It's officially spooky season! Bring it on Halloween 2022!! If you're new here, my family throws an annual cousins Halloween day filled with treats and themed activities. It's always a ton of fun and brings us so much joy! One of the most important parts of the party-- the food! The snack boards and fun treats always add so much exc[...]
This is Grandma Michelle. She’s my Momma. And she lives in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. We had the chance to visit her twice this year and both experiences have been magical (more on those visits in a future post, stay tuned). In the last year and a half that she has lived in Mexico, she has spent time learning to make auth[...]
My boys aren't big on flavored ice creams. But they love vanilla bean ice cream and they love fruit. So I thought it would be fun to combine two of their favorites into this surprise after school treat. It was a HUGE hit! The boys ate every single berry from the ice cream and even said they tasted like candy. 4.8 from 50[...]
Growing up, my grandma often made the most delicious honey butter with biscuits. I have fond memories of getting cozy by the fireplace with a warm blanket and a plate of bread and butter. Inspired by the falling leaves and my grandma's recipe, I decided to add Crunchies strawberries (freeze dried fruit) for a sweet twist on this t[...]
Photographed by Ashleigh and Erik Photography. Chocolate berry bark might be about the easiest dessert to whip up--and its a guaranteed crowd pleaser. I have two boys and they both get a kick out of helping me make this yummy treat. I melt the chocolate and then let them have fun tossing their favorite Crunchies fruits on top. We le[...]
Thank you for supporting the sponsors who help support this blog. Every year it's always the same. I reluctantly drag my kids to the grocery store to do our weekly shopping. I wrestle them down the aisles and bribe them with bags of chips and iPad screen time if they'll just let me shop in peace (they never[...]
Thank you for supporting the sponsors who help support this blog and our family. Every year, before school is out, we sit down as a family and put together a Summer Bucket List: all the adventures and activities we hope to enjoy as a family before school starts up again. This year we put "family picnic by the lake" on that list and[...]
