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{this moment}

Inspired by SouleMama: A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you’re inspired to do the same, leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments for all to find and see....

Disney Live :: Three Fairy Tales :: Giveaway :: CLOSED

Giveaway Closed: It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for!  Here are the two lucky winners of the Disney Live tickets: haley oc said…I shared it with Frank’s sister, who has a 3 year old HUGE princess fan at home! and Anonymous said…My daughter’s fav is Snow White, I prefer Cinderella!  suz_ludeman@yahoo.com Congrats!  Send me...
The Games We Play...

The Games We Play…

We’ve been playing games of all sorts lately…card games, board games, lego games, made-up games and more. What are some of your family’s favorite games? Our Favorite Games :: The aMAZEing Labyrinth CandyLand The Enchanted Forest (we LOVE Ravensburger games!) Scrabble The Silly Faces Game (perfect for TODDLERS!) Ticket To Ride (such a great game!!!)...

Calling All Princesses….

Stay tuned Disney fans, I have a fabulous giveaway coming soon!  Here’s a little hint: That’s right, the Disney Princesses are coming to town!  Prepare to step into a world of wonder where wishing is only the beginning and dreams really do come true in Disney Live! presents Three Classic Fairy Tales. Join Mickey, Minnie,...

our morning

a typical tuesday usually involves errands for prince henry and myself. even when it’s chilly outside long lines at the county clerk’s office… while at nana & papa’s house for some exercise, henry took time to oversee the workers who were taking away the tree in the backyard.  sweet prince henry in the car, on our...

Menu Plan Monday ~ January 2nd

I am participating in Menu Plan Monday at orgjunkie.com, but unlike most of the other participants who plan their menus and post them that week, I’m always a bit behind, and I post my menus a week later. I do this so that I can let you know if I try a new recipe and...
Ella's Embroidery

Ella’s Embroidery

This week Ella used her new-found sewing skills to learn how to embroider. I bought this very simple embroidery kit at Sewn Studio in Oakley. She finished it quite quickly with no help from her mama and she was so pleased with herself. She even added her name to the bottom of it in stitches...

Merry Christmas!

I showed you our holiday portrait out-takes a while back, well here are the winners from that photo session 😉  And for those who have asked, I took these pictures of the kids at George Rogers Clark Park on Riverside Drive in Covington, Kentucky. We wish you a very Merry Christmas!

this week…

this week… We are getting in the holiday spirit, I am feeling blessed that I have a husband that buys me flowers to make me smile, The boys have been engrossed in transformations, Ella learned how to play Scrabble, Auntie Annie took Ella, Max & me to the Nutcracker (amazing!), Henry & Will went to...

Zanzoe the Elf

Last year we had a visitor show up around Christmas time, the children named him Zanzoe.  He is our “Elf on the Shelf“.  Have you heard of these elves?  They come from the North Pole to keep an eye on the children and report back to Santa.  It’s really a rather clever idea.  I don’t...

the "special" book box

in our home we have a bookshelf or container to store reading materials in every single room.  sometimes two shelves in one room.  we have ALOT of books…books of all sorts.  in our living room, even though we have two bookshelves we also have a “special” book basket that holds the kids’ library books, and...

Skillet Red Beans [Guest Recipe]

One of my all-time favorite cookbooks is the Kentucky Fresh Cookbook by Maggie Green.  There are so many delicious recipes in this book, but our favorite has been the Skillet Red Beans.  I make it quite often, and everyone loves it.  And, as an added bonus, it freezes well, so I can make a double...