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How to get kids to cooperate + smile during a photoshoot

Kids are so fun to photograph! They have so much emotion, joy, and personality. Kids can also be very challenging. They have their own opinions and ideas and sometimes it can interfere with our vision or plan for the photoshoot. I’ve learned a few tricks over my 10 years of photographing my own children and many others along the way.

It’s important to mention that kids will not perform well…

Books for Boys ages 5-10

I’m a boy mom. I see a lot of wrestling. I step on a lot of legos. When the house is quiet and calm it’s because my 3 boys are reading. Oh how they love to read! We got to the Library at least once a week and order a lot of graphic novels for boys on Amazon. Their beds are filled with books because they sneakily stay awake at night and read oodles of books. Basically we are boy book obsessed over…

Kitchen Home Tour – Arkansas Home

Welcome to our kitchen!!!

The Kitchen tour and sources are finally here! We’ve been in our home 10 months now so I guess it’s about time I finally share it all! So many of you have asked me on my Instagram stories where my lights, my barstools and my curtains are from. I’m so happy to sit down and share it all. I’m going to come look at these pictures when I’m deep in the depths of real life and…

My Favorite Baby Tub – Aqua Scale

My friend Emily tested out the Aqua scale with her cute baby. We are obsessed with this Aqua Tub.  It has a built in Scale, water thermometer, it can be a sit up or laying tub for babies 0-24 months. I wish I could go back in time and replace all the baby tubs I had with my boys and replace them with this one. I made a video for you guys so you could see it in action. I also took a few pictures…

Hey Everyone! It’s Emily here. Today I’m sharing a tutorial for a chore chart and some tips for getting your kids to help out around the house. There are so many different ways to encourage helpful happy cleaners. But at our house we have chore magnets and my kids LOVE them. They seriously LOVE them. They are so excited each day to move their magnets from “TO DO” to “DONE” and I’m so happy that…

Calling all Slime Lovers! When I was a kid it was gak. Gak was the cool mushy material to play with. Slime is the new cool kid in town. Slime really is so awesome though because you can make it at home with a little glue, contact solution, and food coloring! You can buy these cute little store bought slimes at Walmart right now in the Valentine section or you can make your own. Just print our…

  Today’s Valentine is perfect for all those drink lovers! Sip Sip Hooray it’s Valentines Day! These straw valentines are so cute. What is it about crazy straws that makes the kids go wild? Just print the STRAW VALENTINE and attach any straw. I used a hole punch to make holes for the straws to poke through. No tape needed!    Check out all of our other printable Valentines: DIY Bubble Valentine /…

I’m excited to bring you today’s valentine! You can scroll to the bottom to see all the other valentines we’ve posted this week. I love these little DIY Eraser Valentines! You can use any pack of erasers. I found these Valentine inspired erasers at Walmart for .98. You can’t beat that price! Just print the ERASER VALENTINES printable and then tape on your favorite eraser. They print out 4 at a…

I’m so happy to bring you this DIY Sharpener Valentine today! This DIY Valentine series has been so fun. Scroll to the bottom to see all the other valentines we’ve shared so far! I found this cute pack of sharpeners at Walmart aren’t they so cute! You can just print this PRINTABLE SHARPENER VALENTINE and then attach with some tape. So easy!  Happy Valentine’s Day!  Check out our other Valentines…

I’m so excited about these DIY Dino Valentines. Perfect for all those dino loving kiddos out there. I found these little dinosaurs at Walmart but you can get toy dinosaurs anywhere. We try to make it easy on you. All you have to do is print this Printable DINO Valentine and attach some dinosaurs. You can use tape to attach them or lay the dinosaurs flat and use washi tape over the top of the body…

Hey all! Are you enjoying our valentines series? I hope so! Today I’m sharing a super fun and easy coloring valentine card using the amazing Silhouette Cameo. You guys, I use this machine at least once a week, if not more. It’s a game changer for the craft-inclined individual. You all know I have four kids, three of which are at the valentine-giving age. My three year old loves to color and…

Hey, it’s Emily here. I’m sharing a free Bubble Valentine printable for an easy DIY valentine gift and some of my favorite non-candy valentine ideas for girls. Like Lacey, I have three boys. However, I also have one girl. She’s my best little friend and because we are so outnumbered we have to stick together in this house full of testosterone.   I don’t know about you, but I almost always prefer…

This week is DIY Valentine’s Week here at Lacey Placey. So check back every day for a new DIY Valentine idea! Today we are kicking it off with a Valentine that could be for a girl or a boy! I love this cute design Emily made. We have included the download for the BLUE SLINKY Valentine or the Red AND AQUA Valentine. Check back tomorrow for a whole slew of girl Valentine ideas! Tag us on Instagram…

Hey Friends Lacey here! Can I tell you all a little Secret? I totally suck at frosting cookies in a pretty presentable way. I’ve been trying for years. If I’m being honest I haven’t tried that hard. I haven’t taken classes or watched hours of tutorials. But once in a while I’ll think I can make those pretty sugar cookies and hand them out to friends! Then after struggling to bake the cookies just…

Hey all! It’s Emily again! Valentine’s Day is right around the corner! What? How is that possible. It was just Christmas two seconds ago! Happily though, a festive holiday like Valentine’s day leads to lots of fun DIY projects. And DIY projects don’t care if you are single or in a relationship on Valentine’s day. They are there for you in every stage of life. And this particular project looks so…

DIY Heat Transfer “I am Freaking Cold” Sweatshirt

Today I’m sharing a quick and easy tutorial for a DIY heat-transfer vinyl sweatshirt. Many years ago I went to college in Idaho. I was young, freshly graduated from high school and just ready to be on my own. I didn’t fully take into consideration the weather when I applied for schools. So you can imagine my shock when my first winter in Idaho arrived. I had never been so cold in my life. The…

I always knew I had a little bit of crazy in me but after I made this Bachelor Board I realized just how much crazy I had inside! I love competition style shows!! I love to guess and predict who will win. Survivor is another one of my favorites. With Bachelor though it’s hard to remember all of their names and who got eliminated. Even though the show is 2 WHOLE HOURS long we still can’t keep them…