Trendy, aesthetic, and guaranteed to be a hit this Christmas.

Teen girls can be so hard to shop for — but the good news is they’re very trend-driven, which makes it easy once you know what’s in. These are the most-wanted gifts of the season, curated from TikTok trends, viral favorites, and top-rated picks.

Beauty & Self-Care Favorites

• Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask (Holiday Edition)
A cult-favorite with the cutest seasonal scents. Teens absolutely love this one.

• Sol de Janeiro Body Mist
The Brazilian Crush scents are everywhere on TikTok — especially 68 and 40.

• Drunk Elephant D-Bronzi Drops
The product teens call “liquid sunshine.” Perfect mixed with moisturizer. (Or find a DUPE here for a fraction of the cost)

• Heatless Curling Ribbon Set
They wake up with curls and aesthetic TikTok energy. There are SO many types of heatless curl tools on the market right now. But, if you're confused, Kitsch is always a good bet. The two most popular options are the one long rod or the multi pack of smaller ones. (My personal preference is for the smaller ones.) 

• Touchland Hand Sanitizer Gift Set

Smells so good, looks even better. A must-have backpack accessory.

Fashion They’re Obsessed With

• Ugg K Cassic Ultra Mini Platform Boots
Comfy, cute, and the top teen shoe this year.

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• Lululemon Belt Bag
The teen equivalent of a mom-friendly crossbody — it goes with everything.

• Gold Hoop Earrings
Minimal, timeless, and super on-trend.

• Initial Necklace (simple gold)
Personalized without being childish.

• Cozy Skims-Style Pajama Set
Soft, cute, and perfect for sleepovers or lazy Sundays.

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Tech + Room Must-Haves

• LED Vanity Mirror
A bright, glowy mirror perfect for makeup or desk space.

• Instax or Liene Mini Photo Printer

Let them decorate their room with photos instantly.

• JBL Bluetooth Speaker

Good sound + cute colors = an easy win.

• LED Strip Lights
Still very much a teen room staple.

• Wireless Keyboard + Mouse Set (aesthetic colors)
Perfect for school, gaming, or decorating their desk setup.

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Everything Else They’ll Love

• Stanley Quencher 2.0 (New Colors)
The #1 water bottle on every teen’s wish list.

• Glossier You Perfume

Light, fresh, and super popular with high school girls.

• Phone Case Crossbody Lanyard
Keeps their phone hands-free and safe — stylish, too.

• Pura Vida Bracelets
Affordable, stackable, and easy to collect.

Teen girls love anything that feels aesthetic, viral, or functional-but-still-cute. If it’s something they see on TikTok or something that makes their room prettier, it’s a guaranteed hit. This list covers every major trend for Christmas 2024–2025 — so you truly can’t go wrong.

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Things are different. And hard to process.

I saw a tweet the other day where the writer was praising his friends with anxiety disorders for handling the pandemic so well. And I totally saw myself in that. We anxious people have been mentally preparing for this exact situation for years. Every sneeze has always been the beginning signs of catastrophic illness. There's nothing new there. 😂

What is new and unsettling is the isolation. I've always marveled at friends who parent without their family nearby. How do you survive life with littles when you can't call your mom to just come over for a bit of relief? Well..... I am surviving, but knowing I don't have the option to call in reinforcements makes me feel especially trapped and alone.



In every obstacle we face there is faith that God can use it for good. We see that in the story of Joseph and ultimately in the Cross. And while it's hard to reconcile this immense loss of life with a silver lining, we have to admit that there is one. The earth is resting right now. This is the pinnacle of Sabbath in our modern world. Pollution levels have lowered immensely in some of the worlds busiest areas. Overworked parents are sitting down to nightly meals with their family. We are being forced to rely on God. To talk to him. And cry out to him for help.

Hopefully when this is all over we will be more appreciative of our lives, our jobs, our families and of how fortunate we are to be living in a first world country. In my lifetime, I've never felt America so divided as it has been this year and my prayer is that the fallout from COVID-19 will put our politics into better perspective.

My hope is that this will be a reset button for all of us.



Last night I felt the weight of all of this so heavy on me. So I thought I would link a few different resources I've found, in case you are in the same boat as me.



FOR THE LITTLE ONES:
Lunch time Doodling with Mo Willems

Home Safari with the Cincinnati Zoo

Virtual Kids Fitness (with an amazing woman I get to call a friend)

Story Time read by Fav  Celebs

Go Noodle (Just fun songs and excercise!)




FOR THE BIG KIDS (I.e. You and Me)
How to Talk to Kids About the Virus

A Christian Meditation Podcast (This is a favorite of mine for times when I feel stressed)

The Bible Recap (Easy bite sized installments to help you read the entire bible in a year. Another favorite of mine! and a great way to spend extra free time you may have)

Free Content from the Calm App

Work Out on Insta Live with Allie Nunez (Another dear friend of mine who is using her athletic ability to minister. She will be hosting Live workouts on Instagram at 2:00 MST. You just need 10 lb weights and some water!)

Talk Space Facebook Support Group



If you have others please send them my way! And of Course if you don't have a way to worship on Sunday or to participate in Lenten studies you can always check out my church's livestreams or study content in their app! 

Happy Humpday! While it's a bit gloomy here today, I thought I would still share some of my favorite items for sunnier days! I got a million questions about this Unicorn Sprinkler when I posted it on my Instagram account. So, I linked that below. You can find it at a lot of stores but I linked it at Bed Bath and Beyond so you can try to use that 20% off coupon on it! Another fun fact, If you have a Dirt Cheap in your area (which is a liquidation store) ours has tons of these for 50% OFF.

HAT | SUNNIES | SWIMSUIT (SIMILAR STYLE) | KIMONO (EXTRA 15% OFF WITH CODE "2TCOMEAU15 " ) | SANDALS

PURCHASE THE MAGICAL UNICORN HERE
(I linked to Bed Bath and Beyond so you may be able to use their 20% off coupon)

The kids adorable Goldfish Swimwear is from Sayings Kids in New Orleans. If you're not in the area you can shop their website HERE. They have a lot of other prints in these styles plus tons of fashionable and designer children's clothes that I'm sure you'll love.

I've gathered a couple of my favorite items below for the summer time. From Turkish Towels, Cute Kimonos, oversized sunnies and waterproof sandals! Just click right on the image for more info. Happy Shopping!!

Look at this sweet baby y'all! She's been growing fast and turning into a little chubs. Which I love. It occurred to me, that since my original baby registry blog post is my most trafficked post, that it might be fun to update you all with the things I've really been loving these first three months!

This list is obviously less comprehensive and doesn't include the basics like a favorite car seat or diaper pale. Its simply the things that probably aren't considered necessities but have been adding major value and ease to our lives. So just keep scrolling to check it out.

P.S. this is what I wore for Mother's Day this year. And you can grab the whole look HERE:
BLAZER | TANK | WRAP SKIRT (EXTRA 15% OFF WITH CODE "2tcomea15")

Now onto the baby stuff! First off; you can shop any of these pieces by clicking directly on their pictures.

THE HAAKAA SILICONE BREAST PUMP: I love love love this thing and here is why. I've nursed all of my kids. But have never been able to successfully pump and get a good storage built up. Since I've never worked during the periods that I nursed I was able to always nurse on demand. So there was rarely an occasion where I had excess milk in my milk ducts that needed to be expressed. At least not badly enough to get out the breast pump and deal with all of that non sense. That meant I never had much milk in the freezer for babysitters.

Now, when my milk ducts are most full (usually when I wake up in the morning), I will put the haakaa on one side while Helena nurses on the other. It usually catches anywhere between 1-3 oz. of let down. Then I put it in a storage bag and either pop it in the freezer or in the refrigerator if I chose to add more to it the next morning.


NANOBEBE MILK STORAGE: I just love these bags because they lay so neatly flat in their container. Plus the company claims that this shape allows faster thawing, which can potentially save nutrients from being lost due to over heating.

CAR SEAT NURSING COVER: I with these car seat covers had been around when the other two were infants! They're the best at keeping newborns concealed from the outside world. And they double as a perfect nursing cover.

NOSE FRIDA: This isn't anything new. If you have kids you're probably familiar with it already. But, yes.. this is the best aspirator on the block. And no you won't get boogers in your mouth!

DOCK A TOT: I've said it before and I'll say it again, the dock a tot isn't cheap. So don't feel like you need this as a miracle worker. But, if it is in your budget, then the convenience it provides is amazing! Until the kid can sit up on their own you'll need a safe place in basically every room of your house to put them down while you do chores, help with another kid... use the bathroom! And that's what I love this for. Having to pick up a bouncer or swing and carry it from one room to another is annoying. This is so lightweight but comfy and effective. It's literally the perfect place to dock your tot when you need to put her down. It's also a great spot for them to snooze when necessary.

THE BABY SHUSHER: We've always been big on sound machines. But you can't beat portability. And for some reason Helena seems to be soothed by a SSHHHing sound far more than our other kids did!

ZIPPER SWADDLE / SWADDLE PODS: I just love these for little ones because I find they stay in place better than a traditional blanket or velcro options.

BINXY BABY HAMMOCK: this thing is really genius. So right when I became a mom, I think was the same time that people started discovering how unsafe it was to put your car seat in the kid seat of a shopping cart. So I've spent years shopping with the car seat In the cart taking up all of the room I really need for groceries. This thing will easily and securely hold your baby or her car seat on your cart while leaving room underneath her for your groceries. I love it!


So, that's it! Those are my must haves for the first three months. And I'll try to make more of these lists as we transition into different stages with Helena. What made your life easier in the first three months?! Let me know in the comments! OR shoot me a DM on my Insta!

You GUYYSSSSSS.... I can not even deal with these precious, precious photos from Helena's newborn session. We hooked up with Quinn Alexandra photography when this little girl was about a week old. And we could not have asked for a better experience.

If we're buddies on Instagram then you may recall seeing my stories from the day of the photo shoot. But if not, you can always check them out under the story highlight "Helena's Newborn". Mallory and Jessica were both the sweetest and so perfect with their handling of Helena. I think I should hire them to come put her to sleep like this now. 😂

We had mimosas and king cake and lots of toys and activities for the older kids. Plus an adorable nursery for me to rock and nurse Helena to sleep. Anyway... I'll stop dragging on and let you check out the pictures. It's hard for me to pick a favorite but I think this first one might be a strong contender!

And because we were there Mardi Gras week, they through in a little carnival fun, to celebrate!

How sweet are all of these pictures? Which is your favorite? I'm trying to decide which ones to hang on our gallery wall vs. which ones to put in smaller frames around the house.

And head to Quinn Alexandra's instagram account to check out more of their work!