When I started planning Sawyer's 2nd birthday party, I wanted to find a way to make as much of it myself if I could. Not everything needed to be big elaborate projects and having little ones that I could do in advance were helpful. These Mickey Mouse Meal Plates turned out to be my favorite and were the easiest too. Sticking with the black, white, & red theme, I was going with I quickly … [Read more...]
Minnie & Mickey Mouse Oreo Surprise Cupcakes {Sawyers 2nd Birthday Party}
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Can you believe it's May and I still haven't shared Sawyer's birthday party with you? I've been so incredibly busy the past six weeks and I'm just now finally starting to come up for air! I have several posts that will show different things I did and these were one of my favorites! The whole party was a success and like always, what I was doing for the cake part was left undecided until the very … [Read more...]
Ice Cream Cone First Birthday Cake
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March was a crazy month for my family. My husband started a new job, we sold our house, had a huge move, it was my husbands birthday, and then Halli's first birthday! I felt so guilty trying to plan her birthday party with all the chaos going on. I wanted to have a "pinterest worthy" party. Darn you pinterest! It can be so inspiring, but also super depressing. I quickly checked myself back … [Read more...]
Make A No-Sew Fabric Garland {Easter Themed}
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I've been dying to get more crafty around here lately. You'd never know from this blog that I have a room dedicated to crafting. I love being able to make something and use it in my home of gift it. Lately I've been seeing a lot of cute garlands being sold that I know I could make myself and figured I'd finally give it a try. I visited my local JoAnn's and picked fabrics from their sale and … [Read more...]
Holiday Magic Bars #Recipe
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Are you looking for a good recipe to add to your Holiday Baking List? Look no further! This is a great recipe to bring to parties or add to your cookie exchanges. I recently shared this photo on my Instagram when I did a day of holiday baking and it also went over to my facebook where many of you asked for the recipe. Doesn't it look good? This was still in the cooling stage before you cut it all … [Read more...]
Burlap Christmas Present Decor #Tutorial
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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of FrogTape provided by ShurTech Brands, LLC for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Burlap seems to be all the rage these days. I see it on bottoms of plants, wreaths, and many Christmas decor items I've been looking at. On a recent trip to Michael's I found some really cute burlap canvas squares for 60% off and thought how the little squares … [Read more...]
NCircle Entertainment Holiday DVD Bundle {Review} & FIVE Day #Giveaway!
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One of my favorite things about Christmas is all the Christmas movies. As a kid I remember getting all cozy in my pj's with a yummy Christmas-y snack and watching old school Christmas movies with my family. I love getting out all the old school claymation movies I grew up watching and enjoy them with my kids now. But it is also fun finding some new ones as well! I don't think there is such a … [Read more...]
Portable North Pole Experience!
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Disclosure: I received complementary Portable North Pole products in exchange for this review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I love experiencing the magic of Christmas with my kids. Santa is of course a big part of the magical side of Christmas. Hayden looks forward to Christmas all year long. It is for sure his favorite holiday. He loves planning what kind of cookies he will have … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Book Round-up
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My family LOVES books. My mom is a first grade teacher so when I was a kid we were always encouraged to read good books. That love of books has carried over to me as the mom now, and it is so fun to find great books for my kids. I truly believe reading often to your kids promotes good language, reading, and writing skills. Both of my kids already love the time we spend sitting and reading … [Read more...]
