Does anyone remember “The Really Big Cooking Show” I went to back in November at Thanksgiving Point? Well, it was an event that featured cooking demonstrations, recipes, other culinary helps and giveaways. They had vendor booths featuring food, jewelry, kitchen products and more! I had so much fun that I just had to go again when I found [...]
Join me at Thanksgiving Point for the Really Big Cooking Show! Spring Edition! – #Utah
February 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Valentine’s Day Popcorn Balls #Recipe
February 3, 2013 by 4 Comments
For Christmas this year I received a popcorn popper and I was so excited. We have been married for over 7 years and have never owned one! I am always pining recipes that use popcorn and I can never make them, that is until now! So I was very excited to try out a new [...]
Valentine’s Day Door Wreath – #DIY #Craft
January 21, 2013 by 9 Comments
Do you remember the Halloween door wreath I made back in October? Well I had so much fun with it that I wanted to try and make a Valentines Day wreath just like it! But this time instead of using burlap I found some really cute tulle on sale at Hobby Lobby so I [...]
15 Fun Family Holiday Traditions!
December 17, 2012 by 12 Comments
During the holiday season it is so easy to get caught up in all that is commercial about Christmas. Shopping, buying gifts, receiving gifts, the rush to get the Christmas cards out in time. In the scope of our lives what will matter is the time we spent, the fun we had, and the memories [...]
Gelarti #SavvyGiftGuide Review and Giveaway
December 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Do you have an artist in the family? Or someone who loves to create things? Well my 5 year old daughter LOVES to make, create and decorate. Anything to do with arts and crafts will keep her busy for hours. So when I came across Gelarti I had to find out more! Gelarti is [...]
Homemade Apple Pie Caramel Apples #Recipe
November 12, 2012 by 22 Comments
A couple of months ago while enjoying a nice girls weekend my daughter and I stopped to get a caramel apple while doing some shopping. My daughter had never had one before and needless to say she is absolutely obsessed with them now! So my sister and I thought it would be fun to make [...]
I’m going to the Really Big Cooking Show! – #Utah
November 1, 2012 by 8 Comments
On Saturday November 3rd I get to go check out “The Really Big Cooking Show” at Thanksgiving Point. This event will feature cooking demonstrations, recipes, other culinary helps and giveaways. They have vendor booths featuring The Chocolate, Pampered Chef, Brown Brothers Catering, Slide Ridge, Sweet Salt Clothing, Tupperware, Pantry Secrets, Cook’n, and more! Classes will [...]
Crafting With Kids! Popsicle Stick Puppets
October 15, 2012 by 10 Comments
The boys have really gotten into crafting lately. Just about everyday when asked what they want to do, one of them inevitably yells, “Let’s make crafts!” Since my boys are 5 and 2 I often have to wrack my brains for something that both of them can do without too much assistance. I always sit [...]
Scat the Cat – Color Learning Game
September 10, 2012 by 6 Comments
My in-laws have a cabin up the mountains here in Utah that we like to get away to occasionally through out the year. The last time we were up there one of my sister-in-laws was playing a cute game with her toddler. It was called Scat the Cat and it was a very simply homemade game that [...]
Can I please just take a shower in peace?!
August 31, 2012 by 19 Comments
Ah, the mom shower. Mom Shower noun. The 5 minutes a mother spends in the morning (or afternoon) frantically try to clean herself, daring to leave her children alone, and hoping that during that 5 minutes they don’t burn down the house or kill each other. Not exactly the most relaxing part of my day. [...]
Get Kids Excited for Bath Time! Glow In The Dark Bath!
August 9, 2012 by 10 Comments
My pediatrician sends out a monthly newsletter that I receive each month. As I was reading through last months email it had some cute ideas of activities that you could do with your kids. One of them that I really wanted to try. It was a glow in the dark bath. This is a really [...]
Little Mermaid – Under the Sea Birthday Party Ideas
July 19, 2012 by 4 Comments
Last year we went to Disneyland and over at California Adventure they have a cute new Little Mermaid ride. So ever since then, that is all my daughter can talk about and she even wanted to have an Aerial birthday party for her 5th birthday. I searched around and come up with a few fun ideas [...]
Easy Homemade Chocolate Ice Cream
June 14, 2012 by 30 Comments
When we got married 7 years ago I had a few bridal showers with family and friends. At one of my showers a couple of my cousins gave us an ice cream maker and some recipes to go along with it. Now would you believe that in 7 years of marriage we never made homemade [...]
20 fun ideas to keep kids happy and active during the summer
June 11, 2012 by 6 Comments
As it starts to warm up my kids are just dying to get outside as soon as they wake up each morning. My little two year old is pretty funny when I tell him he has to get dressed first. If he had his way he would be out there in his pajama’s with his [...]
