I used to be great about making breakfast in the morning . . . & I'm talking about more than pouring cold cereal in a bowl. It wasn't that I was passionate about not allowing sugar coated cereal into the house or anything. To be honest, it was that I had a toddler who hadn't mastered the spoon in the cereal thing yet & I just didn't like to clean up the mess. It was far easier to clean ... Read More about The Breakfast Project: Week 1
A Pinkalicious Birthday
With Grandma & Grandpa in town for Thanksgiving, we decided to celebrate Evie's birthday a little early. I had been asking her what kind of cake she wanted & she was adamant that she wanted a construction site cake (like her brother had earlier this year) or a lady bug cake (the same one she had for her birthday last year). I searched around on Pinterest a while and somewhere it hit me . ... Read More about A Pinkalicious Birthday
Saying Yes
I say "no" to my kids way too often. I know that I need to relax and lighten up a bit and I'm trying to do that while still keeping some discipline, but its something that I have to work at . . . realizing that its okay for there to be messes to clean up or for my day to have some side tracks to the schedule that I try to keep. Over the weekend, I got to work on it. I bought a new shelving unit ... Read More about Saying Yes
Thanksgiving Family Activity
A friend at church was talking about her family making gratitude lists during November which inspired me. Tonight for Family Home Evening, we talked about what it means to be thankful and then used a big piece of butcher paper to start our list of things we're thankful for. We went around the circle about 4 times and let each person say something they were thankful for each time ... Read More about Thanksgiving Family Activity
Homemade Halloween Costumes
I grew up with a mom who really knew how to do it right! She could visualize a costume, find some stuff at a thrift store and scavenge around the house to put together an awesome homemade Halloween costume. I have never worn a purchased Halloween costume & I loved that. As a kid, I wasn't always aware of everything that went into it (I'm sure it was a lot!), but I always loved the results. ... Read More about Homemade Halloween Costumes