I love pumpkin and HATE waste, which means that when we have an ingredient, my goal is to use EVERY last bit of it before I have to throw it away! Anyone else? These pumpkin recipes roundup includes only those that we've tried and LOVED. Hungry yet? Let's get cooking! (PSST - we have an updated post about how we decorate our pumpkins, too!) (Double PSST - Wanna join our weekly love letter fam? Sign up here! It's totally free and your inbox will get a little magic every Wednesday!) Pu[...]
So, much of our Easter Basket shopping is done because this year I am super prepared and did this when we traveled to New York (hello amazing Disney Store!). https://youtu.be/26oTlcnQ8Kc But upon looking through everything, I'm not convinced that it has the "Easter" vibe I'm going for. Since I can't really go out and shop, I thought I'd link some of the things we're picking up for Caleigh in this post. Amazon Easter Basket Filler Ideas: Ok, so this CUTE bag comes in bl[...]
Mamas, this activity round up resource is being made available to you because of COVID-19. The likelihood is that we'll need to stay at home as much as we can over the course of the next few weeks. I'm gathering up all of my blogs and YouTube videos for a toddler/preschool activity round up! You will need basic supplies and hopefully you have much of them! I also want to highlight our craft collection here. This is a free resource; you just need to supply your email address to snag it![...]
!function(c,h,i,m,p){m=c.createElement(h),p=c.getElementsByTagName(h)[0],m.async=1,m.src=i,p.parentNode.insertBefore(m,p)}(document,"script","https://chimpstatic.com/mcjs-connected/js/users/ee185dc2f124b5b9605e3d57c/27882fd5357afd9d716ce2827.js");Tonight is officially a school night for me yet again. Don't get me wrong, I love my work, but the alarm clock is my nemesis. My outfit is hung, my lunch is packed, and I'm showered and ready for bed. Now, it's time to reflect. It's always at this poi[...]
The children have gone mad. We are two days out from sweet festive freedom and I hope to survive until that final bell on Friday at 2:00. Pray for me. To distract myself from this, let's walk through Christmas Eve Day in my life. I've talked about tradition in the past 19 days, so I wanted to show you how it's incorporated into my favorite day of the year! For me, Christmas is about the build up of the season in its entirety. I love Christmas Day, but it also can feel melancholy as everyth[...]
For a handful of years, my family has heightened the holiday season with a casual Cookie Exchange Party. It's a fairly simple premise (she, who doesn't host it, says). Each participating family makes a dozen or so cookies of their choice and you leave with the same amount; however, the theory is you've exchanged your own with everyone else's options. My sister-in-law hosts this and she also includes feeding us lunch, no small task for 10+ people. This year, we added an ugly sweater component. O[...]
On the twelve day of Christmas, my elf gave to me, a list of festive activities! Today I bring to you twelve things you can and should do in the next two weeks before the big day arrives: On the first day of Christmas, we make real and delicious hot chocolate to savor by the tree. I don't mean Swiss Miss (I mean I love it, but let's get legit here.) I mean combinations of taste and complexity. Crack out your favorite holiday mug and the whipped cream! On the second day of Christmas, we s[...]
Photo by Jill Heyer on Unsplash Welcome to Day 10 of December & Blogmas! As we're getting closer to the Eve and Day of Christmas, I want to share my planned menus for both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Marc and I host both the night before Christmas and the dinner on the day of. For a control freak, this is a dream come true, but it is an undertaking. We have semi-high numbers (15 and 12) and not a huge space. Planning is key. I'm also not a cook who likes to repeat a main dish, so e[...]