Halloween in Jacob's Room

Jacob's room is officially all decked out to celebrate his favorite holiday. Ever since Halloween decor started finding it's way into our red target cart and then into our living room, he's been asking for some "Halloween in my room." Once Daddy hung all our orange and purple lights and spider webs outside, he could hardly contain himself anymore. So this weekend I got to work and his room now reflects the Halloween obsessed kid that he is. 

Jacob loved his Christmas sheets and his Easter sheets last year so I started searching in early September for a Halloween version. After about a month of fruitless searching I found some fabric I loved and asked my mom to make him some. Grandma always delivers and he LOVES his Halloween dogs. 

And of course, his bookshelves always reflect the current season. We're about a month into the school year for his preschool so it was time to take down the back to school books and put up our favorite Halloween ones. 

Little Blue Truck's Halloween // Curious George Goes to a Costume Party 

Bonaparte Falls Apart // Room on the Broom // Five Black Cats // Where's My Mummy? 

I'm a Little Vampire // You Are My Pumpkin // Sheep Trick or Treat

Boo to You! // Spooky Pookie // Clifford's First Halloween // Haunted Clubhouse 

Llama Llama Trick or Treat // Biscuit Visits the Pumpkin Patch 

Every time I stop and think to myself that we have too many books, Jacob proves to me that it's not true. Little guy LOVES his books and loves to flip through and "read" every one of them! 

Bat Pillow // Woolie Ball Garland  // Ghost Garland // Halloween PJs 

Gift Giving Made Easy with Incredibundles

Thank you to Incredibundles.com for sponsoring this post! As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own!

If you're anything like me you thrive on giving the perfect gift. It's my love language. My moment in the sun when I can hand over something I've put together with love and care. 

I was thrilled to check out Incredibundles and all that they have to offer for gift giving. Their site is full of assembled bundles you can purchase, as well as a-la-carte items to build your own bundle. I love that you have both options with their comprehensive site. Pressed for time or feeling uninspired? They have a gift bundle already made for just about every occasion. Want to put a more personal touch on your gift to make it your own? Pick the items most perfect for your gift recipient for something truly special. You can build bundles with books, toys, plush animals, even diapers!

No matter which route you choose your bundle will arrive in a sturdy box that can later be used for storage. Inside you'll find several layers of tissue paper and bubble wrap protecting your gifts. The box can be unsnapped to store flat as well. The gorgeous wrapping and box make incredibundles a great option when you can't give a gift in person and need to send one directly to your recipient.  Little man had a ball unwrapping everything and popping all the bubbles on the bubble wrap!

Our box contained the Toddlers Love to Read bundle, which came with four books and a plush. We've now read and enjoyed all four books over and over and find them to be just right for the toddler set. They are bright and engaging with story lines and characters that are familiar and fun. 

The plush that came with the set is Nut Brown Hare from Guess How Much I Love You. (also included in the set) He's a good size for a toddler to snuggle with and well made with soft velvet fur and embroidery that reads "I love you right up to the moon and back." 

Some of my favorite bundles from their site, by occasion are:

Baby shower: A Year of Diapers, Premium Sleep Bundle, Playtime with Baby

First Birthday: Toddler Play & Learn, Peter Rabbit Bundle, Bath Time Bonanza

2nd Birthday & Beyond: Eric Carle Book Bundle, Toddlers Love to Read Bundle

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Easter Picture Book Favorites

It's about that time.... time to start thinking about bunnies and chicks. I LOVE St. Patrick's Day so I'm always a little sad when it's over. Thankfully filling little man's shelves with new books always makes me feel better. I've yet to find a good book I LOVE explaining the real story/meaning of Easter, so if anyone's got one of those please let me know! But here are some of our favorites filled with bunnies, chicks, and all things spring! 

The Easter Bunny's Assistant // Click Clack Peep
Egg // Llama Llama Easter Egg // Pete's Big Easter Adventure // The Easter Egg
Here Comes Easter // Easter Cat // Happy Easter Curious George //  When Spring Comes 

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Winter Picture Book Favorites

There's something magical about curling up with a good book when the world outside is white and frozen. Growing up my parents house had a cozy window seat and I loved to sit there wrapped in a blanket with a mug of hot chocolate and read the day away while snowflakes fell outside. We don't get quite that same experience here, but this weekend while the rest of the country got snowed in, it was down in the 40s, which is chilly by Florida standards! It was the perfect time to brew some warm coffee, throw on our softest sweatpants, and curl up in the rocking chair with my favorite little guy. We've put away our Christmas stories but haven't quite pulled out our Valentine's books - January is the perfect in-between time for winter books. These ones are some of my favorites - compelling and sometimes funny story lines, strong characters and beautiful illustrations, they're the ones I return to again and again in the classroom. And now that I've got a little guy at home I get to see the adventure through his eyes, which is really like rediscovering them for the first time! 

The Mitten // The Snowy Day // Snowballs // Tacky the Penguin // Sneezy the Snowman 

 Froggy gets Dressed // Owl Moon // The Little Snowplow // Max and Marla

Stay warm friends! XO