Holidays

I love holidays mostly because I get to decorate the holiday window for my daughter. Although I know she gets a kick out of seeing the decorations, I’m sure I enjoy the festivity much more than she does. I...

"Cole! Come quick! Someone sent you a message! It's on my computer!" My 4 year old ran to my office. His eyes lit up as he pulled the chair out and perched his elbows on my desk. I opened his...

Cinco de Mayo (the fifth of May) is this coming Sunday!  Quite a few people "celebrate" Cinco de Mayo by going out to a restaurant for margaritas and good Mexican cuisine, but do we really know what we are...

  With Thanksgiving coming quickly upon us I began to do some self-reflection, and too often I find myself over-stressed, over-worked, and over-tired. I realized the other day that most of the time it's all about perspective. I forget to...

I love when my door has a wreath on it!  For some reason, I really like walking up to my home and seeing a seasonal, festive wreath on the door. But wreaths aren't exclusive to Christmas.  Over the years,...

Growing up I can remember Halloween being one of my favorite celebrations of the year and it wasn’t because of all the candy! Let’s just be honest, it was because my family was crazy and EVERYONE had fun, not...

  The air is always crisp.  The kitchen is always cramped.  And chisme is always plentiful. Making tamales at my grandma’s house is a yearly Christmas tradition that brings my large and multi-generational family together around a common goal, making...

Looks like I’m still going strong with the jar crafts folks :). What can I say I’m a sucker for easy and inexpensive projects… oh and if I can incorporate it into a holiday even better! This little Thanksgiving...

I think we'd all agree that there just some moments when our kiddos SHOULD NOT have another ounce of sugar in their systems! With most schools celebrating Valentine's Day on a Friday this year here are some fun and...

Pumpkin decorating has been a BLAST this year with my kids! All that was missing is a Halloween centerpiece. The toddlers really got in to the painting (literally) and gluing for an end result that was truly personalized. They...