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Macaroni and cheese is one of those dishes that can be enjoyed for pretty much every occasion, during all times of the year, and by everyone. Kind of like Instant Pot fettuccine Alfredo. Thanksgiving, Christmas, summer picnic, you name the theme and baked mac and cheese is a good fit. Plus, it’s just amazing for dinner or when you’re craving something cheesy. This recipe is super easy to make – you just combine a few ingredients, add it to a pan, and bake with lots of yummy cheese on top....

I’m finally admitting that it’s pumpkin season around here. The weather is cooling down (yay!), Halloween is just around the corner, and I can’t pretend that it’s still summer anymore. This cream cheese pumpkin dip is just one of a handful of brand new pumpkin recipes I’ll be sharing this year. I’ve already shared pumpkin chocolate chip blondies and pumpkin oatmeal cookies with lots more pumpkin to come! Okay so let’s talk about this dip....

Not Your Average S’mores Okay so we’ve all tried s’mores before. And if you haven’t, stop reading and go make yourself a s’more. I mean maybe even go all out and try setting up an entire DIY s’mores bar. For the rest of us, there is just something magical about the three traditional flavors of a s’more – graham cracker, chocolate, and marshmallow. These peanut butter s’more bars take those flavors up a notch with a graham cracker cookie crust, chocolate, marshmallow, and peanut butter cups....

With kids being out of school so long for winter break during the holiday season, I’m always trying to come up with different Christmas activities for them to do so we’re not just sitting around. There are only so many Christmas games you can play with a family of four. Last year I shared Christmas coloring pages, Christmas mad libs, and a Christmas word search – this year I thought it would be fun to take it a step further with these Christmas color by number worksheets....

Print out one of the various colors available, put with something sweet, and you have one of the cutest baby shower party favors ever! They’re simple, affordable, and work with any baby shower theme! These baby shower favor tags make any baby shower just a little sweeter! This post contains affiliate links to products for your convenience. If you purchase via my links, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you....

The goal of the camp each year is to help the girls have fun, make new friends in the area, and most importantly, feel the Spirit and love that their Heavenly Father has for them. Over the past few months, I’ve really been trying to figure out where I belong, what I should be doing, and how I can better bless the lives of others. My experience last week answered all of those questions for me as I was given the opportunity to touch the lives of 75+ girls and leaders through my planning, love, and friendship....

A few years ago my husband and I hosted Thanksgiving for the first time ever. I wanted everything to be perfect because you know it was our first time hosting, and I’m a bit of an entertaining perfectionist. We made creamy mashed potatoes, striped delight, and this fun holiday punch to drink. And we decided that instead of the traditional veggies like corn and green beans, we wanted to make some roasted root vegetables instead....

One of my favorite parts of any meal is the rolls. Pretty sure I’ve never been to a restaurant that serves rolls and only had one (looking at you Longhorn!). A good roll in my mind is soft, fluffy, and has the perfect amount of salt even if you don’t add butter. It’s good for eating on its own, eating with butter or jam, and great for making into sandwiches....

It seem almost silly to be posting a hearty beef and barley soup recipe when it’s still 95 degrees outside. But I have hope that the fall will be bringing its cooler weather sooner than later. So get ready for all of the delicious comfort foods. This beef barley soup joins my favorite copycat Zuppa Toscana and the best white bean chicken chili in my top comfort food recipes ever....

I’m a big fan of trifle recipes because they are the easiest desserts ever. And anytime I hear the word trifle, it makes me think of that Friends Thanksgiving episode where Rachel makes the world’s worst trifle ever. And when I get to think about Friends, it automatically brings a smile to my face. Anyway, I’ve shared a couple of different trifles in the past like this Who Pudding and this Oreo Dirt Cake and people have loved them so much, I thought it’d be fun to share a colorful Easter trifle recipe that’s great for the upcoming holiday!...

When I was at Holiday World a couple of weeks ago, I tried their frozen hot chocolate based on a recommendation from another blog post somewhere. It was okay but just okay. Honestly, I’ve struggled to find a good hot chocolate period so a frozen hot chocolate just seemed like a pipe dream. Since I couldn’t find one that I loved anywhere else, I decided it was time to try to come up with a recipe on my own instead....

Sponsored by: The makers of PLANTERS® nuts. All opinions and ideas are 100% honest and my own. Ever since I can remember, I’ve been a rocky road ice cream girl. There’s just something about the combination of the creamy chocolate, mini marshmallows, and nuts together that’s just perfection. So it’s probably no surprise that when I’m at a theme park or bakery buying fudge, I always look for rocky road fudge....

Baby Yoda Printable Whether or not you’ve watched The Mandalorian on Disney+, I can almost guarantee you’ve seen Baby Yoda floating around the internet since the show premiered. Ever since he appeared in the Mandalorian, Baby Yoda, or “The Child” has become a favorite for both Star Wars fans and non-Star Wars fans. Although at this point maybe these should actually be called Grogu valentines. But I prefer Baby Yoda and so do my boys who are obsessed....

The Nutcracker Party Ideas What could be better than sugar plums dancing, nutcrackers marching, and ballerinas twirling? These are some of the best Nutcracker party ideas including everything from drinks to party games! Nutcracker Food While it’s simple to just put a nutcracker or ballerina on top of something, most of these idea take it on step above and create creative food and drink items to go with the Nutcracker party theme!...

Our family loves Nintendo. From the old-school Nintendo back in the day to the innovative Nintendo Wii to the Nintendo Switch. We’ve been a Nintendo family for as long as I can remember. Over the past six months, having a Nintendo Switch to play together as a family has been a life-saver while we’re stuck at home. We’ve also found that while most of the games that we order are great for kids, some of them are either a little too old or a little too difficult for my 7-year-old son to really play on his own....

Hilarious Bachelorette Party Games I put together this list of 20 bachelorette party games based on ones that I think would be fun to play. There is everything from classy games to ones that are bit more suggestive, it is a bachelorette party after all! There are three different categories of games so you can find the type of games you’re looking for. My recommendation is to pick three – one active, one printable, and one that’s all about the bachelorette....

Kid Friendly New Year’s Eve There’s something so special about ringing in another New Year. I love reflecting on the past year while looking forward to the next. Reliving family memories while planning new ones is one of my favorite things about New Year’s. And of course New Year’s Eve parties. We love ringing in the New Year with a New Year’s party each year. Sometimes they are adult-only and sometimes kids and families come together....

One of the things on our fall bucket list this year was doing some fun fall crafts together as a family. With a couple of three year olds participating, I wanted to find fall art ideas that were easy enough that preschoolers could do them but that also worked for older kids! During my search, I came up with tons of simple ideas that worked for our group! And since I already found them, I thought I’d put together a huge list of fall craft ideas to do during the best time of the year – the fall season!...

I’ve included some games that are really interactive and others that are more passive, meaning your guests can just play on their own throughout the party. If you’re looking more active games, try these Minute to Win it Christmas games! Christmas Card Matching In this game, guests will be challenged to match the front of Christmas cards to the captions inside. Supplies Needed: Prep: Play: Christmas Card Captions (aka Christmas Card Balderdash) In this game, guests will be challenged to create Christmas card captions that sound real enough that the other guests will be bluffed into guessing that it is the actual caption, kind of like a Christmas card Balderdash!...

Ever since hosting my candy cane Olympics where we played every candy cane game you could imagine and ate way too many candy canes, I’ve been a little obsessed with peppermint. This peppermint hot chocolate is one of the first peppermint recipes I’ll be sharing this holiday season because I’m addicted. I’ve already shared a classic homemade hot chocolate recipe (plus all sorts of other hot chocolate goodies like hot chocolate cupcakes and hot chocolate dip) but this one’s special because of the added peppermint flavor....