The Sweeter Side of Mommyhood

Hi Lilly! Fancy meeting you here, at our house. Ha! Is it weird to be interviewed by your Mom? Be honest.  Uh sort of... you know me pretty well so...haha! How did the idea for illyLillyDesignCo come about? Well, me and Daddy one day we were looking for a Christmas present for you and we really wanted to get you a teacher lanyard. When it came Aunt Haley and I decided we could make these and make them even better! We were even looking on Pinterest one day and you and Aunt Haley told me I could probably make even better ideas than we saw on Pinterest. A few months after that I saw some clay earrings on your Pinterest and it grew from there!  What is your ... read more

This post is brought to you by Go Laurel Highlands and The Motherhood. All opinions are my own. Last weekend Brandon and I packed up the girls and headed to Laurel Highlands for a really fun weekend getaway as a family. We had no idea how much there is to do so close to our hometown in Pittsburgh and how wonderful the property at Nemacolin Resort is! To say we were blown away is an understatement- the girls kept asking what country we were in which made us laugh. They’ve been all over the world, to Costa Rica, Disney World and a Disney Cruise and the gorgeousness of Lake Chautauqua- but they never dreamed we’d have such a fun vacation right in our backyard! Make sure to checkout my ... read more

This post is sponsored by Northwest Bank. . All thoughts and opinions are my own. Northwest Bank is Member FDIC When I was a kid, I grew up in a six bedroom six bathroom house in a beautiful neighborhood in the esteemed Main Line suburbs of Philadelphia. All I “knew” (and what I learned to be “true”) was that if you worked hard, studied harder and got a good job, you could live in beautiful home in a beautiful place too.I grew up learning about the world; English lit, physics, Econ, psychology, algebra, calc, biology, US government, and all the art I could manage to squeeze into my high school course load. Four years into college, Brandon and I started to look for a place to live and ... read more

Oregano chicken is my new favorite go to dinner. It’s seriously so easy but surprisingly delicious and unique. I know I’m not alone when I say chicken gets boring and I’m always hunting for new chicken recipes to try. The fact that this dinner is so quick to throw together is a serious bonus. You might’ve guessed by the name that oregano chicken is heavy on the oregano. We love this herb and use it fresh and dried. If you can’t find or don’t have fresh, you can definitely use all dried and it’ll still turn out great! You can grill this chicken (instead of using skewers, we use these kabob baskets and they are amazing!) but I needed a quick indoor meal in stormy weather so I ... read more