Holiday Ever After & Vera Bradley

In all the excitement leading up to the Holiday Ever After premeire, it was an added surprise to see the logo I created and Charlie’s beautiful artwork used on a series of Vera Bradley bags! Vera Bradley is such a nostalgic brand for me, I still use my large tote from middle school, and I would love to get my hands on one of these bags, too. The mini Mickey ears headphones case is also adorable. Take a peek at the whole group on Hallmark’s website, available soon!

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Holiday Ever After Script Lettering

It wouldn’t be a complete product assortment without a few beautiful Signature cards! I loved creating this script lettering alongside Charlie’s adorable Cinderlla Castle illustration.

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Holiday Ever After

I’m thrilled to share that I had the amazing opportunity to create the movie title lettering for the upcoming Hallmark and Disney movie: Holiday Ever After, A Disney World Wish Come True! Starring Lacey Chabert and Travis Van Winkle, this will premiere on Hallmark Channel Saturday, November 28th. There are also tons of beautiful products that utilized the style guide artwork to go along with this exiting release as well. All illustration by the talented Charlie Hadley with Art Direction from Steve Willaredt. Take a look at them all here, available in October. I can’t wait to watch!

Lindsey (Lacey Chabert) and her extended family head to Walt Disney World to spend a magical Christmas together. But the dream of a jolly holiday gets quickly dashed when Lindsey discovers her room is next door to Philip (Travis Van Winkle), a disastrous first date she recently had, who’s also there on a family trip. As Lindsey and Philip’s paths cross throughout their stay, the frost starts to thaw as they learn they’re not so different from each other after all. Thanks to some Walt Disney World magic, the holiday wish Lindsey made in Cinderella Fountain just might turn their rivalry into romance.

Starring Lacey Chabert, Travis Van Winkle, Richard Kind,
Christy Carlson Romano, Bryce Durfee, Taegen Burns, and Asher Alexander.

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Fourth of July 2026

Because we were in France last summer, this was our first Fourth of July in our new house and it was also Theo’s first Fourth! Our neighborhood hosts the sweetest parade – complete with a small band leading the way. It ended up being a somewhat rainy morning, but we had the best time strolling the neighborhood, had a wonderful lunch with Grammy and Pop at our house, and then headed to the Hanlin’s for an afternoon topped off with backyard sparklers.

May Memories

I’ll always remember May of 2026 as the month Theo arrived, but before and after his birth there were so many joyful moments I don’t want to forget, too! The month began with our May Day tradition of brining a basket to Grammy and Pop, celebrating Graham’s birthday, and lots of time outside (especially enjoying puddles leftover from the rain). I also took some photos around Hallmark HQ since it has been announced the Royals will build their new stadium on the site of our current offices! At work we celebrated Jess’s anniversary, I took advantage of the stork parking, and I worked my hardest to wrap up a font project and lots of other tasks leading up to my maternity leave.

We made s’mores in our outdoor fireplace both before and after Theo arrived, we celebrated Mother’s Day (a very pregnant holiday for me), toasted Holly and James at their Boulevard Brewing Co. wedding (with a cute Theo plus one), and after Theo’s birth enjoyed three weeks home with Dale as we adjusted to our new family member. Grant had his last day of school, we introduced Theo to friends (including Laura and Trixie and Asad when they came to KC), and we even made it to a play date at the end of the month! The month ended with Grammy and Aunt Edna’s birthday party and another chance to introduce Theo to our extended family. I know I’ll always cherish all these little and big memories!