Being a stay at home mom I don’t get a lot of time to myself. So for the past few years, I’ve gone away for a day or two during the summer. The first year my sister and I went on a sisters only trip to Palm Springs. The following […]
Month: July 2014
Sweet and Sour Chicken
As someone who loves to eat and cook food I wanted to share this yummy recipe I recently found on Pinterest. Not only is this recipe easy to make it’s also great to serve as an appetizer at a party. -Instructions- 1. In a large Ziploc bag add corn starch, […]
10 on 10 {July 2014}
10 pictures on the 10th day of the month. Finding life and beauty in the ordinary things of our day to day! Check out last month’s post here. Here is a sneak peek of our day! The day started with Sarah telling me that her ear has “googkies” aka puss. […]
Hand Foot Mouth Disease
Two years ago, Sarah suffered a week long illness called, Hand Foot Mouth Disease (HFMD). This past week Sarah got it again!! It’s a horrible disease dubbed the “toddler illness”. From mouth sores to blisters on the hands and feet it is VERY painful. Sarah did not eat, drink or […]
4th of July {2014}
I love everything that involves family, friends, food and sun so it’s no surprise that I love celebrating 4th of July! Just like last year, our 4th of July celebrations started on the 3rd. To prepare for the festivities I made a healthy treat this year. I also made a […]
Father’s Day {2014}
Hubby is not a big celebrator, so when I asked him what he wanted to do for Father’s Day he simply said, “Swim with Sarah”. Sarah and I started the morning off with heart shaped muffins and a gift for daddy. Every year since Sarah has been born, She gives […]
Homemade Sidewalk Chalk
During the long summer days, my three old and I typically do some type of craft after nap. This week we made homemade sidewalk chalk. -Ingredients- Cornstarch, food coloring, water, paint brush and egg container*/muffin tin. *I like to keep our used egg containers for projects like these. Plus it’s […]