Sponsored by: Cricut. All opinions are honest and my own. This post also contains affiliate links. If you purchase via these links, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. And the answer is a resounding no – you don’t have to buy vinyl or any other materials. There are a TON of Cricut paper projects you can make, and they’re often the easiest and cutest of all!...
One of the biggest problems with summer is that it’s so hot. Too hot often to be outside unless you’re going to get wet in some way. Might be why so many of my summer bucket list items include water in some way! This post is all about ways to keep people cool during summer get togethers whether it’s a huge pool party with the entire neighborhood or just trying to keep the kids cool in the backyard!...
A few years back I had the chance to talk to one of the producers from the Christoper Robin and pick her brain about producing a movie with such iconic characters. My burning question about the film was whether Christopher Robin (aka Ewan McGregor) sings in the film. I’m a diehard fan of Moulin Rouge so I had to know if we’d get to hear that amazing voice again! Her response?...
Richie and I got married on December 28th, 2006. It was the right decision then. Now looking back, however, I kind of wish we weren’t married right in the middle of the holidays. With everything else going on, we rarely celebrate our anniversary like it should be celebrated on the actual date. We celebrate plenty throughout the rest of the year but poor December 28th is like the forgotten holiday after Christmas and New Years....
This post is sponsored by Evite. All opinions are 100% honest and my own. Gifts for Golf Lovers My family loves golf. I don’t know when it started but for as long as I remember, golf has been a big part of our family. After I moved out of the house, my family moved into a house in Kansas City on a golf course. I think that sealed the deal for younger siblings but I know it started long before that....
Last year I shared some of my absolute favorite camp games. Little did I know that this year that camping and playing outdoor games with large groups would be restricted. Today I’m sharing a couple of printable camping games you can play with a smaller group or just your family. Or with larger groups when camp themed birthday party games and group campouts are a thing again! So grab yourself some cookie s’mores, build a candy campfire, and play these fun printable camping games for one of the best indoor campouts ever!...
When it comes to making Christmas treats, there are three types in my mind. First, classic Christmas cookies like peanut butter blossoms, cut out sugar cookies, and ginger molasses cookies. Maybe even a little white chocolate sugar cookie fudge. Second, super easy Christmas treats like these chocolate thumbprint cookies and these Oreo truffles. These are the ones that you can whip up in just a few minutes! And third, fun Christmas cookies....
Which Disney Cruise Line Ship to Choose – Disney Dream or Disney Wonder? So you know you want to go on a Disney Cruise? Great, not what? Now you have to decide how long of a cruise you want to go on and which ship. If you want to do a shorter cruise, like a 3 or 4 day cruise, it’s likely you’ll be on either the Disney Dream or Disney Wonder....
One of the ingredients I almost have on hand is instant chocolate pudding mix. I mean I have to be able to make striped delight at all times. Until recently I’d never really thought about using pudding in anything other than layered desserts or something like this no bake pumpkin pie. But after trying these double chocolate chip pudding cookies – I’m going to be incorporating pudding mix into way more of my recipes....
If you hadn’t guessed already from my homemade chex mix and my trail mix cookies, I’m a big fan of snack mixes. Especially when those snack mixes include a little sweet and a little salty like this fall snack mix does! There’s just something about grabbing a handful of a snack and getting all sorts of different tastes and textures in one handful. And this snack mix is perfect for fall because not only does it have fall ingredients like candy corn and pumpkins, but it also looks just like fall with its brown, orange, and yellow color!...
Is there anything better than adding a little homemade hot fudge to a bowl of vanilla ice cream? Or how about on top your favorite homemade brownies (with ice cream too if you’d like), even better if you use this and a little raspberry sauce! I don’t know many people who don’t love a good hot fudge, so I thought it’d be fun to not only share this yummy recipe but also show you how you can turn this into a simple gift idea!...
One of my favorite things to do with kids during Halloween season is simple crafts that they can make or mostly make themselves! This Halloween popsicle stick bat is the perfect craft for kids because it’s just a lot of simple steps that they can do on their own. The only part that really needs some adult supervision is actually gluing the popsicle sticks together but ideally you could do that before the party or event so they can just do the rest on their own!...
I love mini things. From these mini cheesecakes I made for the 4th of July a few years ago to mini pumpkin cinnamon rolls and even mini pizza pies – there’s just something about minis. And I love Oreos. These easy Oreo truffles are one of my personal favorite new recipes I’ve shared this year. And who doesn’t love cheesecake? I mean there’s a reason these pumpkin cream cheese muffins and this sopapilla cheesecake is so popular!...
Soft Pumpkin Cookies Is it really fall if you don’t have pumpkin cookies? And hot chocolate, but that’s a totally different conversation. This pumpkin chocolate chip cookie recipe is one I got from my sister’s mother-in-law. The beauty of having a big family is getting to enjoy the spoils, aka recipes, of all the different generations! But I love it because it’s totally different than the traditional pumpkin cookies I’m used to....
While this post is sponsored by Perdue Farms, all opinions are 100% honest and my own. We made it. It’s the final day of 2020 and we did it, we got here, and we’re going to get to 2021. There are so many things that changed in my life in 2020 – some things I can’t wait to be rid of (hello travel restrictions) and others that I actually thoroughly enjoyed (getting to know my neighbors)....
This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase via these links, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Bridal Shower Guess the Emoji Game Have you ever played a guess the emoji game? We did this Christmas emoji game during the holidays and this baby shower emoji game at my sister’s shower, and they were both a huge hit! You simply look at the emojis and try to figure out what the emojis are representing....
We all know that the most important think about Thanksgiving is spending time with the people we love. But there also tends to be a lot to do during Thanksgiving week – making your favorite Thanksgiving recipes like mashed potatoes and no-bake pumpkin pie, cleaning, and even setting out fun Thanksgiving place settings. Thanksgiving coloring pages are a great way to keep kids entertained while you’re working on all of those things....
I can’t tell you how many times in the past nine months I’ve heard the phrase “I’m bored,” from my oldest son. The little one doesn’t know how to say bored yet, but I’m sure it’s coming soon. Even with all the toys a boy could ever want, my son is constantly asking for us to entertain him. That’s why I put together this pumpkin activity packet and this month, tons of Thanksgiving activities just for kids!...
You guys know that I love pizza (hello pizza loaf, pepperoni rolls, pizza roll-ups, and pizza twists!), and I love anything creative. I combined my two loves in these mini pumpkin pizza decorating ideas made for a pretty fantastic family night last week, and I hope you try it out too! Similar to my make your own mini pizza party idea, this is a fun family activity that would be perfect for dinner on Halloween night or really any fall family meal since pumpkins are in season all fall long!...
If there is one time of year for a sparkling drink, it’s New Year’s Eve! While most of the time I just break out a couple of bottles of sparkling cider, it’s fun to change things up with this sparkling New Year’s Eve punch instead! I first tried this punch at a Christmas party a couple of years ago and it was one of the first times that not only did I drink a number of glasses at the party, I volunteered to take home leftovers the punch when the party was over....
