one of the things i love most about the christmas season is the sounds :: the music, the movies, the excited voices of little kids, the ripping of christmas wrapping paper, and the bells. oh, the bells. you hear them in the background of almost every christmas song and there are even songs written ...
easy homemade caramel recipe
homemade caramel. there is nothing better to eat or to make during the holidays, especially since you can use this recipe in several ways: regular soft and chewy caramels like we're going to make today, homemade chocolate-covered caramels, caramel chocolate-dipped pretzel rods, and homemade turtles. ...
free printable monthly calendar :: december 2016
ah, i absolutely adore this time of year. i just love to have everything finished early so there is no stress and no having to run out in the snow to go buy things. the only time we go out in the snow is to play, or to visit with friends and family. i also love all of the goodies that i justify ...
homemade christmas tree star ornaments
every year we put a little 4' christmas tree in my kids' room so they can decorate it with all the christmas decorations they make at home or at school. it's "their" tree under which our elf likes to leave little gifts (check out these free printable christmas gift tags for those little gifts!) ...
free printable monthly calendar :: november 2016
ah, november. i love it when november comes. the leaves are turning color and falling off the trees, there's the smell of cinnamon and cloves in the air, and i start to gather all my holiday recipes and their ingredients in my house so i can nestle in for the winter. i've got my thanksgiving ...
free printable monthly calendar :: october 2016
yay! october is here! my kids are super excited to decorate our house with spooky ghosts and spiderwebs and plan out their halloween costumes. oh, and to go trick-or-treating and get candy at the end of the month! i remember halloween being really fun as a kid and i hope that my kids have those same ...
general conference kids guide – october 2016
admittedly, general conference has snuck up on me this year. but pleasantly so! i didn't realize it was so close, but now that i have i am so excited to get started on planning out our traditional general conference sunday breakfast of bacon, orange juice, and these scrumptious mini cinnamon french ...
free printable monthly calendar :: september 2016
is it just me, or is back-to-school time one of the craziest times of the year? (next to christmas, of course.) there is something about going from the carefree, lazy days of summer to the <scheduled, get-up-early, make lunches, make sure all the homework is done, do we have any clean clothes?!, ...
free printable monthly calendar :: august 2016
i cannot believe summer break is almost over! we've had so much fun! but i know my kids are looking forward to seeing their friends and teachers at school. as always, though, there is always so much (for mom!) to do. there's the parent/student orientation night, the buying of the clothes and school ...
free printable monthly calendar :: july 2016
we're in the midst of summer, and while i feel like life should have slowed down just a little bit since we're out of school and everything, it really hasn't. there have been sports practices and games, play dates, library runs, lots of shopping for all the food my kids go through (are my kids the ...