Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Last year, we got the best birthday present for my 10 year-old son, Cody; a gift that not only keeps him entertained for hours, but also develops skills and talents and fosters creativity. To me, those are the best…
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. A few weeks ago I was organizing my family recipes from my old, broken recipe box to my new, chic Rae Dunn recipe box that Jeff got me for Christmas. Wouldn’t you agree this recipe box is chic? I…
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Happy Birthday to our little puppy boy! Isn’t he the cutest little guy? Okay, so that picture was taken on his 1st birthday, and he’s 5 now. But it really doesn’t get much cuter than that. I can’t believe…
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Happy RV-versary to us!! It was exactly one year ago to this day that I blogged about our new RV! When we first bought it, I had great intentions of blogging about all of our adventures. And then I…
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Happy #PartyTimeTuesday! As promised last week, I am delivering you new party ideas every Tuesday! This week, we’re gonna take it back to my baby’s 1st birthday party! That was almost 7 years ago now… I can hardly believe…
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. It’s that time of year again…Pinewood Derby time! Any other readers here with cub scouts? For those who don’t know what the Pinewood Derby is, it’s an annual derby race in cub scouts. The scouts are given a block…
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Yesterday I shared our family’s spur-of-the-moment snow day trip. Today, I want to share with you things I’ve learned over the years to make a fun and successful snow day, particularly with kids! Playing in the snow can be…
For the first time in a long time, we found ourselves with a free Saturday this past weekend. It seems like the past few months have been jam packed with activities between holiday parties, birthday parties, family in town visiting….we were looking forward to having…
We are wrapping up another school vacation and once again, I find myself asking the age old question, “Did I do enough with my kids?” Last week, one of my children (who will remain nameless) was complaining that we “didn’t do anything” over the break.…
Happy Holidays! Happy Thanksgiving, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanza, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! (Did I leave anyone out?) I spent the last week in Arizona, visiting my twin brother and his family, for Thanksgiving. My dad joined us as did my oldest daughter, Maurina,…
