Saturday Show & Tell (#11) & Mother’s Day Weekend Recap

Saturday Show & Tell

Mother’s Day Weekend recap Can I just take a minute to brag on my wonderful husband and super sweet little guys!? Last weekend was SO special and relaxing thanks to these three special guys! They pampered me with a Saturday morning alone at home (aww…), a pedicure appointment, and and dinner out on Saturday! On [...]

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Lettuce Stamped Painting

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Trying to cook dinner while my husband isn’t home from work yet, can be a risky endeavor at our home! My little guys seem to gravitate towards anything they should not be playing with during that time. So, to save all of our sanity, I have been using that time to introduce new fine motor [...]

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Panera’s Thai Chopped Chicken Salad

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Ok, I confess, I am completely hooked on this salad. I actually have had dreams in which I am eating this salad lately. Crazy? Yes, I know. So, I have set out over the past three weeks and attempted a few “copycat” recipes for Panera’s Thai Chicken Salad and was not quite satisfied with any; [...]

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Tips for Library Visits with Young Children

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The most popular phrase adopted from our every other week library visits is, “Can I borrow that and take it to my house?” My 2.5 year old has a hard time understanding why the library lets you borrow books and movies and why other stores won’t let you borrow their toys, clothes, etc. I’m still [...]

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Jello Playdough & Jello Cookie Recipe (All In One!)

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First and foremost, I must thank Jamielyn from I Heart Naptime for this fabulous recipe! My husband and I made this with our boys last weekend and had a blast! We loved the fact that you can play with the playdough and then when you finish playing, turn it into a DELICIOUS batch of cookies. [...]

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My “Mom Goal”: To Choose the Right Major

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My sweet little “balls of energy” and I on Mother’s Day! In selecting a major in college, you also have the option of selecting a double major, or a minor. In college, I began as an Elementary Education major with a Spanish minor. In the end, I graduated with a double major in Elementary Education [...]

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A Mother’s Day Tribute: My Mom’s Story

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This Mother’s Day, I wanted to introduce you to my mom, Paula! I am excited to take this chance to share her life-changing story and how she is now helping others to reach their goal of a healthy lifestyle! I knew I would never be able to tell her journey nearly as well as she [...]

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Saturday Show & Tell #10 (5-12)

Saturday Show & Tell

Last Week’s Featured Favorites: KitKat Cake Laura From Cookie Crumbs and Sawdust shared this DANGEROUSLY delicious looking cake last week. I love KitKats and M&M’s so this caught my eye immediately.  I must confess, the “neat freak” I can be at times immediately started analyzing how in the world I would cut into this cake! Anyone [...]

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Pepperoni Casserole

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The ultimate kid-friendly casserole recipe! I actually made this for kids, before we even had kids. The kids in our youth group would often come over for dinner and this was an easy and very well-loved recipe. Now, my two boys are loving it! Those new Hormel “baby” pepperonis are SO cute in this recipe, [...]

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Cheerios Crumbs: How Will He Find You?

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Watch This Video First! You Tube-Beloved-The Last Supper-Mike Donehey- I watched this video recently with some incredible girls in my Sophomore girls bible study. Wow! I never knew the correlation to Jewish customs The Last Supper held. I find myself very humbled by what the Lord spoke to me about in watching this video. I [...]

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