• My forever Valentine. 💗 Love of my life. Man of my dreams. Baby daddy. 😉 I love you, I love you, I love you. || Spent today dropping the big kids at school, breakfast in the car, a dentist appointment (and two fillings, yay! 🤪), shopping at Marshalls, praying for car naps (2 out of 3, not bad!), dinner at home with our wild little ones, tag teaming bath time and bedtime. It was terribly mundane, shouldn’t have been that exciting or fun, filled with lots of little stressors. But somehow, it was really fun. (Maybe not the dentist so much, but... 😉) And it’s because we were together. So that’s the thing. Find someone who you can have fun with, even when what you’re doing isn’t supposed to be fun. Because life is full of un-fun moments. But when you can find someone to enjoy the heck out of every aspect of life? Well, that, is something. 🥰
  • Can we talk about how BIG Ollie looks here?! 😭😫 Who told him it was okay to get so big, huh?! 😉 Love him. 😍 Speaking of love, V Day is tomorrow- I’m going to the dentist (hooray!) and then we're just staying in and having a dinner at home after the kids are in bed. 🙌🏻 Try to avert your eyes away from the cute baby for a second (I know, it’s impossible) to see my gorgeous new @victoriaemersondesign bracelets ✨ I shared my favorite picks from their Valentines Day sale in today’s blog post (link in bio) and in stories! 💕 (ad) #victoriaemerson Do you have any fun V Day plans? Staying in totally counts. 👌🏻 http://liketk.it/2Kjp4 #liketkit @liketoknow.it
  • 9 months of Oliver. 🌿 He is officially army crawling alllll over the place. Pulled himself up to stand for the first time this week! Smiles all the time and is such a cheery happy little guy- but he makes you work for the giggles! 🥰 Looooooves to eat (peanut butter sandwich, snapea crisps and bananas are his favorites), is on a good nap schedule (and even does well when we have to skip his nap or prolong it... #3rdbabyprobs). Still has the best cheeks, chunky thighs and irresistible blue eyes. Says “dada” all day long, and loves to growl back and forth with us. 😂🐻 His favorite toys are blocks, the shape sorter and he loves his “baby faces” book. Can’t believe he’s 9 months already! 😭😍
  • Sophie’s new thing is to request that we “read a book we haven’t read before.” Every night. Thankfully, miraculously, and thanks to my generous retired-preschool-teacher aunt, it hasn’t been a problem, buuuut soon we are going to run out of “books we haven’t read before.” So. We’ve been checking tons of books out at the library! And it’s so great! I took a hiatus from going to the library. Sounds silly, right? Last year some time, I was reminded about how amazing the library is. It was like a lightbulb moment- you can get endless free books! Always something new! Did I mention, it’s FREE?! And I was literally addicted to adding books to my holds list and taking Sophie to hang out in the library and check out our books. It was great. And then... I don’t know, I guess life got super busy and I stopped. 3 little ones can do that to a person. 🤪 And now, I’ve been thinking a lot about things that make me happy, and things I enjoy doing, and I was reminded: the library. I was also reminded of how long it’s been since I actually read a book for FUN. Which, seems sad, doesn’t it? So I immediately logged into my library account and added 50 books to my list. 🙃 Feels good. Lots of children’s books and some books for mama too. 🙌🏻 I’ll be adding my read to my “books” highlight if you’re interested? Have you read any good books lately? I’ll go first: I just finished To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before- it was super cute and a quick read. Bonus: there’s a movie on Netflix (also cute!) and it’s a trilogy! Currently reading the 2nd book. Okay, your turn! 💗 http://liketk.it/2Kci5 #liketkit @liketoknow.it
  • Kings game with some of my favorites! Such a fun night with my boo and BFF ❤️👯‍♀️🏀
  • Confession: just made my very first purchase from Athleta, and I’m now hooked. I’ve officially found my new favorite pair of leggings ever!! Think: Lulu Aligns, but slightly thicker and a bit more compression and POCKETS! 👯‍♀️ Did a little try on in my stories, and everything is saved and linked on the blog! Link in bio. 💗 My shoes are amazing too and currently on MAJOR sale for just $35! 🙌🏻 Oh, and I’ve been saying it wrong: it’s pronounced “Ath-letta” in case you’re wondering too. 😂🤷🏻‍♀️ http://liketk.it/2K2oR #liketkit @liketoknow.it
  • 38 weeks in/ 38 weeks out. ✨ I cannot believe it. I’ve carried you in my arms as long as I carried you inside of me. And the immense blessing and magnitude of both of those does not go unnoticed by me. 💛 So grateful to be your mama, little Oliver Lucca.

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I’m Katie Michelle, a 32-year-old from Sacramento, California.  I lived in Paris my junior year of college, and will always have a place in my heart for it. Coincidentally, I ended up earning my Bachelor’s degree in French.  I have a huge passion for working out and eating well, and those endorphins have gotten me through a lot of hard times. I’m married to the kindest, most motivated man I know. His name is Zack and he handles a lot of the photography, SEO, design and financial aspects of this blog. He’s also a computer teacher at an elementary school, and all the kids love him. I don’t blame them.

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We welcomed our own little boy, Samuel Zachary, on 4/11/14. At age 2 1/2 he was diagnosed with Autism. It’s a wild ride we’re on, but we trust in the hope that God provides. Sam is the sweetest little boy, and he’s taught us so much! I’m so excited to see what God has in store for his life!

We welcomed our sweet baby girl, Sophie Michelle, on 1/14/16. She is all sass and personality plus! She cracks us up daily and is so smart! She also talks our ears off, which is the greatest thing.

On 5/7/19 we welcomed our sweet boy Oliver Lucca, into this world. He is the perfect final addition to our little family! I’ve been really taking it slow and enjoying this postpartum journey this time around. There’s something about knowing it’s your last time that really makes it so very special.

I love Jesus and my faith, and have my mum (my very own guardian angel) to thank for that.  I try to live a healthy lifestyle, and enjoy feeding my body with good fuel. I love big hair and bright lights and pretty words. I enjoy kettle corn probably more than most things. I don’t take life too seriously, but I also don’t take it for granted. And I love love love, Love.

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    • Nicole

      You’re life sounds very fun and I’m definitely looking forward to ready more of your posts! Also my niece was born exactly one day before your daughter. Her name is Zaydah and she was born 01/13/16 so I thought that was really cool!

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  2. Jennifer

    Can’t wait to follow your blog…I also live in Northern CA, have to kids (boy and girl) and my oldest has autism.
    I think we have a lot in common and appreciate your story and blog.

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  3. Michelle Haines

    Hi Katie!

    I love following you and your family and love you blog! You have inspired me and help me start my own blog this year so thank you for all your tips on how to start one up! I am really struggling at the moment because I feel stuck on the fact that visual I am not loving on how my blog looks and don’t know how to fix it. Can you suggest on where I can find the help?

    Thank you!

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    • Katie

      Hi Michelle!

      I’m so happy to hear that I was an inspiration! Getting your blog perfectly designed is definitely challenging and can be one of the more frustrating things at the beginning. I recommend premium themes by Studiopress because of how easy they are to customize. That said, you might still have to learn a bit of coding or find someone to do it cheaply for you. My husband is my basically my designer, so unfortunately I don’t have any recommendations in that department. What I can tell you is that a lot of blog designers leave their own link at the very bottom of blogs that they work on. So to find designers, just visit a few blogs that you like and scroll to the very bottom. You’ll find a link on many blogs that will take you to a designer’s website. I hope that helps! Sorry this reply took so long, I also emailed it to you!

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