On New Years Eve as a family we gathered together and talked about our past year. We looked back on the past 365 days and thought about our goals we had set and if we had each achieved what we had wanted to. My husband had the goal of completing his first triathlon – and […] Read more…
Archive of ‘Holidays’ category
10 Ways To Make This Christmas The BEST Christmas
We asked 10 children between the ages of 3 and 11 what their favorite holiday was and guess what our results were? 9 out of 10 of them had the same answer… Christmas. Is it the happiness in the air this time of year? Is it the spirit of giving? Is it the curling up by […] Read more…
Top 15 Most Creative Easter Baskets
SO excited to celebrate one of my most favorite holidays this weekend, Easter! I love all of the fun traditions and of course celebrating our Savior! I absolutely loved growing up and celebrating this special day with my family! I remember every Easter Sunday we watched the movie Easter Dream, we would get a new […] Read more…
27 Ways To Celebrate Your Birthday
I have actually gone back and forth about this post today! I was going to post it…and then I wasn’t….and then I was going to… and then I wasn’t… and now if you are reading this, I guess I decided just to DO IT! Today I am 27 YEARS OLD! I normally don’t like to […] Read more…
4 Simple Steps For A Successful Baby Shower
This past Saturday, I spent the day baby shower hopping with my mother and sister in law! We had so much fun going from one shower to the next and it made me SO excited to meet all of these cute newborns that I will get to squeeze and kiss in just a few weeks! […] Read more…
Mercies In Disguise
As I am getting older and am having more experiences in life, I have learned that each of us have trials. I am not sure if it is because of Social Media that we hear of hard times in people’s lives more often these days or if there really are just more sad and hard […] Read more…
15 Lucky Charms Treats for St. Patricks Day
Growing up I LOVED Lucky Charms. I remember going down the cereal isle while grocery shopping with my mom and that would be my favorite choice. I also remember every morning pouring the cereal out and trying to get the most marshmallows as possible. I always wondered why they didn’t put more of those yummy […] Read more…
Show The Love
Happy Valentine’s Day to ALL of you!! I just LOVE each and every one of you for supporting me and following this journey of motherhood. I hope each of you are having a wonderful day! It is interesting to see how much Valentine’s Day has changed for me in the past 26 years. AGES 1-5: […] Read more…
50 Gifts For Your Valentines
February 14, 2009 – “Wake up, hunny! The Love Bug came!! It’s Valentine’s Day!” I think I even broke out into a song {as I normally do with every subject that comes up in our home} about the “Looooove Buuuuuug coming!” I was shaking the bed up and down trying to wake my husband up. […] Read more…
Love Don’t Cost A Thing
February is the month of LOVE! A time to show love to our spouses, children, extended family and even our friends. When I think of February I think of PINK {my favorite color}, sparkles, heart candies and flowers! These are just a few of my favorite things. This month on the blog will be just […] Read more…
SHOW THE LOVE – A countdown to Valentine’s Day
I love that February is a month that we really have the opportunity to tell our families how much we truly love them. I think throughout the year we get busy going and doing, that we don’t pause very often to tell each person how we feel. This past year, I have learned to NEVER […] Read more…
GIVEAWAY DAY – The Whimsical Tree
February is the month of LOVE and we are going to get ready for it TODAY! Every year I have a hard time deciding what to get my husband for Valentine’s Day and how to show him how much I love him. I have learned through the 10 years of being together that the very […] Read more…
“HOW TOs” For Throwing a Party
Thank you all for your nice comments and messages about Laila’s First Birthday Party! I had such a fun time planning it! I have had several of you asking how some of the activities were done and how to make a few things from the party, so I thought I would put together a whole […] Read more…
5 Ways to Make New Years Eve Epic {FOR MOMS}
Tyson and I were talking about how different New Years Eve will be this year. We have a baby that will be asleep by 7:30pm – so what in the world are we going to do?! It is time to get creative and start brainstorming. Just because we are parents, doesn’t mean we can’t have […] Read more…
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
How exciting is Christmas?! I remember lying in bed with my eyes wide open years ago. I would stay awake listening for Santa’s sleigh to land on our roof and to hear the reindeer’s hooves. I sometimes would look out the window and I swear I even saw him flying once. It was a night […] Read more…
A Christmas Coupon Book
It is Christmas Eve and Today’s Deal of the Day is a special one for your MAN. This is a deal he will LOVE. A deal that is FREE. A deal that is perfect for a quick, last minute stocking stuffer! A deal that you just can’t pass up because it is from YOU! I […] Read more…
Top 10 Christmas Eve Traditions
Christmas Eve is a day that I look forward to ALL year long! There are so many fun traditions and there is absolutely NOWHERE else I would rather be, than with my family! As you are planning your events for that special evening, I thought I would help you out a bit with a list […] Read more…
20 EASY, INEXPENSIVE and FAST Neighbor Christmas Gifts
The other day I looked at my calendar and realized Christmas is just around the corner … I hadn’t sent out my Christmas cards yet and I hadn’t even thought about neighbor gifts. With everyone’s busy schedules I am SURE I am not the only one that is racing to get things done! I wanted […] Read more…