What they don’t tell you after you have a second kid.

My husband and I were college sweethearts. I couldn’t wait until the day I would get to be called Mrs. Olmos. That day came on a beautiful evening in June 2011. On the heels of celebrating our two year anniversary, our precious son Paxton was born.  Fast forward to January ’16 when we welcomed the…

Little Deer Birthday Party {part one} 

If you’re stumped for an adorable theme for a girl OR boy birthday party or baby shower, look no further! During Christmas, I briefly blogged how deer were one of my current favorite decor trends, so it was a no-brainer when it came time to pick a theme for my own baby deer’s first birthday…

Why this year will be different.

You know, I gotta be honest: the past few years, I haven’t made any resolutions.   Some will think that’s a good thing, I mean, you’re only setting yourself up for failure when you make stupid resolutions right? Others are probably in disbelief thinking “why that’s just un-American!”   But really I guess somehow I…

When you wanna decorate, but you don’t wanna pay. 

(A lot). Then I’ll show you what to do! Or at least what I do.  I’m a self-proclaimed savings queen. I get a high out of getting a great deal on something and knowing I didn’t pay full price. The more I save, the higher on cloud 9 I go!   I always tell my husband,…

Hello from the outside.

Don’t you just hate to love that song? Just kidding. Adele is awesome. I shamelessly love that song no matter how overplayed it is. Well, who are you? is what you may be wondering. Allow me to introduce myself! I’m Crystal Olmos. {Yes, this is a bathroom pic of me  } New to the blogging…