Do you ever struggle with what to make for dinner? Or is it hard for you to find recipes that are kid-friendly AND healthy? My husband and I enjoy eating healthy, but my kids don't always love what we make. We do have them eat what we eat, but sometimes it's really great to make an easy, kid-friendly meal. Today I'm sharing 10 of our favorite recipes. 1. Chicken Pocket One of my favorite dinners as a kid was chicken pockets. They are warm, delicious, and a cinch to make! You can find … [Read more...]
I’m an Overwhelmed Homemaker…Are You?
Let me start today by making a confession...I am an overwhelmed homemaker. A lot of days I wake up tried, overwhelmed, occasionally grumpy, and feeling behind on keeping up with the home. I try my best to keep up with all I need to do in a day, but it's rare that I get my to-do list done. Does this sound like you? In fact, this was me yesterday...I was overwhelmed with cleaning the house and taking care of the kids while my husband was at work. As I looked up in the mirror I laughed out loud. … [Read more...]
10 Short Cuts for Moms
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Motts. I only share products that I love and all opinions expressed are my own. Compensation was provided by Motts via Mode Media. It's no secret that being a mom is a busy job. One thing I've learned as a mom is that you are constantly multi-tasking. The more kids you add in, the more you multi-task!! Sometimes I take short cuts to make life easier. Today I'm confessing some of the short cuts I take! 1. Paper Plates When I just can't do any … [Read more...]
A Day in the Life of Teaching Mama
I've had some requests lately to share a "day in the life" post to show what our life with three boys look like. So today, I'm sharing what a full day looks like at our house. It's nothing glamorous and it may not even interest you, but to those who have asked, here it is! I decided to document our whole day on Monday via pictures on my iPhone. Not the best quality, but I always have it with me. Mondays are pretty typical, but a little busy in the morning. I'm sharing our real day and nothing is … [Read more...]
There’s Not Enough Time in a Day…
I don't know about you, but lately I feel like there's not enough time in a day to accomplish it all! Life with a newborn is exhausting. We have a good baby, which is awesome! But nursing every two hours, changing lots of diapers, rocking, soothing, and caring for a newborn is a lot! Add in two busy big boys and it's a recipe for exhaustion. Whew! Lincoln is 5 weeks old. We aren't on a very consistent schedule yet, but thankfully he got his days and nights turned back around. We are so in … [Read more...]
Introducing Our Newest Blessing
Our hearts are filled with joy to introduce the newest blessing to our family. Baby Lincoln entered the world on Friday and our hearts are exploding with love for this sweet little one. I can't even begin to express how thankful and blessed we feel to have a healthy baby boy. God is so good. I always love hearing birth stories, so I thought I would share a little bit about how Lincoln entered the world. My original due date was July 22nd, but after a couple ultrasounds, they decided to … [Read more...]
Thoughts on Turning 30!
Today I've reached a new milestone---I am now 30! I really don't like drawing attention to my birthday, but since turning 30 feels like a big deal, I wanted to blog about it. Now I realize to some of my readers that may seem young. And yes, I know that it is. But it feels weird that I am no longer in my twenties. I completely feel like I'm still 22---but alas, I am now 30. And feel very blessed. I was going through photos and realized how much has happened in my twenties. So just for fun … [Read more...]
July Life Update
Hope you had a great 4th of July weekend! Every now and then I like to do a personal post and share updates of our family life. I used to blog all the time (on a different blog) about our family and since I’ve started this site, I have missed sharing life updates. In my last reader’s survey, many of you indicated that you wanted to know more about our family life. I also enjoy reading blogs where I get to know the blogger a bit more personally, so that’s why I’m doing a life update today! So … [Read more...]
How I Start the Morning…with little ones at my feet!
Mornings can be a challenging time of the day, especially if you are in a hurry to get out the door! Today, I’m going to share how I start the mornings with little ones at my feet. Let me just start by saying I am totally a night person. I wish I could say that I am a morning person, but I have to force myself to get up early. My life changed for the better once we got an alarm clock that lights up when the boys can get out of bed. This is SO nice because they are not waking up too early … [Read more...]
Happy Mother’s Day…from a non-supermom!
Hey all! Happy Mother’s Day to all the mamas out there!! Hope you have an extra special day. Today, I am doing something a little bit different on the blog. I am going to show you and prove to you (via pictures) that I am a real-life, messy mom! Some of you may think I have it all together from reading my blog, or that my house is always organized (especially since I just posted this post on our preschool room)...but that is not true. And I want to encourage you today...that if you feel like you … [Read more...]