We had a wonderful holiday and I’m so happy Valentine’s Day is falling on the weekends right now so we get to spend it with Hailey! My husband and I celebrated on Thursday knowing the weekend festivities would be mostly focused on Hailey. We wanted to save a little money this year and my husband had the great idea of recreating some memories from our honeymoon in Jamaica at home, love it! To start, he had Continue reading
You don’t have to spend a lot to give a great gift! Adding a little flair to simple gifts instantly makes them more fun; my step daughter is one who especially appreciates things like this! One good way to do this is through the use of printables! The best part? You can find free, let me repeat that, free printables for practically any occassion or holiday online! I try not to include much candy in Hailey’s Valentine’s Day gift so when I found these printables through Continue reading
I know this is a bit out of order as far as when I’m publishing this post, but as a new blogger I’m giving myself an exception here to add more content! If I can think of or find something creative to do with food around any holiday, I do, because my step daughter thinks it’s the greatest! On more than one occassion I’ve been told Continue reading
Let me say a couple things first…this recipe makes A LOT of cookies! I honestly can’t even tell you how many dozen, but depending on the cookie cutters being used it can be several. Second thing, I’m showing them here as Christmas cookies, but of course you can use this recipe for any holiday or occassion by simply using a corresponding cookie cutter. Okay, now we can get started 🙂 Continue reading
Traditions are my favorite! This will be the third year for my step daughter’s Christmas Eve gift! If you want to see 2013’s gift, check out my previous Christmas post! This gift is not a lot, but it’s always the essentials for a fun family Christmas Eve night…new pajamas, a movie, some yummy treats and a personalized item! I put the gift under the tree a couple days early and her excitement and anticipation grows! Continue reading
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