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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
It’s been another fun-filled, crazy, busy, wild week around these parts… Our Week in Review: Mama got the sewing machine back out…ties are being made for a few little boys to wear to an upcoming wedding. Michael’s homebrew was finally ready to drink…and it was pretty darn good for a first batch! I started pulling out...
Today we went to one of our favorite local festivals…the Old West Festival. We channeled our inner cowboys/cowgirls and spent the day having an amazing adventure in Dodge City. The kids (and honestly, the adults too…) had a blast. In fact, as we had “dinner” at Kocanut Joe’s Frozen Yogurt tonight Sam said to me...
Ella took her first sewing lesson this past weekend at Sewn Studio in Oakley. I love love love this store (see this post I wrote about my first visit to the store). They carry high quality fabrics with some fabulous unique designs! Ella loved this sewing class, and came home with a very cool new...
