Holiday

It’s the most wonderful time of the year at The Shops at Norterra! Stop by and get all your Holiday shopping done in one location. Plus, if you spend a total of $200 or more in a single day...

The Fourth of July is right around the corner and it’s time to celebrate the good ol’ USA! Check out these simple and fun patriotic treats that both you and your preschooler will enjoy making—and eating! 1. Red, White, and...

Halloween is upon us and that means TREATS, TREATS and MORE TREATS! Thus I made a FREE Printable Halloween Treats Sorter for you! Do you feel like I do about candy? I don't like it, I really don't but I'm...

It’s that time of year, you are at the grocery store or your favorite craft or department store, and are surrounded by hanging spider webs, pumpkins and rows of Halloween costumes just waiting for a child to slip on...

Among the many people you are buying gifts for this holiday season, be sure your children’s teachers are on the list. This is a perfect opportunity to show your appreciation for the love and wisdom they share with their...

This weekend, I was working on a list of holiday gifts for people close to us and realized that I have so many people who have made a difference in my children's lives. There's my daughter's preschool teacher, the...

The birth of our first child was exciting and we were looking forward to all the firsts that came along with it. The holiday season was coming up and my husband and I were discussing what we were going...

It is officially the holiday season. Thanksgiving is behind us and the next month or so brings promise of days filled with family gatherings, lengthy shopping and errand trips, and travel to see loved ones near and far. Even...

With summer now in mostly full swing, it creates the perfect opportunity to catch up with friends and family.  When you have little kids, it can be so easy to get caught up in the hoopla of everyday life:...

The busyness of the holidays can be a huge stress. Decorations to hang, parties to attend, elves to hide, you name it. The expectations for creating the perfect day for your family can be panic inducing. In my family...

It's almost Fall and the weather will begin to cool down and of course the pumpkin patches will be opening up. Enjoying the pumpkin patches has been a long time tradition of our family and this year will be...

The Mom Made Market is coming soon! We have loved attending this Market for the last two years and we always find the cutest decor, jewelry, gifts and food finds!  We have 5 tickets to giveaway to 5 lucky readers....

  So it's nearly here! Christmas is coming and we are all just about out of time! What does that mean?! FAST + INEXPENSIVE projects for the WIN! So I bring to you one of the quickest DIY projects I have...

Since Valentine's Day is less than two weeks away, I thought it would be fun for me to share a cute DIY idea for some fun "Valentine's Kisses" nails to get in the mood.  You can use whatever colors...

With Halloween being right around the corner and COVID-19 restrictions still in place, the big question arises: Will Halloween be “cancelled” this year? The answer, happily, is no—not if we adopt the right attitude. Halloween is not cancelled. Trick-or-treating...

  Photo Credit: Flecky Fotography Well we're knee deep in Halloween/Fall posts around these parts so it's only fitting that our Happy Hostess Party Feature is Halloween themed as well!! A big thanks to Jess Flecky of Flecky Fotography for not only...

Every year I get questions like the following... "You aren't eating turkey?"  "What are you going to eat on Thanksgiving?" "Oh, are you going to have some tofurkey?"  The answers are no, a lot and no! ;)  I was...

Ten years ago this Valentine’s Day my husband surprised me with a beach proposal, making February 14, 2010 one of the most romantic days of my life. Since then we’ve lived in three different states, moved five times, had...

The Starbucks holiday drinks are out, the holiday radio music is starting soon, we will all do decorating the tree and putting up our lights so soon (if we haven't already)! This year is definitely going to look different...

Find yourself some green and check out some of our favorite ideas to celebrate St. Patrick's day! Whether you want to celebrate at home or bring the whole family out on an adventure, here are seven lucky options to celebrate...

Store bought costumes can be expensive, yet cheaply made. Maybe you'd like to be a little adventurous this year. Well, here's a list of easy homemade Halloween costumes for adults and kids!  If you love Disney and are looking...

Hippity hop, hippity hop, Easter is on its way… EARLY!  Yes, Easter comes early in 2016, and even earlier to Phoenix Rescue Mission, which will be holding their Community Easter Event on March 19, 2016, from 8am to 1pm. The...

Last week I channeled Ina Garten and made a perfect summer dessert: blackberry crostata. We had just visited Mortimer Farms and brought home some delicious sweet blackberries & strawberries.     This super easy and delicious free form Italian pie just screams...

Mother’s Day is just around the corner and it is of utmost importance that I make a P.S.A on what moms really want for Mother’s Day. Let’s face it, our partners can struggle with ideas of what to get...

It's that time of the year. You know, when us moms start to dream of organizing our homes after the chaos of Christmas has settled! We look at tools: And see the systems others are doing: And think to ourselves, Can this...