I really, really wanted to try to find a soft gingerbread cookie this year, and with a secret ingredient (cream cheese!), these fit the bill. I played around with a few different recipes to come up with this one but ended up using Shaina's spice blend. I've loved every cookie she's ever made for me,…
My step-mom, who passed away almost 9 years ago, when our oldest was just a baby, used to make these holly leaves from cornflakes every Christmas. We'd all end up with green fingers and teeth from taste testing as we went, and while I'm not a huge fan of food dye, I couldn't resist making…
As part of this year's 101 Days of Christmas series, I'll be sharing a roundup each Sunday with more ideas from around the blogosphere! Last year, these felt photo booth props were one of my favorite projects, and as you begin to think about your annual family photo for your Christmas card, I thought it…
I love having a little baby at Christmastime (which is good since this will be our fourth fall baby), and one of my favorite parts is all the cute "Baby's 1st Christmas" onesie outfits available! We received a couple of hand-me-down sleepers, and I couldn't resist this set from Carter's, but I had some green…
Confession: While my husband remembers almost every detail of his life from when he was two years old, I have a terrible memory, just remembering snippets here and there rather than specifics. Because of this, I hold my memories tightly, and these candles are on that list. I can clearly remember making these with my…
After several failed attempts at making regular trips to the library, we decided to make it part of a "weekly" Daddy date to the library (and out for an ice cream cone) for one of the girls at a time. Unfortunately, we still don't manage to pull it off weekly, but we're still getting there…
We're heading into birthday month when we celebrate three of our daughters' birthdays within 3 weeks (and next year, we'll be adding Jackson's birthday for 4 birthdays within 6 weeks!). Because of the proximity of their birthdays to one another, we've decided not to do a friends' party every year, but we do have several…
There are some great posts in the archives that don’t get much attention anymore, so I’m reposting my favorites here and there. It's been two years since I wrote this post, but daily quiet times are still a valuable part of our routine, even for our older girls! Of all of our daily routines, the…
It's hard to believe it's back-to-school time already, but schools in our area start back in less than three weeks! (Those of you that still have a month or more of summer might want to bookmark this post for later.) We'll be sharing back-to-school tips and ideas in the coming weeks, and to kick us…
The inspiration for this recipe came from a Pinterest find, these Parmesan Roasted Potatoes. Those were yummy (and would make awesome breakfast hashbrowns), but our kids didn't love the flavor. However, we love Italian seasoning on potatoes (okay...on pretty much anything!), so I decided to switch out the paprika for those familiar flavors. The resulting…