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Rose Art Sidewalk Chalk Contest
Sidewalk chalk is such a fun way to enjoy being outdoors with my kids. They love to draw on the sidewalk {and occasionally on our mailbox} and they especially love it when I draw for them! When Rose Art contacted me about participating in a sidewalk chalk contest, I readily signed up! I was sent three different packs of Surprise…
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Ice Cream Outing Surprise
Last night we took the kids to get frozen yogurt {they think it’s ice cream, so we’ll just call it that}. We don’t do this very often, but it was a special day and we wanted to surprise the girls with some news. Usually they get to pick their own ice cream and toppings, but last night we were a…
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Pineapple Mango Salsa
Are you looking for a healthy way to enjoy tacos? This Pineapple Mango Salsa recipe is just the thing! And, with warmer weather coming, the fresh flavors will make you feel like it’s the middle of summer. In addition to the salsa recipe, I’ve also included a marinade I created for the grilled chicken tacos we made to go with…
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Chocolate Raspberry Cake
For my birthday I decided to make myself a cake. It might sound silly, but I had seen an episode on the Food Network of Giada de Laurentis making a chocolate layer cake, and I knew that’s what I wanted. Thankfully, her recipe was online, as I couldn’t remember the exact ingredients. This cake is delicious and we will definitely…
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Creative Ways to Reveal Baby’s Gender
Finding out the gender of your baby either before birth or at birth are both exciting and it’s a surprise either way. We have taken the approach of finding out the gender with every other baby. Our first and third babies were surprises, and number 2 we knew we were having a girl. Why every other? I don’t want to…
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The Past Two Weeks
The past two weeks have been rather busy around our home. I took Mason to the Doctor two weeks ago, because he had been running a fever, and it seemed like his breathing was not right. It turned out that he had pneumonia, and by the time we were finished with his appointment, his oxygen level had dropped so low…
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Toddler Bib from a Hand Towel
About four months ago, I stumbled upon a tutorial for a toddler bib by Amy at Positively Splendid. I loved the she had a bib I could make following a simple pattern and applying bias tape. I had read that children with Down Syndrome can have a difficult time learning how to eat, and that it can get pretty messy.…
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No-Slip Baby Girl Hair Bows
One of my goals this year is to become a pro at making hairbows. We live in the South, and although I don’t require my girls to wear bows every day, or even to church every week, I do like to have a collection of bows for them to wear. I’ve chosen not to fight this battle with them. My…
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Homemade Baby Food: Strawberry, Blueberry and Apple Puree
Making baby food at home is a quick, economical, and healthy way to introduce solid foods to your growing baby. I mentioned in this post some information on homemade baby food, including a great book that I found with tons of recipes. As promised, I’m going to begin sharing some baby food recipes with you. Some of these will be…
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Tufted Rocking Chair Re-do
Several pieces of furniture in our home have been given to us by Bradley’s parents. Not family heirlooms, but special pieces that were made in Togo, West Africa, where they served as missionaries for 16 years. I love our woven dining chairs that sit around our kitchen table, the teak rocking hippo in Mason’s nursery, and now I’m really loving…