Sometimes I feel bad that I can’t give my children everything my heart desires. One thing that I can and do give them is homemade bread. One of my favorite friends taught me how to make bread and it has blessed my life so much. With very cheap ingredients I can make my family some…
Play Table Makeover
Our little daughter has poor muscle tone. She is about 20 months and just started taking steps last month!!! I know getting her a new table has helped so much. I have been wanting one and I have seen some darling sets with cute chairs. But I only needed the table. Having her stand at…
Motherhood
As Mother’s Day approaches I have been thinking about some of my favorite mother moments. Being a mother is such a joy! I think I decided to be a stay at home mom when I was 12. I loved watching mothers, taking notes on what I would want to do. I tried to learn skills…
Appreciating Teachers
This week is Teachers Appreciation Week. I love that we can spend a week focusing on showing appreciation to great teachers. They work so hard to help shape our children. I know my life has been blessed by great teachers. And Teacher Appreciation Week helps teach kids that we should be grateful for those who…
Grandma Happy Cake
Tonight we celebrated my Grandma “Happy’s” birthday. It all started when my mom threw a bridal shower from me. Everyone invited brought a recipe to give me. My Grandma gave me a recipe called “Better than SEX cake”. I guess that is a thing. Or a typical dessert name which I didn’t know being…
Star Wars Family Night
Every Monday night we hold a family night where we can gather as a family. We sing, pray, have a short lesson, and eat a treat. Tonight we thought we would teach some Gospel Principals and include some Star Wars because it’s “May the 4th..”. My hubby and I were discussing it yesterday after church…
Princess Leia Costume Tutorial
A Princess Leia costume has been on my mind since we found out we were having a daughter. As a family that loves Star Wars it was a must. And Princess Leia has always been my favorite. But this cute girl might just grow up and prefer Padme. Baby girl’s big brothers were…
A Child’s Prayer
I love praying with my children. I love finding my children praying. And I love hearing the sweet desires of their hearts through prayer. Last night Draco was saying the prayer before we had our dinner. It was so sweet. He prayed Dad could come home safely. I love that we pray for family members….
May Dinner Plans and Family Night Lessons
We love having family dinner together each night. One of our traditions is to ask each person what their favorite thing was that day. It’s a great way to make sure everyone is talking…and listening. Sometimes they are really good and realize we haven’t asked some in in our family. I hope this teaches them to…
May the 4th Be With You…
Our family loves Star Wars. So a couple of years ago when we heard about “May the 4th” be with you we were pretty excited to celebrate. So much for fun for the whole family. I wanted to share some fun ways to celebrate this fun day. You can choose one thing to make…