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Laurel at THE HIVEFebruary 11, 2026

Guinea Pig Picnic (or PIG-NIC!) Birthday Party

Welcome to our PIG-NIC! Our Guinea pig + picnic themed birthday party!

My baby gal is TEN! And I cannot tell you how much fun we had celebrating the occasion! 🙂 We had a PIG-NIC, which is a guinea pig extravaganza with a yummy picnic-y charcuterie spread!… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEJanuary 23, 2026

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Laurel at THE HIVEJanuary 16, 2026

Wintery Valentine Tree

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. A Valentine tree??? YES, a Valentine tree! (But also.. Winter!) I’ve done one for the past maybe three years and I LOVE IT! I think the boys in our household sort of tolerate this… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEJanuary 16, 2026

The Scout Guide Jackson & Central MS, Volume 12

The Scout Guide Jackson and Central Mississippi, volume 12, is OUT!

The newest issue of The Scout Guide Jackson & Central Mississippi is OUT!! Volume 12 is a masterpiece… I’ve loved taking my time flipping through it! And I’m so thrilled to get to have a… View Full Post

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. This coming holiday will be my second one spent with a house full of Tru-Tone vintage-styled LED lights and my love for them only grows! These beautiful lights look like the nostalgic incandescent lights… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVENovember 11, 2025

I Missed It.

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Hey! Wow, it’s been a minute. I’m hopping on today while a have a few minutes before I have to run to a meeting. And I guess the main reason I’m hopping on is to… View Full Post

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Our weekly summer bingo is going mostly good over Our weekly summer bingo is going mostly good over here! Week one is complete and week two has begun! I’ve had a handful of questions about exactly what I’m including on these, so figured I’d share if interested!

Each week, the tasks change up a little bit. The kids get paid per bingo. Some squares are silly, some are hard, some require patience, some help me out, and hopefully all will help make the kids more well-rounded individuals! 

I asked the kids what they liked most last week, what they liked least, and what they would like to see on a future bingo card. We are trying to keep things exciting, but some children are better motivated by this than others 🤪

Hope your summer is going great so far!! 🫶 ☀️
We got our girl @rachel2cooley celebrated good!!! We got our girl @rachel2cooley celebrated good!!! Happy 40th fiesta to this fun forever friend!! We love you so much!!
Oh my word. I loved this book!! Slow at times but Oh my word. I loved this book!! Slow at times but worth reading until the very last sentence. Feeling very inspired by the life of a man named Theo! 

Theo Of Golden by Allen Levi 🪶✨

I’m already casting a movie in my head (which would not live up to this book bc what movie does? But I’ll watch it anyway 😄) and I’m kinda thinking… Tom Hanks?
Just stumbled across these pics from an event I go Just stumbled across these pics from an event I got to do three years three with @mkdeckerdesigns and @carmckie with @bellini.blooms and they just feel like SUMMER! 

@bellini.blooms led a flower crown workshop at this particular event, and the ombré candy & cupcake table with @sweetnsavicakes treats was straight from a dream! The best part was that this event (and the others that we did similar to this) called The Creative Exchange was a celebration of local creators and artists and beautifyers. I so wish we could get another one together soon, but I honestly don’t know where we found the energy to do the ones we did back then! 😅😆 

Maybe someday soon we can pick these back up. Til then, I’ll just enjoy the photos! 🥰🥰 I sure do love our local community of fabulous gals who make our part of the state extraordinarily special!
Day one of our weekly summer bingo cards* is off t Day one of our weekly summer bingo cards* is off to a hilarious start! 🤣 Bless these babies and their special dance moves 😅🤣 I might have to put this task on next week’s bingo cards three or four times 😆

*trying something new this summer where we give the kids 25 tasks each per week. Some are silly, some are challenging, some are routine. For each bingo they get, they earn $. For a blackout they earn $$! Stay tuned 🤪
Cheers to 17 years!! 🥂 I love you so much @pric Cheers to 17 years!! 🥂 I love you so much @pricedonahoo!!
Dempsey’s first honeysuckle experience! Gotta lo Dempsey’s first honeysuckle experience! Gotta love summer in the South! 🥰
✨ girl dinner ✨ 💛🧀🍊🍓🌺💗🍇 ✨ girl dinner ✨
💛🧀🍊🍓🌺💗🍇

• charcuterie • favorite meal • all the food groups •
Spring fun with our babies!! It’s been a packed Spring fun with our babies!! It’s been a packed few weeks but it’s been *such* a fun season! I hope these babies know just how much we enjoy them! 🫶

• tournaments • field day • baseball • soccer • softball • traveling • eating out •
We added these dandelion solar lights to our garde We added these dandelion solar lights to our garden last week and I LOVE THEM SO MUCH!! 

Comment lights for a link! ✨🫶
These kiddos and their love for being outside make These kiddos and their love for being outside make me so happy! They’re very talented at turning lemons into lemonade 🤩

I did a little “research” (or googling 😆) on why it seems they love being outside, even/especially in the rain, and found some good stuff!

🌧️ Here’s how playing in the rain impacts your brain and body:

• Dopamine & Movement: The physical act of playing or walking in the rain acts as a natural reward, encouraging the brain to release dopamine.

• Serotonin & Negative Ions: Rain, particularly through the Lenard effect (water splashing on surfaces), releases negative air ions. These ions are known to increase levels of serotonin, which can boost energy and improve mood.

• Endorphin Release: The sensation of cold rain and the physical exertion of moving outside can trigger the release of endorphins.

• Reduced Stress (Cortisol): Spending time in nature, even when raining, helps reduce cortisol, the body’s primary stress hormone.

• Please always beware when you hear thunder and see lightning! ⚡️ 

As @pricedonahoo has been known to say more than once, “get outside, nerds!”
A girly getaway to the gulf coast for a few days w A girly getaway to the gulf coast for a few days was just the best! These girls have been my besties since college (@rachel2cooley & @jwholmes412) and since preschool (Court, who isn’t on IG) and we just always have the best time together. Thankful for some time to get away and recharge in the Ocean Springs cuteness! Found some fun stops on the way down and on the way home, too! Love these friends of mine and I love Mississippi! 💛
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