We had the BEST Halloween, complete with Theo in a pumpkin and trick or treating at Grammy and Pop’s and around our neighborhood. I love my two little astronauts!
October Memories
This has been such a special, spooky month! Weekends spent watching (and then finally joining in!) soccer for Grant, our annual trip to Red Barn Ranch with the Hanlins, Trunk or Treat and a Halloween party, a trip to Spooky Hallow at Deanna Rose, celebrating Dale and Sophie’s October birthdays, antiquing with EB and Grammy, Spooky dinner at EB and GPa’s and lots of baby snuggles from Theo and Lillie – it’s hard to even capture all the Halloween fun that was had before Halloween! Grant, Theo and I also got to participate in his school’s Halloween Ball and I spent lots of time soaking up every bit of my last month of maternity leave with Theo. We went on lots of walks and I completed my goal of learning to finish the needlepoint ornaments I stitched over the past few months. November is going to be full of transitions, and the true kickoff of the holiday season, but I’m so grateful for all the memories we made this October with my two little guys in their astronaut costumes!
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.
