Ever since we found out that we’ll be having a new little member join our family in September, we’ve been trying to remember what things we need for a new baby. It hasn’t been that long since we had a newborn, but it’s amazing how quickly you forget what it was like! It’s been fun to reminisce about the newborn phase, and we were amazed to think about some of the things we STILL use almost daily. We thought we’d put together a short list of those items here!

With Valentines Day just over a week away, we thought it would be fun to list our top 5 spots for a date night in Nashville! There are SO many great restaurants to choose from – Nashville is definitely a “foody” city. This list is by no means exhaustive; it’s only 5 for crying out loud! There are so many Nashville restaurants on our “to-try-soon” list, but these are some spots we’ve really enjoyed over the years and places return to time and time again.

For Christmas, we were given the Defined Dish Cookbook by Alex Snodgrass. OH. MY. COOKBOOK! Everything we have tried so far has been absolutely DELICIOUS! As of posting this blog, we’ve tried out 9 recipes so far (which is pretty good for only having it for a month), and we are really impressed. Everything can be adapted to be Whole30, but there are alternative ingredients if you aren’t completely grain-free. We have a lot of family with various food allergies, and this book is PERFECT for that.