 It took me a long time to fully embrace the camera on my iPhone. I felt like I should be only taking “real” pictures with my DSLR. I would lug it on field trips, soccer games, and ultimately it would spend more time in the bag than getting used. I think that I felt that…
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 My youngest little guy does not like to finger paint. He does not like to have his hands messy. I totally get it, I really do, I don’t love gooey or goopy hands either. The thing is, he needs to strengthen the muscles in his little hands for writing, and finger painting is a great…
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 Smore’s are one of my favorite things on Earth. I love everything about them. I love how gooey they are and how much fun they are to make over the campfire. When I am pining for a smore’s and there is not a camp site in sight, I make these easy Smore’s Bars. They take…
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 At our house, we like to keep birthdays simple. That doesn’t mean that they are not special, just simple. Growing up, birthdays were a big deal at our house. I don’t remember over-the-top birthday parties, bounce houses, or tons of presents. (Not that there is anything wrong with that, but that just wasn’t how my…
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 Now that spring is finally here, we have been spending lots of time outside playing. Fresh air feels so good after being stuck inside for months. My littlest one is home from school at lunchtime, so we have been soaking up our last afternoons together before he goes to kindergarten next year. Short, easy, crafts…
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 What do you do when you have an almost full bag of Rolos that you need to use up? You make brownies and stud them with Rolos. And people will thank you for it, I guarantee. This bronwie recipe is my go-to brownie recipe these days. I like that it is super easy to make,…
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 I have a problem. I drink an obscene amount of Diet Coke. I should say that I used to have a problem. These days, I have dramatically lowered that amount of soda that I drink and have replaced it with water. I am not going to lie, the first day was hard. But the second…
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