Sharing my life from son up 'til son down
It's been awhile since I've been crafty around here, so I decided to do a quick Michael's drive-by yesterday with Shane in tow. This means I had all of 10 minutes to fly through the store with him kicking and screaming. That, paired with having no idea what I was even there for, lead to a rather unproductive and stressful trip to the craft store (do you see why I have taken a break from ... [ Read More ]
So in typical holiday-obsessed fashion, I completely decked the halls all day Sunday. It may have been 80 degrees outside but our house is twinkling, glittery, and smells like "Sparkling Snow" 24-7. I love it! I don't really think I have any corners or wall space left for more Christmas DIYs, but I just had to find a spot for this one. I've been wanting to make this glitter deer head canvas ... [ Read More ]
I don't know about you but I definitely have Christmas on the brain these days. I've been working on our holiday cards, have my shopping lists started, and have been planning my annual cookie & ornament swap party. In the spirit of giving, I thought I would put together a little freebie Christmas Bucket List printable for you. I figured I'd post it early for all my fellow eager beavers, ... [ Read More ]
Looking for the Get Fit Giveaway? Just give a click HERE to find out more ways to enter and win! Well it's happened. I opened one small box of Halloween decorations, put out a pumpkin here and there...and you know what comes next right? 200 trips (ok 3) to Michael's, crafting while the kids nap, blowing up my Pinterest Halloween folder full of ideas, and hanging up way ... [ Read More ]
While looking through Pinterest last night I came across this behavior chart. It really stood out to me as something that I thought could work well with Nathan. Lately I have been trying to come up with a solution for his constant request for things....Mommy, after school can we go to the mall and get a Lego Police Station? Mommy, after we go to your store we can go to my store and I'll get ice ... [ Read More ]
DISCLAIMER: IF YOU ARE MIMA OR NANA STOP READING NOW :) Yesterday the boys and I worked on part of the gifts we are going to send out for Mother's Day in a few weeks. My mom and Greg's mom live across the country from us so we know they love anything tangible that is a reminder of the boys. What's better than seeing their little hand prints on something they made and knowing they can carry ... [ Read More ]
It's officially Spring! Winter was not our friend this year, so we were more than happy to say goodbye to the colder (and sicker) days, and say hello to a new season. Although the changing of the seasons may not be as distinct as they were growing up on the east coast, and we don't have to sit back and wait for the snow to melt, we still welcome the gradual changes with open arms. Nana flew ... [ Read More ]
We celebrated yesterday with friends, family and neighbors! I think I tried every version of corned beef and cabbage known to man, and had my first Irish Car-bomb since college! This mama still has it (not really, not really at all!). I made this easy, fairly healthy, and festive rainbow fruit platter! Within minutes it was attacked by all the kids, and I was happy to see they went for the ... [ Read More ]
If there is anything you will come to learn about me it's that I am wreath obsessed. I have them hanging all over our house, and I will change up our front door with each passing holiday and season. While I could go crazy and transition my Valentine's Day wreath into a St. Patty's Day one and then an Easter wreath...I've decided to keep things simple and make one I can have up for all of Spring. ... [ Read More ]
There is nothing that makes Nathan more proud than showing off his artwork, especially pieces that we hang on the fridge or the walls. The only problem is he comes home with piles of art every week from preschool and I can't possible find a place to hang it all. I have been using the app called Artkive via my iPhone, and I totally love it. You can take photos of their art, save it to the app ... [ Read More ]