I’ve been getting creative in the kitchen and coming up with some new snack recipes. My kids are tired of eating the same old snacks all the time so I decided to come up with a healthy cereal bar they could eat for breakfast, snacks, or a healthier dessert. I headed to the grocery store…
I cannot believe that Danika is six years old already! I really don’t know where time goes. It flies by way too fast. She picked a mermaid theme for her Birthday party this year so we got busy planning a mermaid Birthday party for her and she was so excited to be in on the…
My four year old son Aiden has a life threatening peanut allergy and also cannot have any tree nuts so we have a completely nut free home. That means that all of the recipes you find on my site are able to be made completely nut free. Here is a favorite, monster cookies, that usually…
*This post is sponsored by Global Influence with product provided by Hershey’s. My opinions are my own. My 3 year old son Aiden has a life threatening peanut allergy and thus we live in a completely nut free house. We don’t have anything with nuts in our house. I miss candy bars the most (especially…
My husband is Italian and comes from a HUGE Italian family so we eat our fair share of authentic Italian food around here. I even made homemade sugo for the first time a couple weeks ago. Sugo is homemade spaghetti sauce and is so amazing. You really can’t go back to jarred sauce after eating…
I have been freezer cooking, or making freezer meals, for several years and I’ve learned many things over the years that make the process easier and deliver better results. Freezer cooking is simply preparing meals ahead of time that can quickly and easily be heated later. By cooking meals ahead I can go a month…
This is my first year having a child in school! Danika is in preschool so that means we get to do class Valentine’s this year! Danika’s favorite thing is playdough and since I knew the kids would be getting plenty of sugar from the other kids I thought what better idea than to do homemade…
Aiden turns 3 years old this month but since his Birthday is so close to Christmas we always celebrate it the month before. I like to space out his Birthday from Christmas and make it his own special day. It works really well and he gets his special day, separate from the Christmas celebrations. This…
Last July when I had the opportunity to fly out to Chicago and visit Kolcraft headquarters there were many products that awed me and some that you all haven’t seen yet (because they haven’t yet hit the market). Out of all of those products that I was so excited to get a peak at, there…
Looking for the perfect gift for everyone on your list this year? Not sure what to get for Mom or for your new baby nephew? Check out my 2012 Holiday Gift Guide where I showcase my hand selected picks for Christmas gift giving all broken down into easy to navigate categories. You can easily pop…
Planning a party and need free Dr Seuss printables?? I’ve got them! We hosted the most FUNÂ Dr. Seuss Birthday Party. I’ve got all the amazing Dr. Seuss party food and the free Dr Seuss printables that I created for everything and I’m giving them to you for FREE! I hope it saves you some time…
This weekend we celebrated Carson’s 1st Birthday as I shared with you yesterday. I went ALL OUT with the Dr. Suess theme! It was so much fun I just couldn’t resist going a little over the top. There are SO many ideas that you can do with it that they just kept coming to me!…
I just got a brand new Fellowes Saturn2 95 Laminator and I’ve been going crazy with laminating projects. It’s SO much fun! There are so many possibilities with a laminator and the project ideas just keep coming. With back to school now upon us there are a ton of uses for a laminator both for…
My son Aiden has a peanut allergy and cannot have any nuts or anything processed in a factory that also processes nuts of any kind so I am always on the lookout for great desserts that are peanut free. I am going to start sharing my peanut free recipes with you. Of course always check…
I know I promised you another baby food making tutorial for last week and this is a week late and I’m sorry! I couldn’t find my photos to share with you and that is half the fun of a how-to segment! In Part 1 I shared with you how to make Squash baby food. So…
It’s Fall and that means it is harvest season. My Father in law grows a big garden every year and we’ve been lucky enough to get a ton of veggies to make baby food for our kids both with Danika last year and now Aiden. Making your own baby food may sound intimidating, but I…
So we took Aiden to the Pediatrician today. After a week of no dairy I thought the first few days were much improved. He seemed to fuss less and sleep better at night. Then he was back to his fussy ways again. I was so confused as to whether it was a dairy problem or…