I learned the fine art of watercolor resist back in elementary school, third grade, if I remember correctly. After the first time, you will realize how beautiful it can look after it's finished...and if you're like me, realize that you don't need to be so lazy the next time. This craft does take time …
This Earth Day post was brought to you by Oriental Trading. All opinions are mine. This post contains affiliate links. Earth Day is April 22nd and we are prepared to learn! Oriental Trading provided us with complimentary educational materials to facilitate plenty of lessons about the Earth, how to take care of it, and the fabulous …
This content has been compensated Our entire family suffers with allergy issues, yet somehow, we are always unprepared when allergy season hits. Spring is our absolute favorite time of the year and being outside is a must. Soccer games, planting our garden, going to the park, fishing, looking for bugs, and just being outside and …
I'm a sucker for quick snacks and desserts. I want to have s'mores without waiting to go camping and microwave s'mores and s'mores-like recipes just aren't the same. My guys love my easy oven s'mores and I know you will, too! The beauty of making them in the oven is that the marshmallows brown, just …
Start Your Garden Indoors with DIY Seed Pots! I received these seed pots and we were excited to decorate them. I gave the boys some markers, eco-friendly glue, googly eyes, tissue paper, eggshells, and old cooked spaghetti noodles, just for fun. I was curious as to what they would come up with. (The googly eyes …
This post was brought to you by Sea Life Aquarium in Grapevine. All opinions are mine. We visited SEA LIFE Aquarium in Grapevine about two years ago, and the Captain still talks about how cool it was and how we should go back. He was only two and D was seven months old, but we …
Pi Day is coming! On March 14, (3.14) we celebrate all things pie! And since my personal favorite pie is chocolate, I wanted to celebrate this fabulous day with chocolate cream pie! Chocolate Cream Pie with Pretzel Crust This pie is a labor of love, but once you taste it, it will be worth it. …
contains affiliate links Natural Green Eggs and Ham Dr. Seuss, famous author of the lovable, rhyming books for children, is having a birthday on March 2nd. What better way to celebrate than with a dish of natural Green Eggs and Ham? The boys love this funny book about something we know all too well around …
Nights are crazy around here, thanks to sleep disturbances, phases, and newborn babies. I made this meme for Daddy to help add humor to our exhaustion. How are you sleeping these nights??
This post contains affiliate links. A few weeks ago, I was ordering a few essentials from Amazon, but needed something else to put my amount over $25 to get free shipping because well, I don't enjoy paying for shipping. I'm sure you understand! So, I found raw cacao nibs, knew they were good for me, …
Disclosure: I received this product as part of an advertorial. All opinions are mine. Being that Baby Brother is #3 for us, you would think that we had it all down. While I do feel like I was very well prepared going into this for the third time, I never quite knew what to expect. …
I have an interesting story to tell. But, before I tell it, please know that this is NOT meant to be advice and shouldn't encourage anyone to do anything out of desperation. But....the Pioneer Woman's iced coffee broke my water. Okay, maybe it was a coincidence....but here's how the story goes: Three weeks before my due …
Strawberries are one of our family's favorite fruits. Strawberries are the fruit of Valentine's Day. Last year at our favorite grocery store, there was a huge area set up for workers to solely make chocolate dipped strawberries for Valentine's Day. They're pretty expensive, though, so last year I made Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries and Daddy and …
Disclosure: I received this DayDreamer inclined infant chair as part of an advertorial. It has since been recalled. For an alternative to the daydreamer, check out this baby bouncer. I love to hold Baby Brother and of course, he loves to sleep in our arms. I am, however, also the mother of two other boys who …
Hot wings are a staple for many football game watching parties. Americans spend a lot of money on take out wing orders. Our family loves chicken wings, even the boys! They're messy, delicious, and easy to prepare in your own oven. Oven baked wings are a healthier way to enjoy the game day classic.
Newborns loved to be held. It's no wonder, because they just spent the first part of their lives being hugged in a warm, cozy womb! Sometimes, however, moms don't have spare arms to hold our newborn, or if we do, we are walking around trying to hold Baby and do a million other things with …
This newborn cloth diapers post was brought to you by Thanks Mama. All opinions are mine. Baby Brother weighed 10 lbs, 7 oz at birth. I'll admit, I was a bit disappointed that he wouldn't get to wear his newborn clothes and diapers. It's like we skipped a whole phase! I received two cloth diapers …
It's hard to believe that Hubby and I are the parents of three boys. Baby Brother is eighteen days old today and as always, I cannot believe it has been that long since I woke up at 5:50 AM and as I was getting out of bed, my water broke, and we headed to the …
This post about teaching our kids to live greener lives has been brought to you by New Leaf Energy. All opinions are mine. When I was young, I couldn't have really cared less about the environment, sadly. I was careless with my actions and I didn't really think about conserving water, recycling, etc. Thankfully, I finally …
This post about baby's firsts has been brought to you by Pampers. All opinions are mine. Baby Brother is our third child, but yet, everything seems brand new all over again. It has been amazing to me that we are still sometimes confused about what to do and how much we have forgotten since D …
The boys are happy to annouce that Baby Brother is here! He was born Sunday afternoon. It was the quickest and easiest labor and delivery out of the three boys, and I'm so thankful to the awesome staff at our hospital that made that possible. We have been very blessed and are thankful to God …
I'm currently 39 weeks pregnant and definitely feeling it! In a world of friends "going early," scheduled inductions and c-sections, and the lucky few whose water breaks "right on time," it can be frustrating to be patient and let nature take it's course, especially since it seems like most people expect no one in their …
This belly casting kit post was brought to you by Pearhead. All opinions are mine. It has been a whole different experience being pregnant this time around, with Baby #3. The Captain and D are both old enough to find my huge belly fascinating and ask questions...lots and lots of questions. It's hard to believe …
We celebrated the boys' birthdays this weekend with lots of family and fun stuff to do! The Captain turned 5 last week D will turn 3 in December, so a double birthday party is always easier on everyone, it seems. Especially since D's bday is so close to Christmas. He doesn't mind one bit though....lots …
My brilliant and creative cousin, who is a nanny for two precious girls, shared this awesome Thanksgiving craft on Facebook, and I had to share it with you (with her permission, of course!) I have been looking for something to do with the boys, that incorporates the beauty of fall and being thankful to God …
Our family loves tuna fish. I always feel a bit guilty about eating it, however, because of the fact that most tuna fish is not responsibly caught and fishing for tuna harms dolphins. Skipjack tuna is also good for you, which I love because it's easy to get the boys to eat good protein …
Fall is my favorite season, for many reasons. My top three reasons all involve the foods that are in season during the fall: apples, pumpkins, and delicious cranberries. For so long, I bought the canned cranberry sauce but last year I wondered to myself how hard it could possibly be to make cranberry sauce and …
Pumpkin is simply awesome. It is packed with vitamins and nutrients and adaptable for all kinds of recipes, and not simply sweets! In case you missed it, I compiled a list of 30 awesome pumpkin recipes. I didn't include this recipe for Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies, however, because I hadn't whipped them up yet. But …
Last night, the Captain and I were talking about dinner. I had some bacon that I needed to cook, so I thought that maybe we would have Potato Bacon Soup, since it's one of Daddy's favorites. The Captain got the idea to turn our regular, ordinary dinner into a "Fancy Dinner," where we wear fancy …
This post was brought to you by the State Fair of Texas. All opinions are mine. I had never been to the great State Fair of Texas, but being in the Dallas area the past few years, I knew it was a BIG deal! We were given tickets to experience it for ourselves, and I …
The boys love talking about the changing seasons and looking at all of the magnificent colors of the fall leaves. We wanted to decorate the house a little with the beautiful colors of fall, so we made a stained glass fall leaf craft! It was a bit more difficult than I had prepared for, but …
Should We Switch To A Big Boy Bed Just Because Baby Is Coming? Everyone who knows our family or who has read this blog knows that we've struggled to keep the Captain in his own bed at night. You see, shortly after D was born, just after the Captain turned 2, we decided that he …
This post was sponsored by Luvs and SheSpeaks, however, all opinions are mine. D is officially potty trained....during the daytime. He is a deep sleeper and night dryness will come eventually, I know. In the mean time, he still needs a dependable diaper to keep him dry all night long. I had been buying the expensive …
Fall is here and the temperatures are dropping across the country. Here in Texas, we take advantage of those colder nights with a bowl of warm crock pot chili! This is an adapted version of my mother-in-law's chili recipe. I'm not usually one who likes chili, but this is good stuff. Even the Captain likes …
I received free LeapFrog products in order to host the LeapFrog LeapReader sponsored Mommy Party. The opinions expressed here are my own. We recently had the fun opportunity to introduce some of our friends to the new LeapReader from LeapFrog. We have loved LeapFrog products for quite some time, and I loved them when I …
Fall is officially here...it's my favorite season of the year! Tonight we had a delicious meal of Crock Pot Vegetable Beef Stew and Apple Crumble for dessert. The meal would have been delicious with a side of homemade cornbread, but it was delicious the way it was.
This post about bonding with baby has been brought to you by Boba. All thoughts and opinions are mine. In +/- 10 weeks, we will be welcoming Baby #3 into our family. TEN weeks! It seems like so incredibly long, but I know the time will speed past, just as it did and has with …
Fall is my absolute favorite season and time of the year. I love it when the first cool breeze blows in, the leaves start falling, and PUMPKINS are everywhere! While you can get pumpkin year round, Fall inspires me to eat pumpkin in every way possible! I've gathered some pumpkin recipes from some great bloggers …
This post was written by me on behalf of iT'Z. All opinions are mine. We received a free family fun pack in exchange for this post. A few weeks ago, we moved the boys in the same room together, to prepare for the new baby coming soon. It was an adjustment, but now they are …
