My mind is a vast sea of endless ideas, ideas that I am so excited to share with all of you. I feel like I am very well bursting at the seams most days :) In doing so, I feel like I’m overwhelming you, and myself, in trying to get all of this out [...]
art & learning: Fireworks Coloring Page + Word Search
Thursday, June 28, 2012 Leave a Comment
Party of three! Party of three! Good things come in threes, huh?…”What’chu talkin’ ’bout, Willis?” Well, there are The Three Bears, The Chipmunks (you know, ALVIN, Simon, and Theodore), Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, 3 ring notebooks, three little kittens that lost their mittens, the saying “hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil”…okay, I could [...]
create kiddo: Patriotic Pinwheel & Printable
Wednesday, June 27, 2012 3 Comments
I am currently in love with all things pinwheel! And now, with the 4th of July coming up, this is the perfect time to create one! I think this may be the year…the year we do fireworks as a family (V is 2 1/2 & I’m hoping she won’t be like me)!!! True fact…up until [...]
fun eats: 4th of July Homemade Gummi Candy
Tuesday, June 26, 2012 21 Comments
These have been on my to-do list for what seems like forever…and I keep promising V we will make them…and she keeps asking me when we are going to make them! Well, we FINALLY made them & they are yummo – sticky (well, before you slather them in cornstarch), but yummo :) V calls them [...]
eats: Quinoa Salad
Monday, June 25, 2012 16 Comments
So, quinoa…have you heard of it? Well, it’s sweeping the food world & gaining quite a bit of popularity due to its easy prep & healthiness (oh & the pretty pics on Pinterest too ;). Do I have you intrigued? Are you wondering what it is? Well, to start, it’s pronounced “keen wah” or “keen [...]
Pin Iteats: Bloomin’ Onion Bread
Friday, June 22, 2012 2 Comments
Okay, do I really need to write anything about this bread? I mean…LOOOOOK AT THE PICTURE…mmmm… But I will! ;) This pull-apart bread was served at T’s “little man” birthday party and was devoured within the first 15 minutes! I barely got to try it! I’m a late eater at get-together’s I host, I guess [...]
celebration: DIY “little man” birthday tie wreath
Thursday, June 21, 2012 5 Comments
I adore wreaths! I even have a Pinterest board titled “wreaths, wreaths, and more wreaths!” with 50 54 pins :) Now, you would think that because I do adore them I might indeed have a new wreath every month. Well, I don’t wanna burst the bubble buuuuut…my Christmas wreath sat on my door well into [...]
playdough: Chocolate Playdough
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 Leave a Comment
Seriously, ya’ll, it can’t get any better than CHOCOLATE play-doh – can it?! Well, lo & behold, I made some play-doh without using my usual Kool-Aid method! I decided to live on the edge and try something new (Kool-Aid colors are lacking in the natural color arena – go figure – guess no one wants [...]
celebration: 1st Birthday Cake – Chocolate Vegan Cake with Homemade No-Fuss Whipped Cream
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 8 Comments
This cake is my go-to cake for first birthday cakes. Call me a tad obnoxious (I am definitely more relaxed with #2 ;), but I had no desire to get one of those extremely fattening, who knows what is in it (except a large quantity of sugar), over butter-creamed cake :) Oh, I know you [...]
celebration: Little Man Birthday
Monday, June 18, 2012 Leave a Comment
Little T turned the big ol’ 1 year old on Friday and we celebrated it with all things “little man” on Saturday with family and friends. I still cannot believe he is ONE already! Man, with the second baby it’s like time literally flies…it grew wings & flew away ;) With V I felt like [...]
product LOVE: Dunck Stacking Bath Toys by Skip Hop
Friday, June 15, 2012 2 Comments
One of my guilty pleasures is kids’ consignment sales. I love going to them, I love volunteering at them (for the sole purpose of getting in to shop early & checking out the goods beforehand), I love selling at them, & I definitely LOVE, I mean ♥ ♥ ♥ shopping at them & finding “that” [...]
genius mama moment: Colorful Corral
Thursday, June 14, 2012 17 Comments
Bright idea #3…well, who’s counting? Maybe there is more in the vault…who knows? I guess you will have to wait & see (I gotta keep ya guessing ;) Besides the average bag holder guess what these snazzy-jazzy IKEA plastic bag dispensers can be used for…hmmmm This is before. Soooo sad…poor sad paper :( This is [...]
Pin Itfingers & toes: “My Daddy Rocks” Father’s Day Activity & Printable
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 6 Comments
Let me tell you right up front that I am simply obsessed with inking up those little feet & hands and doing prints of the little ones. I blame it on Pinterest & all the cute ideas out there – but this is an original mama♥miss! So, I whipped up this little one (well 3!) [...]
bake: Lofthouse-Style Soft Sugar Cookies
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 8 Comments
I have to tell you now…these are as yummy as they look… I mean does this face lie? They are so soft…mmmm…and the frosting…mmmm…soooo good. And now that I can make them in the comfort of my own kitchen, I don’t have to tackle the fixture as soon I walk into Walmart anymore with unabashed [...]
Pin Itthoughts: You know you are a mama when…
Friday, June 8, 2012 Leave a Comment
Some call going to a tropical place a vacation. I go somewhere else for my vacations…it’s cold, quiet, and the music will put you to sleep – HA – not really – but really?! You know you are a mama when…a doctor’s appointment is like a personal vacation. When the thought of going to the [...]
sensory: Sea Life Sensory Bin
Thursday, June 7, 2012 4 Comments
I love sensory bins with all my heart – I mean ♥! They are such cool cheap activities for the little ones, that usually for little miss V provide her at least an hour of entertainment. Sensory bins, ever since I introduced V to them, are really the only regular thing besides her Little People [...]
