My husband and I were having a holiday tactical meeting earlier this week, to discuss the inner-workings of our family's holiday plans. In a ten minute period, I went from jamming out to "Run-Run Rudolph" on the radio, to stressing out over the crazy logistics required to pull of ...
Facing your Fears!
Since we are in the season of all things spooky, the kids and I took on a baking project this week with the theme of facing your fears. Anxiety is something I know well. Â Despite having a wonderful childhood, I remember having anxious thoughts as a little girl, and not ...
Fun with Fondant
Last week was my daughter Madison's birthday party, and as we have done for previous birthdays, we decided to bake a kid-concept cake. Â A kid-concept cake is when the kids draw a picture of their dream birthday cake, and we work together as a team and bake that vision ...
The Pursuit of Silliness
Maybe it's just me, but I find it pretty difficult to explain the significance of national independence to a child. Be that as it may, I think it is important for kids, (and adults for that matter) to have an appreciation for what it fundamentally means to be independent as a ...
Dream Big, Little One.
Whether success is defined as happiness, financial growth, humanitarian impact or something more, many of the most successful people in history credit the power of visualization as a key component to their achievement.  In fact, the enormously successful and inspiring founder of ...
Easter Faves
The sun is shining, the Azaleas are as pretty as can be, and we are getting super excited about Easter, y'all! This week, we are going to spotlight a few of our favorite Easter baking ideas and crafts to enjoy with your kids. Â You will find links for each item below, and ...
22 Valentines
Hello Sweet Friends, Last week, I asked my five year old if she was going to be exchanging valentines with her classmates at school. Â In response she said, Yes, Mommy. Â I need to bring 21 valentines to school on Tuesday. Â There are 22 kids in my class if you ...