ignored the to-do list and stopped to appreciate the mess in front of me. I felt this wave of gratitude thinking of the thousands of prayers that I said before Kenzie came. Of all the time that I so wished for sticky floors, scattered toys, and baby socks and shoes all over the house. 

Tonight I looked at that mess and got teary-eyed. I thought about how not very long ago I wished for this more than anything else-- and I am so grateful that this is my norm. 

It's chaotic. It's crazy and messy and most of the time we can't find our remotes. But I love it so so much. This is exactly where I want to be. 

And you know what? Life doesn't have to be perfect to happy. Or in my case, my home doesn't have to be spotless to be a happy.

So next week when the days get just as crazy and the dish pile looks just as high, I hope I remember back to this moment and remember what true happiness is. 

Much love, 

Heather 

Our Fall Fun List

Today is first day of Autumn! Can you believe it? I love scrolling through Pinterest and looking at fun fall to-do lists. Everyone has different things on their fall checklist, but I wanted to make our own family one with things we do every year to celebrate our love for the season :)

Come November I'll check in and see how many of these we actually accomplished! But even if we don't finish them all, it will just be fun to have family time and enjoy the season. 

Warm sweaters, hot chocolate, and pumpkin treats, here we come! 

Fall Fun List

Make pumpkin treats

Decorate the house

Take walks

Go to a fair or carnival

Visit a pumpkin patch

Drop off Halloween treats to a neighbor

Stay warm in a cozy sweater

Carve a pumpkin

Watch Hocus Pocus

Go trick or treating

Make a Halloween craft

Crunch leaves

Eat candy apples

Feel crisp autumn breeze

Choose a new Thanksgiving recipe 

Give thanks!

Fall family photo shoot

Drink hot cocoa outside

Read a book (hey, I know a series you might like ;)

Watch Thanksgiving Day Parade 

Enjoy the season! 

Beanie: Radswim // Lips: NYX Matte lipstick in Aria

Coral and Lace

  

Guys, this dress, I am so in love. So much so that I turned into that heart-eyed emoticon when I first saw it. It's a coral and lace dream! 

Have you ever found the perfect dress but wish you could tweak just a few things? Making it just a little bit longer? Changing the neckline or adding sleeves? You can do all those things on Eshakti.com and it's kind of amazing.

You pick your favorite dress, jumpsuit, or top (there are tons!) then choose the neckline, length, and sleeve you want. 

Where has this site been all my life? High school dances would have been so much easier to get a dress for! Back then my cute mom was always trying to hurry and sew on sleeves or find a matching cardigan for my prom dresses. I should really pull out some of those old prom pics and share them! 

But before then, check out Eshakti and look at their darling dresses! There are so many styles that are perfect for fall. And Winter. And Spring. Okay, for all seasons! Also, wouldn't it be great for bridesmaid dresses or any other special occasion? I think yes. 

Coming your way!

Hello lovely friends! Here's a few things I wanted to let you know:

Today I did a guest post over at Brea Getting Fit! It's all about taking small steps to a healthier life and what I do to stay healthy, happy, and sane with a chaotic schedule! Check it out here and let me know what you think! 

Also, I have some super exciting posts coming your way, including: 

*Fun fashion posts (one featuring a gorgeous gown from Eshakti).

*New videos talking about growing hair long and healthy, mascara versus eyelash extensions, and how to create vintage Hollywood curls. 

*And some motivating words about going for your dreams. 

It's gonna be fun :) Stay tuned next week, and Happy Weekend! 

Summer Highlights

Hey guys! I cannot believe summer is coming to an end. I'm always sad to say goodbye, but also so excited for fall to come. But before we pull out our cozy sweaters and pumpkin cookie recipes (am I right?), I wanted to share our family highlights from summer!

Kellen has been working, going to school, and prepping for law school all summer long, and I've been writing, starting the Happily Hezface online store, and chasing around Kenzie all summer :) Even though it's been crazy busy, we still had a lot of fun summer adventures and so many good memories.

I'm always chasing my family around with the camera, and they're probably sick of it, but it's my way of slowing things down! Kenzie is growing up so fast, and even when I look at the pictures from earlier in summer, she looks so little!

But I'm so happy I did film everything because I got to create this video of our favorite moments from summer, and it makes me so so happy! I think I'm going to try and make this a yearly tradition. I want to a make summer highlight video every year to document this for later.

So here was our summer checklist:
Play at the splash pad
Watch fireworks
Go swimming
Play at the park, a lot
Eat snow cones, ice cream, and watermelon
Go for lots of stroller rides (seriously, hundreds)
Celebrate Kenzie's first birthday
Spend time together as a family (my favorite one)

I Hope your summer treated you well! Have a fabulous day, friends!

Fishtail Braid Tutorial

I love this braid and it's so simple! Watch the tutorial below to learn how to do a front dutch braid into a fishtail braid :)