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My mother-in-law had her birthday last week and I made her this sign. When I saw this SVG image I knew this needed to be in her home; She has been collecting nativities for decades and loves her family so much!Read more

I stumbled across this quote by Mother Teresa last year and instantly knew I wanted it in my home. After casually trying to find it on-sale in home decor stores, and never seeing it, I figured I could just make one.Read more

Our very first Disney visit as a family was about three years ago and I made these fun matching Disneyland subway art t-shirts. We loved them! The year after that I made these matching Disney family vacation shirts. Then last year when we went to Disneyland with my in-laws I knew exactly what I wanted toRead more

Last year, I stumbled across Amy from the happy scrap’s photo tower and absolutely loved the idea.Read more

Valentine’s usually means dinner at a fancy restaurant with the love of your life, but around here it means making a “fancy” dinner together with the many loves of my life.Read more

Well it’s been about a year since we last visited Disneyland {okay only 10 months} and I must admit I’m going crazy wishing we were there!Read more

Since it has been silent on here the entire month, have you been wondering if we went on some magical getaway? I wish we had, but we have been building up amazing immune systems. Since the day after Christmas, we have caught every sickness that is going around. We get better and immediately begin disinfecting the entire houseRead more

My oldest, who is in Preschool, took a little treat to share with all his classmates today, for their christmas party. He loves the candy cane kiss candies right now and knew immediately that is what he wanted to take.Read more

It seems to me that every year when christmas comes around I spend an entire day {or two} in the kitchen making sugar cookies.Read more

This recipe is perfect for my mom’s sugar cookies, or her cinnamon rolls. I even use this recipe half of the time to frost a cake or cupcakes.Read more

This year I decided to try something new. I thought it would be fun for our kids to receive a package from Santa containing all the supplies they would need to write him a letterRead more

Last week, my grandmother passed away. I asked my mother and aunts if I could be the one to do her hair, make-up and nails for the services.Read more

Right after Kevin and I were married {8 years ago} I made this calendar with a magnetic back and interchangeable scrapbook paper design to help us keep track of work schedules, college exams, family gatherings and ect. I’m sure you have probably seen something similar around. Well if you know me, you know I likeRead more

First of all, I have been looking for a second dresser for my boys for a while now. I have periodically been searching craigslist and different classified for a used dresser for a reasonable price.Read more

A few weeks ago, I was casually glancing through a family fun magazine and saw some adorable paranormal pretzels. I instantly decided that those would be in our candy dish for the month of October.Read more

Growing up, my mother almost always had whole wheat bread freshly made on the counter or in the freezer. When one loaf was consumed we could go to the freezer and pull out another.Read more

When we were getting ready to go to Disneyland, I knew that I would need to pack hats for all the boys to wear. We were going to be outside in the sun for more than 11 hours until the sun went down, for 3 days in a row.Read more

I have a sister that takes her family to Disneyland several times a year. So when it came to getting good advice on how to have a great time at Disneyland I immediately turned to her.Read more

Last week, we took our kids to Disneyland. Let me just start out by saying that Disneyland was soooo magical! As a kid, my family and I went to Disneyland several times and I distinctly remember everyone in the park wearing Disney shirts, either just a generic Disney character or their name with Mickey ears, family reunionRead more

Last week, I posted a picture on several of my social media accounts that I was making eggplant parmigiana for dinner. I was amazed by how many people didn’t know that the inside of an eggplant was green {instead of purple}.Read more

Last summer, my oldest was given a pair of binoculars from grandma. He loved so much that he practically wore them everywhere we went: to the grocery store, the park, running errands in the car, bike rides, etc.Read more

I LOVE lasagna! It is one of our families’ go-to meals. My mom’s recipe is quick, easy and uses ingredients I always have on hand. When we were first married, I mention this to several different friends they all responded that they didn’t make lasagna because it takes too long.Read more

This is amazing! I am doing a giveaway for a free family pass to the baby animal days. USU extension is providing me with a family pass to giveaway to one of my readers. I am so excited for the baby animal days this year.Read more

What do you do with your leftover baked potatoes? Have you ever tried making baked steak fries. The potatoes are already cooked so all you have to do is crispy up the outsides.Read more