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Chicken Pesto Stir Fry

Chicken Pesto Stir Fry

I made chicken pesto stir fry this week for dinner and thought I’d share the recipe.  This dish is a big hit at our house.  It is one of the few recipes we make that all four children will eat. The best part…it’s super easy to put together!  You know I love an easy meal...

The Little Things Amazon Store

I’m coming to you today with some exciting news, and perhaps a bit of begging on my part. I have created my very own Amazon Shop for this blog…The Little Things Store. It’s in the beginning stages, but what I’ve done is put together a few categories I think my readers might be interested in,...

Menu Plan Monday ~ October 15 ~ Camping Menu

I am a big fan of menu-planning, it has made my life so much easier! There is less stress at dinner time and we are eating healthier too! Last week I was in a tizzy, I was planning a camping menu for our family of six and I was so worried about what to pack...

SOAR Superhero Club {Review}

I am a bit obsessed with Halloween costume themes, as you might recall. Last year the kids wanted to be superheroes as they all wanted to have different but cool superhero capes. I thought it was an excellent idea, and decided why not! It took me a while to find the right ones and in...

Red River Gorge ~ Fall Break 2012

This weekend was Fall Break for my kids, and we spent a few days camping near Natural Bridge & Red River Gorge.  We spent our weekend exploring, adventuring, s’more making, tent sleeping, fire tending, junk food eating, hiking, laughing, reading, star gazing and memory making.  I picked just a few of my favorite pictures from...

Cards by Katie Fall Sale

Are you a fan of snail mail?  Do you send greeting cards to friends & family?  Are you already thinking about the many people you have to shop for this holiday season?  If you answered yes to any of these questions I might be just the person to help you out! I’m having a SALE...

Disney on Ice presents: Treasure Trove {GIVEAWAY – CLOSED }

Congrats to Mandy, you won the Disney on Ice tickets!  Look for an email from me in your inbox!  Mandy said:  My kids have always been Disney fans, but ever since we visited Disney World this summer, Clara has been dressing up like a different princess every day! She can’t get enough of them! After...

Menu Plan Monday ~ October 1

Last week was a fun week…a wedding week!  Michael’s youngest brother got married this past weekend, so we had the pleasure of eating some delicious meals out this weekend! Here’s what we were eating last week: Mediterranean Pizza & Salad Lemon Basil & Chicken Pasta Bake Caprese Grilled Cheese Hot Dogs, Hamburgers & Garlic Fries...

REVIEW: Cooking with Trader Joe’s Cookbook: Easy Lunchboxes

I was given the opportunity to review a digital copy of the Cooking with Trader Joe’s Cookbook, the Easy Lunchbox edition by Kelly Lester.  This excited me to no end, this cookbook is PERFECT for me and my family!!!!  I LOVE Easy Lunchboxes and I LOVE Trader Joe’s, and I LOVE packing lunches.  So this cookbook...

Taking Family Pictures…

This weekend we celebrated Michael’s brother Matthew’s wedding to his true love Jenny.  It was a gorgeous day for a wedding, and this well-orchestrated event was truly memorable.  Of course there were lots and lots of pictures taken. Family Pictures, the Out-takes: Sometimes it takes a few tries….but eventually we end up with fairly decent...

Coming to Town: Disney on Ice presents Treasure Trove

Disney On Ice is bringing another fabulous ice show to Cincinnati at the end of October, and I will be giving away a family four pack of tickets in the coming weeks, but in the meantime I wanted to share the dates/times AND a few special discounts with you, in case you don’t want to...

Menu Plan Monday ~ September 24

Here we are again…another Monday, another beginning of a busy week for our family.  When I look at the extracurricular activities on our calendar I get positively dizzy.  I need a game plan each week otherwise we’ll end up eating fast food every night.  I’ve been pretty good about making dinner each night, and we’ve...