Family, Fun, Food, and Home Design
The some links in this post contain affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on my link. All styling and purchases were made independently of this. We try to do professional family pictures each year. I've done professional newborn pictures for each girl, one year portraits [...]
I spend a lot of my time during the holiday's trying to recreate the magic of my own childhood for my kids. We are working hard to make sure that our kids understand the real meaning of the season. Starting with our Kindness Elves and continuing through to what Santa brings them. We already got [...]
Usually the WANT category is an easy one for Big Nugget. I am having a hard time getting her to make an actual list though. She tells me she wants all things squishy but then will tell other people that she wants other things. So my husband and I have a shared list on our [...]
There are some years where the NEED category gifts are easy, last year Big Nugget needed a big girl bed. Other years it's been a hard one to come up with cause really, what do my kids really need??? I feel like I'm making a donation run to our local women's shelter at least once [...]
The WEAR Category is always an easy one. Big Nugget is just now going into a size up so it's a great time to refresh her dress selection plus some fun Christmas Jammies. This is her dress for our family pictures and also for Christmas mass. She loves all things purple so I thought it [...]
Our Big Nugget LOVES to read. She's at the stage where she is reading a few sight words and has her favorite books memorized. While I'm asking family to get her some early reader books, I couldn't resist grabbing these at Barnes and Noble the other day - members get an additional 20% off. [...]
This weekend I'm hosting a ceramic painting party with my friend from Clay a Go Go. Each year at Christmas, I've done handprint and footprint mugs with Big Nugget. They make great Grandparent, Godparent and teacher gifts. We've also made Santa cookie plates, ornaments and I always make a mug for myself. You don't need [...]
Thanksgiving was always a BIG holiday in our family. Our house was filled with family, good food and even better stories. There was always a pot of chicken soup on the stove (get that recipe here) and plenty of my family's signature stuffing. A Thanksgiving Tradition My Dad was very involved in the Detroit Thanksgiving [...]
EDIT: This post now contains some affiliate links. I will be the first to admit that I get a little carried away when it comes to Christmas time. The music, the magic, the festiveness, I love it all. Each weekend is packed with some sort of holiday activity. However, it's really important to us as [...]
I had posted a picture on my Instagram stories about Big Nugget being reunited with her Ipad. Other parents wrote saying they had struggled with knowing what appropriate discipline was for their kids. The preschool age range is challenging because some days they act like big kids and other days they act like big babies. [...]