Hey FIVE ON FRIDAY!!! I know it’s been awhile, but I thought it was the perfect opportunity to talk about five things occupying my mind before we head straight into the weekend [YIPPEE]… it’s been another jam-packed week of craziness in the Stoneking home,–shocking I know–but the next few days look super relaxing and restful, […]

This is always one of my favorite annual posts… for one, it’s so fun to look back and see the previous year’s photos, just how much the girls have grown and changed, how much longer and blonder my hair tends to get [so true], and how Jeff seems to reverse age, which I just can’t […]

I totally gave in… the girls hosted their very first sleepover a few weeks ago, and I can’t take any credit for the magic and wonderment that still has them talking. Jessi from Let it B Love reached out to me about one of their super sleepover parties and I instantly said YES when I […]

A little heavy for a typical Thursday, but this post has been tugging at my heartstrings for the past month since I closed Sugar Bit and you guys always say you love the real posts–SO I figured this is my best opportunity to be 110% honest and transparent and tell you why I walked away […]

Everything We Do Starts with Science I’ve told you before how much I’m excited to share new partnerships and tell you when I find a cause worth collaborating with, especially now that I am playing a significant role in Caroline and Carson’s elementary school PTO and fundraising initiatives! With that being said, I am proud […]

This post is in partnership with Zarbee’s Naturals… all written content and imagery belongs to Hello Happiness and I am thrilled to work with brands I support and truly love. We are almost a month in friends… a month of packing lunches and endless amounts of after-school snacks, a month of homework [not every night […]

I mentioned this sentiment a little more than a week ago when I posted this image on my Instagram. but it spoke to me for so many reasons and I wanted to get a little more candid on the blog today and share some of my personal feelings on this time of everything back-to-school and […]

This blog post is sponsored by Avon… all thoughts, content and imagery belongs to Hello Happiness and collaborations like this make this website possible! I remember it like it was yesterday… growing up, I never left my house to go play without my mom applying Avon’s Skin So Soft Bug Guard products to my skin […]

This post is sponsored by and in collaboration with Zarbee’s Naturals. Partnerships like these continue to make my website possible and all expressed thoughts, content and imagery belongs to Hello Happiness. Cue the alarm clock… it’s time to go back! We are SO excited and getting majorly pumped for the fun that’s to come with […]

A proper brain dump–it’s been a bit my friends!! Summer has flown by in the blink of an eye and I am getting sentimental thinking that BOTH of my little ladies are going to elementary school next week. How is it possible that I have a first grader and a BABY going to kindergarten??? I […]