You know I don’t talk about politics on this blog–there are enough other places to debate about such things–but I think we all can agree that a presidential election is an important historic event, and a great chance to teach our children about our government and how voting works. The last presidential election our family…
Do you ever have a daydream where someone hands you $10,000 in credit to World Market in order to makeover a room (or multiple rooms in your house)? Me too! It is only a dream right now, but won’t be for someone (see below)! Here is some of what I might do if that lucky…
What could be better than pink ruffles, pajamas, nail polish, goodies, good friends, and a great cause all in one night? Not Much! I hosted a Sleep Pink Party this week in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month. Although breast cancer is a serious matter, raising awareness and funding for cancer research doesn’t have to…
After making my son’s special baptism invitation, I wanted to carry the theme through to our dinner celebration after the baptism. At first I wanted to do a Book of Mormon mystery menu, like my sister had done before. BSB vetoed it on the grounds that it would be a lot of work to serve,…
September was a big month for my little man! My son turned 8-years-old, and was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I’ve shown you the fun ways we marked his 8th birthday earlier in the month, but now I am going to show you what we did for his special…
I know to a lot of the world, this weekend is just the first weekend of October. But to us it is kind of a holiday weekend of a special kind. There may be special meals involved or treats for the kids, but it is really a time for focus on spiritual things, a time…
I want to show you this cute Halloween book you might want to purchase and read to your children before Halloween this year! It is a cute story that my kids wanted to hear over and over. We have a tradition of getting a new book every year for Christmas, but don’t have a lot of…
My son turned 8-years-old last month! For our family, 8 is a very special birthday, because that is when our children are old enough to be baptized in our church. For that reason, I do 8 year-old birthdays a little differently. I don’t throw a big friend party (like the robot, rocket, pirate, etc., parties…
Halloween Printables? Party Invitations? What would you do with yummy candy-corn-colored card stock? After I show you how easy it is to make your own paper, you will want to make all kinds of seasonal things. A few weeks ago, I received this package of gorgeous colors of RIT dye to experiment with! Initially, I…
Have you started thinking about Halloween, yet? It has become a tradition for our family to dress as a group each year. My kids actually LOVE this tradition and through out the year can often be heard suggesting and “casting” a favorite theme. We know what we are doing this year, but the how isn’t…