Food, Crafts and Fun
We’ve been going non-stop this summer. It’s been amazing! I took my kids to Las Vegas for a “Super Secret adventure.” They didn’t know where we were going until we got to the airport gate and they were able to read Las Vegas on the board. They kinda freaked out. It was super cool. Now […]
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One of my favorite things to eat during the summer is salads. I could eat them everyday and probably twice a day. Ever since making the Bacon, Ranch Orzo Salad I have been on a pasta salad kick. It’s the perfect dish. I make a big bowl and put it in the fridge and then […]
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My kids love when I make them smoothies. Strawberry Banana Smoothies are definitely their favorites and they drink a lot of them! I typically make them with fruit and yogurt and ice cubes. This recipe doesn’t have yogurt or ice so I wasn’t quite sure if it would be a smoothie or more of a […]
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When my boss brought Dill Pickle Dip to the Christmas party I thought I’d died and gone to heaven. It was amazing! So when I saw this Dill Pickle Pasta Salad I knew I had to make it. Holy heck! It’s delish! Seriously, delicious! The crunchy dill pickles and the creamy dressing? To. Die. For. Make […]
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It’s been quite awhile since I’ve woken up in the morning and thought “what can I make for breakfast?” It was a tough end of the school year for me. The end of the school year is always my busiest time. (Well, that and the beginning of the year. And Christmas time. And Spring break.) […]
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So we’ve established that I love to camp. It’s quiet and peaceful and my kids are unplugged for a week. A whole week! We play games, walk, hike and explore. And we try each camping trip to outdo our last camping dessert. Yes, because it’s life all about desserts? (Don’t answer that unless it’s an […]
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I absolutely love to camp. It’s probably my most relaxing type of vacation. Well, other than being in a tropical area on a white sandy beach with a super hot guy bringing me beverages and gently wiping the sweat from my brow. After that… it’s camping. When my kids were younger and we didn’t have […]
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Happy Fourth of July! I’m not going to bore you all with the “what the heck? It’s July already?!?! thing” I’m so excited that it’s summer vacation I can hardly stand it. We have a summer filled with camping trips and the Oregon Coast and peace and quiet and family time. Yeah! The first Monday […]
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I’m going to start yet another blog post with “what the heck!?!?! It’s June already?????!!!!” We’re on the countdown to summer and boy is it approaching quickly. My mind is starting to drift at work from everything I need to do to thoughts of the Oregon Coast and camping with my kids. Oh how I […]
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My kids have started the count down to summer. Already! I’m not sure if I’m super excited about this or a tad frightened. Don’t get me wrong, summer is my most favorite time of year. But in the next 23 days I have so much work to get done it almost makes me have a […]
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It’s no secret that I love fun food. I love making it. I love serving it to my kids. It makes me smile. So this was right up my alley. And it’s kind of Halloween-y, right? Kind of? This recipe came out of the cookbook Simple 1-2-3 Cooking for Kids. Ingredients: * Jumbo past shells […]
Do they look like hot dogs? Of course they do. But are they? Well, sort of. They’re hot dogs, but not the kind you eat for lunch. You eat these hot dogs for dessert! I found the recipe for these over on The Seven Year Cottage. I changed it up just a little bit. They used […]
Normally when I look at Sue’s blog I sit back and think “Man, why can’t I do that?!” She is amazing and so talented when it comes to baking and decorating the cutest cookies ever. Then I saw this post and thought “holy smokes, I can do that!” I was so excited! I’m always looking […]
I’ve decided I love my food markers. I mean seriously. Who ever came up with that idea is a genius. Because we’re having so much fun with them. Who wouldn’t love a cup of this hot chocolate in the morning?! My kids thought it was great. They thought I bought the marshmallows like this. […]
Yep, another Thanksgiving-ish recipe. I told you we were going to rock the Holidays! (If you missed that post, you can check it out here.) And after our delicious Pumpkin Spice Fudge, we needed a kid friendly crafty kind of dessert to make. Can you get any more kid friendly or crafty with these Turkey […]
To continue our April Fools Day fun food extravaganza, we have a simple but fun one for you today – Peanut Butter Potstickers. They don’t totally look like potstickers, but my kids didn’t care. They loved them. And they were so simple to make. Thanks Party Pinching for this great idea. What you’ll need: * […]
This was one of my first posts (and it’s a pretty poorly done one.) So I thought I would repost this. It’s one of my son’s favorite meals and he asks for it all the time. I’m not sure if he likes eating the hot dogs and noodles or if it’s just the way he […]
My son wanted a Nerf birthday party. Do you know how hard it is to find Nerf party things out there??? It’s darn near impossible. Tiffanee over at One Crazy Cookie made our Nerf Birthday Party Invitations which were a giant hit! I don’t know how she does it but she is a computer […]