Balancing that homemaker lifestyle with a full-time career!
If you know me at all, you know that I love a good party theme! I'm an entertainer by nature... over the top and ridiculous. Nothing makes me happier than having a houseful of people while we celebrate literally anything- from holidays to birthdays to random Wednesdays. I've had a lot of people reaching out… Continue reading 7 Tips for Throwing a Great “Themed” Party
We're now getting into my favorite time of year! Lights are going up everywhere you look. Family and friends are gathering together. Scents of the season fill the stores, the streets, and our homes... Everything is perfect, right? Wrong. My one and only complaint is that NONE of the major television networks have a good… Continue reading 25 Days of Christmas MOVIES
We only get eighteen precious summers with our kids. That statement alone is hard enough to swallow. Then you break it down even further. Do you know how long those summers actually are? 90 days. That's it. 90. Freaking. Days. Those eighteen glorious summers that we have to spend with our kids only last for… Continue reading Eighteen Precious Summers
Anyone else miss brunch? One thing I've been trying to do during our time at home is to make cooking (and eating) as fun as possible, and get the whole family involved in the kitchen. Luke loves to help, and I'm sure many of your little ones do too. We typically don't do much breakfast… Continue reading Weekend Family Fun: Make Your Own Belgian Waffle Bar
When I put my first list together, I thought this quarantine was going to last two weeks. After finding out we'll be staying put for AT LEAST another month, I thought us parents needed to share some more fun ideas! Here are some activities that we've been doing, or that we've seen friends doing. Please… Continue reading 16 MORE Ideas to Help your Kids Survive the Quarantine
Day 11 of our quarantine- and we decided to try something fun, new, and DELICIOUS! We were getting tired of the same old breakfast foods and really miss our weekend trips to our local donut shop. We decided to give it a whirl! What I really enjoyed about this activity is that EVERYONE can get… Continue reading Homemade Donut Holes: Fun for the Whole Family
Since the majority of us (and especially the kiddos) are going to be cooped up for the foreseeable future, I’ve heard a lot of people asking for ideas of fun things to do that will keep their little ones away from the tv/Nintendo for a bit. These are aside from the obvious “go play outside”… Continue reading Help Your Kids Survive the Quarantine: 19 Fun, Fresh Ideas
Almost a month of summer vacation has already passed... can you believe it? We've packed a TON of activities and adventures into ours, and things are finally starting to settle down. I've noticed with more free time now my little guy has been asking more often to play his Switch or watch tv. I'm fine… Continue reading 45 Days of Short Educational Activities to Keep Your Kids’ Minds Sharp This Summer!
Last summer, I was home with my son- and it was GLORIOUS! We spent our days making lists of fun things to do, and actually did ALL of them! From visiting animals and parks to hiking, swimming, baking, reading... basically anything you could ever imagine. We did it. We made scavenger hunts and treasure maps,… Continue reading Keep Your Kids Busy (Reading) This Summer!
December has always been a magical time of year for me. I consider myself to be the female version of Clark Griswold. Ever since I was a little girl I've loved every aspect of it: from decorating, to baking, to gift giving and wrapping, to midnight mass... I'll stop here because I could go on… Continue reading Letters from Santa
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