i can't believe it's a new year already! it feels like 2016 went by waaay too fast. we were busy having too much fun to really notice how quickly the time was passing us by, i guess! but i do love a new year because it brings with it a resolve to try new things, to do better at the things we know ...
free printable A5 2017 monthly calendars for your planner
phew, i am getting this post in just in time! (my free 8.5" x 11" printable january 2017 calendar is also up.) i had planned on getting this on the site way earlier but then christmas and everything that it encompasses happened, and i was tired. does anybody else feel that way during/after the ...
cream cheese cookies with cream cheese frosting and candy cane
if there is anything that screams christmas to me it is candy canes. the look of them, the smell, the flavor.... we even hang them on our christmas tree because to me they just mean christmas is here. so i paired them up with my favorite cream cheese cookies + cream cheese icing to make these ...
homemade jingle bell wreath
one of the things i love most about the christmas season is the sounds :: the music, the movies, the excited voices of little kids, the ripping of christmas wrapping paper, and the bells. oh, the bells. you hear them in the background of almost every christmas song and there are even songs written ...
easy homemade caramel recipe
homemade caramel. there is nothing better to eat or to make during the holidays, especially since you can use this recipe in several ways: regular soft and chewy caramels like we're going to make today, homemade chocolate-covered caramels, caramel chocolate-dipped pretzel rods, and homemade turtles. ...
free printable monthly calendar :: december 2016
ah, i absolutely adore this time of year. i just love to have everything finished early so there is no stress and no having to run out in the snow to go buy things. the only time we go out in the snow is to play, or to visit with friends and family. i also love all of the goodies that i justify ...
homemade christmas tree star ornaments
every year we put a little 4' christmas tree in my kids' room so they can decorate it with all the christmas decorations they make at home or at school. it's "their" tree under which our elf likes to leave little gifts (check out these free printable christmas gift tags for those little gifts!) ...
free printable monthly calendar :: november 2016
ah, november. i love it when november comes. the leaves are turning color and falling off the trees, there's the smell of cinnamon and cloves in the air, and i start to gather all my holiday recipes and their ingredients in my house so i can nestle in for the winter. i've got my thanksgiving ...
free printable monthly calendar :: october 2016
yay! october is here! my kids are super excited to decorate our house with spooky ghosts and spiderwebs and plan out their halloween costumes. oh, and to go trick-or-treating and get candy at the end of the month! i remember halloween being really fun as a kid and i hope that my kids have those same ...
general conference kids guide – october 2016
admittedly, general conference has snuck up on me this year. but pleasantly so! i didn't realize it was so close, but now that i have i am so excited to get started on planning out our traditional general conference sunday breakfast of bacon, orange juice, and these scrumptious mini cinnamon french ...