Holidays

Despite being a mom who loves holiday traditions, we have surprisingly few when it comes to Easter baskets, probably because we've spent Easter out-of-town for the last six years. Our only two Easter basket "must haves" are a gift and a...

Now that Spring is here Easter is right around the corner! Being able to share Easter stories with your children is such a great way to bond between parent and child, not to mention that it's a great way...

Easter is coming up, and there are A LOT of activities happening over the next couple weeks! In fact, the Central Florida activities listed below spread over 900 square miles (if I did my math correctly!!) So in an...

Whether or not you are Irish, I believe we all enjoy having a wee bit of fun (sorry, I had to!) to celebrate the day. My hubby's of Irish heritage, and I don't think we could have picked a more...

Aside from Disney World  and the rest of the theme parks in our backyard, there are tons of hidden gems around Florida where you can spend spring break with the family. For me personally, a resort that offers kids' camp...

Living in a big city definitely has its perks. There's always SOMETHING to do! It should be simple to plan the perfect Valentine’s Day date, right? Well, not so fast! Orlando locals know there’s more to Orlando living than what...

You can make Valentine's Day special for kids during every meal. Just use a heart shaped cookie cutter, your kid's favorite foods, and your imagination to make every meal full of love. For breakfast you can make heart shaped pancakes...

I love all things holiday & I am a Pinterest addict, so I was super excited to find this simple (& inexpensive) project to do for Valentine's Day with my little guy. The first project I did with my little man was...

Is this couch taken? Good, where to start… My holiday blues are are at an all-time high, and here's why: 1) I hit the drive through for both McDonald’s and Burger King… in the same day… before 2 pm. 2) I...

We race to the mailbox in December because we love receiving Christmas photo cards from friends and family. Every year we hang gold ribbon in our kitchen and staple all of our Christmas cards (not just the photo ones) to the ribbon...

My little guy was due on January 7th and I thought, perfect! He will be here after the holiday craziness is over... But on Christmas Eve of 2004, I woke up at 3:30 AM feeling horrible. Sure enough, I was...

We have what I fondly call a "hodgepodge" Christmas tree, decorated with all sorts of ornaments that we've collected over many years.  Each Christmas, I love unwrapping the tissue paper from every ornament and remembering its origin.  Some of our ornaments graced...

This morning, while checking my email, the strangest thing happened. I got an email from my husband's cousin's family out in California. Getting an email from them is not strange - It's what's inside that made my mind wiggle. I...

"Different families, different rules," is my simple explanation when it comes to why our family's rules are not the same as other families.  A modified version of this saying applies to Christmas, "different families, different traditions." To wrap or not to wrap...

There was a teacher in the checkout line behind me at Michael's Craft Store on the Sunday after Thanksgiving.  I know this because I overheard her talking excitedly about the hand print craft she was going to make with her preschoolers as...