Kids Valentines
Over the years we have done a few cute food Valentines for my kid's classmates but as they have gotten older (and changed schools) we have gotten away from food items because of allergy issues with ... read more
Christmas Cookies with Kids
This is the time of year that being a mom is so rewarding and sooo hard. Over the Thanksgiving break my daughter had a school project where they traced each family member's hand and then they drew ... read more
Christmas Events with Kids: What To Do & Wear
If you have never been to Grapevine, Texas during Christmas time man are you missing out! I am lucky that when we moved to the DFW area about 4.5 years ago we ended up being about 15 minutes away from ... read more
ultimate superhero bedroom
I can't believe my baby is almost 5! A little backstory, when my husband and I moved to DFW from Austin I found out that I was pregnant while living in temporary housing (aka an extended stay hotel) ... read more
Fall Family Photos: 6 color schemes for the entire family
Last year I did my first post for Fall Family Photos and you LOVED it! I was told that it was so helpful that I am back for round 2. This year I've decided to pull some of The Recruiter Mom photo ... read more
Celebrating Grandparents Day: What to make, create and play together
Sunday September 8th, 2019 is National Grandparents Day and I wanted to honor the amazing grandparents that my kids have. They are lucky that all 4 of their grandparents are living and love spending ... read more
What I’m Loving Wednesday: Back To School Edition
Although most states have several weeks until school starts we are under a month and already getting prepped for 2nd grade and Pre-K. After talking with some other mama friends with middle schoolers ... read more
4th of July Party
Happy 4th of July!!! Ok I know it's still June but if you are going to throw a 4th of July party you need to planning now! We don't actually throw a big party for the 4th, instead I take the kids ... read more
Favorite Bedtime Stories
For much of my kids lives they had two parents that worked pretty demanding corporate positions. Since during the week our quality family time was limited to the evening we established a fairly strict ... read more
Getting Ready for Summer
Beeswax Crayons | Unicorn Scarf Kit | Fluffy Paint | Similar Sequin Set | Rainbow Popsicle Sticks I still can't believe that the school year is almost over and my ... read more
Traveling with kids
It's about to be summer break so for a lot of families that also means summer trips. Our family takes an early trip each year to New Orleans where my in-laws have a condo. This will be our 3rd year ... read more
