My nephew spent the night last night, so this morning I wanted to make a super fun breakfast for all the kids. Of course that meant some sort of pancake was in order. I decided to try to make some bunny pancakes that I saw on Pinterest, and then has the idea to try to […]

Yesterday I was able to DIY a quick outdoor, large scale Jenga set for the back yard. I had all the supplies on hand, and thought it would be a fun addition to the backyard.  All I did was cut some 2 by 4’s into 9″ long pieces, then used several different shades of blue […]

This last week I finally implemented an idea I have had for a while. It was that of a simple cinder block bench with succulents planted in the cinder block holes. Last summer I used cinder blocks to create the outdoor succulent planter you see below. And thought with a different arrangement and a few […]

I was going through old blog posts and realized that the fun Christmas themed pancakes I made last year could easily be adapted to Halloween ones. So with out further ado: Pumpkin pancakes shaped like Jack O’Lanterns. Honeydew melon was used for the stem, bananas for the mouth and eyes and chocolate chips and sprinkles […]

Nothing really new, but I am working on a gallery wall in my living room and wanted a couple of colorful frames to add to the mix. I found these guys at Target for around $5-$8 and thought they would be the perfect candidates for a little makeover. Now don’t get me wrong, I like […]

Sorry for the long time of no posting. Life has been busy to say the least. Since last posting I sold and bought a house, moved, and have started to renovate and decorate the new place. First up was the kitchen and the flooring. Now I have been slowly painting and fixing up the rooms […]

Today’s winter breakfast theme, snowmen. Here is mine and Madeline’s snowmen pancakes with chocolate chip features, a light powdered sugar “snow” dusting, and bacon scarf. Looking for more holiday breakfast ideas for the kids? Check out a few of my other ideas here: Elf Pancakes As well as: Santa waffles Reindeer pancakes Christmas Tree waffles […]

There is not much explanation needed on this one. Madeline manned the tape while I cut a folded. And now we only have a few packages left to wrap. Can’t wait to give everyone their gifts!

Today was Madeline’s MDO Christmas program where all the kids wore their Pajamas and sang carols for the adoring fans (parents). Afterward we headed to the playground for snowball fights (rolled up socks), ice skating (tarps and cooking spray), pin the nose on frosty, and reindeer food making (oats and glitter). Since this was so […]

So this was supposed to be the Advent activity for today (decorating Christmas cookies for our friends), but Madeline didn’t want to help. So after the kids went to bed, I began decorating all the gingerbread men and sugar cookies. I stuck with simply white royal icing and a few gold and white sprinkles. I […]

Sorry for the lacks of advent activities the last few days. The kids got sick with sniffles, coughs, and a fever, so I have been busy and they have not felt up for activities. But now that they are on the mend ( just in time for Christmas, yay!), I have a wee but if […]

In addition to our advent activity crafts, I have also made a couple other crafts to help decorate the house. I already told you all about our mason jar faux snow globes, and today I am going to show you how I made this cute JOY sign for the wall.  I started with those cardboard/chip […]