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Laurel at THE HIVEMarch 2, 2018

At Home, Part 3

Family Lifestyle Photo Shoot with Hannah Groat // www.thehiveblog.com // #family #lifestyle #photography

We’re back with part three of the At Home series with my photographer friend Hannah Groat! I had to break my favorites from our at-home lifestyle shoot with her into three parts because I had… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEFebruary 19, 2018

At Home, Part Two

Family Lifestyle Photo Shoot with Hannah Groat // www.thehiveblog.com // #family #lifestyle #photography

Welcome back from the weekend! Did you have a good one? Price and I have actually been in Gatlinburg, TN for the weekend so we’ve been having a blast! Our fly-by-the-seat-of-our-pants itinerary has been super… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEFebruary 12, 2018

At Home, Part One

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Hey everyone! Happy happy Monday! I hope all of you had the best weekend!! We sure did. We got to celebrate Lily Ryan’s birthday (which was actually over a week ago) with a mouse-themed party… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVENovember 14, 2017

The Golden Mustard

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Golden Mustard. That’s what I’m calling the color that I’m so into these days! The color I put my babies in for our Christmas card photos. (Rylee and Cru PERFECTS the use of this color.)… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEAugust 28, 2017

The Frill Of It All

The Frill Of It All // fluted bell sleeves + white skinnies = the perfect fall outfit // www.thehiveblog

If there is one trend I’m loving right now, it is the frill/bell sleeve one! I consider my personal style to be somewhat classic and not super trendy, but every now and then I’ll get… View Full Post

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Laurel at THE HIVEAugust 16, 2017

Happiness

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I recently found out about a really fun jewelry brand out of Berlin called Happiness Boutique that I wanted to share with y’all! Happiness Boutique is a company that offers affordable, fashion forward jewelry, and… View Full Post

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Came across this from four years ago and it made m Came across this from four years ago and it made me smile! 🧡❤️🩷 Filmed on a Tuesday at noon so school must’ve been out for weather or something… Anyway! I love these sweet angel babies and cannot believe how much they’ve grown since then!
It’s BOOK FAIR WEEK at Dempsey’s sweet school! It’s BOOK FAIR WEEK at Dempsey’s sweet school! Books are the gold at the end of the rainbow, and are, of course, the luckiest of all the charms! 🥰 

Helping get the library on theme for this special week has become a yearly highlight for me! The help team this year was *awesome* and so much fun! And, bonus for this year, they let us borrow and actually operate a scissor lift. 😂 New skill to add to the resume! ✨

Happy reading to all the babies who get to experience the joy of the @scholastic book fair this week! ☘️🌈
a little bit of ✨ lovely lately! ✨ • Super a little bit of ✨ lovely lately! ✨

• Super Bowl party • together weekend • hot cocoa • ice storm • breakfast • birthdays • friends • family • futsal • Waffle House • wisdom • duck hunting • silliness • blessings • beagles • basketball • sunrises • goodness • games • gratitude •
Lily Ryan’s guinea pig themed picnic birthday pa Lily Ryan’s guinea pig themed picnic birthday party, or PIG-nic if you will 😂, was such a blast!! Party hats for everyone, lots of yummy food, and the sweetest little piggies!! Peanut Butter, Spirit, Cocoa, Summer, and Cloudy got more loving than they ever dreamed they would, and were super great sports! 🐹 

Big thanks to my friend Misty for the cute sign and my girl Taylor with @theconfetticlubco for doing so much of the setup! With the crazy week I’ve had, it wouldn’t have come together without her help. Takes a village! 😆

Lily Ry is easy to celebrate and I’m so glad she had such a fun day with her sweet friends! 💛🥳
It’s time for that monthly First Friday Giveaway It’s time for that monthly First Friday Giveaway!

This one’s for $50 to Coach’s Creamery in Livingston! We love visiting this cute little ice cream shop perhaps a little too often 😄

To enter to win $50 to CC….
💛 like this post
💛 follow me, @laurel_at_thehive 
💛 tag one friend per comment (each tag is an entry!)

That’s it! But of course there are bonus options! 
💛 bonus option number 1: share this post to your story then come back and put ‘shared’ in a separate comment
💛 bonus option number 2: follow @coachscreamery_livingston then come back and drop three emojis in a separate comment! 💗🍦✨

That’s it! 🥰 This giveaway is not at all affiliated with Meta or any of its partners. It’s simply because I love you (and because I love ice cream! 😆)

The winner will be notified from this account on Tuesday, 2/10. Thank you so much for playing! Have a great weekend! Hope you win! 😘✨
I posted the link to these faux flowers 🌺 on my I posted the link to these faux flowers 🌺 on my stories this morning and oh my word it’s my most clicked on link EVER!!! I’m shocked! Haha but also, they really are SO pretty! And they’re great for this time of year when it’s too cold for most other flowers to thrive (that im aware of!) 

Comment BLOOMS and I’ll DM you the link! 🥰🌺 (p.s. the ones I bought are listed as ‘red’ but I’d say they’re much more pink than red!)
Shop these ten ❤️💕 LOVELY 💕❤️ looks Shop these ten ❤️💕 LOVELY 💕❤️ looks at The Boutique at @madison.marketplace! They have so many precious pieces in the shop right now… you’ve GOT to go see! The Boutique has never looked better! 

And ICYMI, check out my previous reel for all the other fun Valentines cuteness Madison Marketplace has downstairs! 🥰

I LOVE getting to partner with this sweet shop! Thank you for being great, @madison.marketplace 🩷 #ad
Shopping at @madison.marketplace for Valentines ha Shopping at @madison.marketplace for Valentines happies might just be some of the most fun I’ve had in a while! They have gifts, decor, party supplies, smell goods, accessories, clothing (more on that later!), food, art… honestly everything you need to make your Valentine’s Day celebration extra happy and festive! Please go check them out. 🥰  I’m certain you’ll find something there that you love! 

If you’ve shopped their valentines stuff, what did you get?! 🩷
🩷🥳 HAPPY TENTH BIRTHDAY 🥳🩷 to our swee 🩷🥳 HAPPY TENTH BIRTHDAY 🥳🩷 to our sweet, spicy, silly, smart, and sporty Lily Ryan!! She is a joy and a challenge (in all the best possible ways) and we could not love her any more! I love watching her grow in wisdom, and in stature, and in favor with God and man. She is sunshine and I pray her year is the best yet! ☀️🥰
We painted an old mirror and added it into Lil’s We painted an old mirror and added it into Lil’s gallery wall! Love this girl’s happy room 🥰🩷 #thehiveathome
✨ ladies who lunch ✨ Also… if it’s from @e ✨ ladies who lunch ✨
Also… if it’s from @eatlapresa, it’s golden! 🍹🩷🤩
Snoopy takes a power nap 🤣 Snoopy takes a power nap 🤣
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