Holiday

Happy Mother’s Day!

Happy Easter

Hi all! Hope you had a wonderful Easter weekend! We kept it low key, just staying around the house. Hunting eggs this year was really fun, do the images…

Easter Cookies & Decor

Yay for Easter week, a favorite time of year. Spring is in the air and summer isn’t far away. The days are lighter longer and we prepare to celebrate The…

Valentine’s Day Sugar Cookies

Happy Valentine’s Day friends! We are ready for my son’s class party- just bringing sugar cookies and juice, which is perfect for the cutest bunch of 3-year-olds around. To make…

Kids’ Valentine Craft – Personalized Gift Bags

My son’s preschool class will be having a Valentine’s party and, over the weekend, we completed a quick, inexpensive Valentine craft for the kiddos. We made personalized gift bags for…

Valentine Ideas (DIY Welcome Mat)

If you’re in the mood for a quick and easy Valentine decor idea, how about creating a loving message at your front door? I was originally looking for a plain…

Our Christmas 2011

Our Christmas this year was so fun with James, who is now 21 months old. Christmas Eve we always spend with my sister-in-law and her family, eating, playing with kids,…

Christmas Tree Lovin’

I have so enjoyed seeing all the Christmas trees that everyone linked up to our Christmas Cheer Blogosphere link party last week. Trimming the tree really brings out the creativity…

Our Christmas Mantle

I wish I could slow time and freeze these magical days spent with a little baby-turning-toddler running around. I know I cannot, so I try to savor every moment and…

Our Gold Christmas Staircase

Hi everyone! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoyed the long weekend. I spent the better part of Friday and Saturday decorating our home for Christmas and it’s…

My Holiday “TO DO” List

When it’s time to begin planning for Thanksgiving and Christmas, especially the meals and decor, I love to pour myself a fresh cup of coffee and get comfortable with a…

A Good Halloween

I hope y’all had a great Halloween. We ended up trick-or-treating with our new neighbors who have a daughter James’ age. Our little DJ Lance wouldn’t wear the hat and…

Pumpkins

Hi all! I hope you are enjoying your weekend. Are you getting ready for Halloween? We’ve got a big bag of candy ready to pass out to the trick-or-treaters on…

DIY Advent Calendar

Although it isn’t even November, I admit that I’m already looking all the way forward to I’ve been collecting ideas on Pinterest and thinking of new decor and adventures to…

Our Fall Mantle

As much as I loved summer this year, I’ve finally embraced the idea that fall is here and changed out our summer mantle from sand and shells to a fall mantle…

Independence Day!

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4th of July DIY for the kiddos

Are y’all in the U.S. enjoying the start of your long weekend? We are! Heading to a pool party today and then to the beach on Monday- lots of fun…

“da-da”

James must say “Da-Da” 50 million times a day. When he wakes up in the morning, “Da-Da, Da-Da!” As soon as I carry him downstairs and smell the aroma of…