Getting To Know Our Food Source

Jemma is almost 4 and sometimes I fear that she believes her food comes from the refrigerator. And it does. But a lot leads up to the fridge. Amiright? So, with our recent beef purchase and preschool appropriate conversation of how it came to be in our freezer, I decided it was high time we […]

Everyone Needs $100 to Target

We had the best best best weekend celebrating Max’s 2nd birthday! Maybe I’ll get around to blogging it, maybe I won’t. For now, it was all chronicled on thee loverly Instagram :) Today brings you all something super neat, what every mama wants/needs for this crazy season know as back to S-C-H-O-O-L. I’m forced to […]

Max’s Sharktastic Birthday Party

Guess who is TWO today? The ever adorable and sweetest little chunk, Max Valentine! That’s who! We celebrated Thursday evening with a few little friends at his shark birthday party at a local park. It was practically perfect … It started out blustery – complete with flying away balloons – but calmed down in time […]

Monte Cristo Sandwiches

I’m kind of a foodie. Not a chef by any means, but I binge watch the Food Network and love eating out at restaurants. There are a few particular menu items I always try if they’re on the menu … 1) bread pudding 2) any chocolate type cocktails 3) cobb salads 4) monte cristo sandwiches. […]

How To Plan a Simple Birthday Party

So, your little one is having a birthday! Are you excited? Stressed? Reminiscent? I’m usually all of the above – excited for a celebration in honor of one of my most favorite people, stressed about the planning and execution of a party, and reminiscent about their actual birth day. Yeah, that last one always gets […]

What To Tell the Butcher When You Order a Quarter Beef

I had no idea what to name this post … “How to Butcher a Quarter Cow”, “Ground Beef and Everything Else”, “Fill Your Freezer With a Happy Cow” … well, you see what I landed on. Either way, this post is all about beef cuts and what to expect if you ever purchase a quarter […]

Tree Top Play Date

This post and the play date I attended were both sponsored by Tree Top. It was an honor to join in the fun and I’m excited to share with you about the details! #TreeTopPlayDate On Tuesday, Heather invited the munchkins and I to a super fun playdate with the Tree Top gang. We met up […]

10 Minute Housekeeping

If you’re anything like me, sometimes it is so freakin’ overwhelming to wake up in the morning with 64,000 chores calling your name. Lately, I’ve been breaking things into more manageable bites and have seen a wee bit more success and organization ’round these parts. Wee, as in a little. But in order to encourage […]

Taco Soup A La the Entire Garden

When the internet hands you lemons, you say “Yes! Please! This mama loves her some lemons!” and thank the sweet sponsor who sent those lemons your way :) I’m 5 runs into my 5K training.  This is big you guys, really big. Because I hate to sweat and I hate to run, and yet, it’s […]

Birthday Fiesta with Oven Fajitas + Jose Cuervo Iced Teagaritas

Fifty six years young deserves a fiesta … wouldn’t you agree? Growing up, my mama always lamented that her birthday didn’t fall during the school year. Even though she’s more reserved, it was always her dream to have a classmate party. Now though, as an adult, we’re all thrilled she has a summer birthday because, […]