My kids and I have been living it up this summer! I love having them both home all day and planning fun things for us to do. After a long morning of playing outside in the sun, we love to come inside and have frozen treats to cool off. Our favorite treat is Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream in a bag. It only takes about 15 minutes to make and my kids can help with every step of it. Homemade Vanilla Ice … [Read more...]
DIY Spray Painting Metal Folding Chairs
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Summer is upon us, and we've gone from spending all our time inside, purging items and organizing and remodeling our spaces, to entertaining all our friends and family outdoors. Often, we run out of seating, so I went out to check the cost of some metal folding chairs. After doing a little browsing, there was just no way I was spending all that money on new ones. I had some old, rusty ones in my … [Read more...]
Celebrating Nurses Week with Pampers #ThankYouNurses
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Just before I left for Disney World it was the kick-off for Nurses Week. What many of you might not know is that I worked in the city ER up until giving birth to Gavin. I loved working in the nursing field, and I enjoyed seeing how I could make a difference in my patient's care. By celebrating nurses week, it's an easy way to say 'Thanks, we appreciate you!'. Thanks to Pampers I was able to … [Read more...]
The Ultimate Mother’s Day Gift #ThanksBaby
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The most special days in all my life have been the days that our family grew in size. With every baby born my heart grew more than I thought possible. From the moment I knew they were growing inside me I knew I would do anything and everything to make them feel happy and loved. This Mother's Day Pampers surprised some amazing moms to celebrate their beginnings of motherhood. Watch how they … [Read more...]
Dining Room & Kitchen Color Makeover with Clark+Kensington
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This post is sponsored by Ace Hardware. All thoughts and opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of Ace Hardware. I'm having so much fun turning my home from drab to fab these days. As I've mentioned previously, I partnered with Ace Hardware to make some fun transformations in my home. First up on my list was my dining room and kitchen color makeover! Our dining room is … [Read more...]
Picking Paint Samples For Your Home Interior With Clark + Kensington
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“This post is sponsored by Ace Hardware. All thoughts and opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of Ace Hardware.” Picking paint samples for your home interior is hard. My husband and I can't decide on what to eat for dinner, and now we're expected to pick colors for our walls that we’ll have to look at every day. In the past, we've always been boring and gone with neutrals. … [Read more...]
Rainbow Sun Clouds Paper Plate Craft – Fun Crafts with Mom
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My kids had so much fun making these Rainbow Sun Clouds Paper Plate Craft. Any craft with paper plates rate pretty high on their list but this one seemed to include all their favorite craft products like cotton balls and glitter all wrapped up in one. For supplies you're going to need: paper plate school glue yellow tissue paper squares sponge brushes scissors cotton … [Read more...]
Spring Cleaning Room by Room!
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I'm so excited that it's officially spring! Spring = Spring Cleaning! It's time to clean out the house and get it organized so I can enjoy all the warm weather outdoors once it arrives. Spring cleaning doesn't have to be painful, just attack it room by room and you'll be done in no time! KIDS ROOMS - I find that the kids are my biggest contributors to all things messy. They own so much … [Read more...]
35 Pie Recipes You Need to Make
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I can't believe how fast time has flown! My little boy turns FOUR today! It wasn't until I had a baby on Pi day that we started celebrating the day! I had no pie recipes and had never even made a pie before! Now we save the cake for Sawyer's birthday party and always make sure to blow his candles out to pie on the big day. As you can imagine there are a lot of different kinds of pie to … [Read more...]
