Shockingly I’m not really a baker or do I try to be! I love to cook & make muffins but baking? It’s like a fight gonna bad! Sifting. Creaming. Beating! Things that are Greek to me! Then rolling out, baking in batches, waiting for them to cool and decorating! Oh my word, it just doesn’t […]
Best Recipes of Christmas Past
Spreading some holiday cheer and sharing some of our family favorite recipes from Christmas Past. The menu in our house doesn’t change too much. I make a Christmas morning Brunch and we snack and eat all day till dinner. I’m still tweaking our menu but I’m sure some of these fabulous items will be on […]
Gingerbread Man
Snowy day fun! Gingerbread Man craft! We had been snowed in with snow & ice! I had to get creative to keep little dude busy. Unfortunately, I did not have enough supply’s for baking Gingerbread. So thought this could be the next best thing! A fun craft, lots of steps, and bonus it smells yummy […]
Noel Banner
I love anything French! Paris, the Eiffel Tower, Rhine River, Palace of Versailles, shopping, French food & wine and the trip my hubby and I took there before Little Dude was born. I wanted to bring some fun memories into our new home! I felt like creating a Noel banner would remind us of that […]
Best of Christmas Past
T’is the Season to bring fun and good cheer! My favorite crafts from Christmas past! Great gift easy homemade gift ideas for the kids to make! Or ideas for fun family time. Handprint Santa’s Rudolph Snowman
Counting Down to Christmas with Books
Books, books, and more books! We started the count down to Christmas with books tradition a few years ago. Instead of an Advent Calendar Little Dude gets to unwrap a new book every night. We start first night in December. Our Elf, Phoenix delivers a basket of wrapped books with a note that says to […]
Christmas Count Down
Paper link chain bring me back to my days in elementary school. Paper links were everywhere! I love using paper chain links to count down to special events or to Christmas. It also teaches Little Down counting! Each night starting December 1st, Little Dude rips off a number from the chain link. Then we review […]
10 ways to Get Ready for the Holiday’s
It’s about that time! Time to head into the attic and get out the holiday decorations. Get busy taking down the boxes. Organize and make room! For the tree or whatever decorations you put up during the holiday season! In our house, we usually set up our tree on Thanksgiving or the day after. This […]
