Summer is a busy time for us. From June to August, there are nine birthdays to celebrate, and one of those belongs to Charles. Between his birthday and Father’s Day, which fall just a couple of weeks apart, I spend a good deal of time trying to come up with something creative to give him! …

We received admission to Silver Dollar City as part of a promotional blogger tour of Branson, MO through the US Family Guide. All opinions are 100% my own. One of the exciting places we got to visit in Branson, Missouri, was Silver Dollar City. Silver Dollar City is a beautiful amusement park (really, it is…lush and green and …

We received tickets for a Showboat Branson Belle dinner cruise as part of a promotional blogger tour of Branson, MO through the US Family Guide. All opinions are 100% my own. We are back from Branson, MO, and what a time we had! I can safely say this was the busiest, most action-packed vacation we’ve been …

The 4th of July is right around the corner. AND, my oldest asked me if we could make American flags to root on the U.S. in the World’s Cup. AND, I love making printables. So, I thought I’d made a 4th of July printable to share on my blog…and then, I realized that we have …

I went on a complimentary wine tour, courtesy of Grapevine Wine Tours, to facilitate this post. It was SO FUN that I am making plans to go again for our anniversary. Read on for all the details, and be sure to grab the Grapevine Wine Tours coupon code at the bottom of this post before …

I was invited to participate in a promotional tour of Branson through US Family Guides Blogger Network. All opinions are my own, all experiences are my own, and OMG I’M EXCITED about this trip! Also, be sure to check out the Branson coupons for local attractions and lodging at the bottom of this post. True story: …

I don’t often call myself an expert at anything, but one thing I am 100%, without a doubt an expert at? Horse books. Seriously. I’ve read them alllll. Well…at least all of the classics and pretty much everything written (classic or not) before 1992! True story: I read every horse book in my library in …

You know what my babies loved most about board books? Eating them. Seriously. That was especially the case with Jack – I thought he might have something “wrong” with him when, at six-months-old, he’d cry when I tried to read him. If he wasn’t able to hold and eat the book, he wasn’t interested. He …

I love to give books as gifts at baby showers. And I loved receiving them at my own (in fact, at one of my baby showers my friends made centerpieces at all of the tables out of children’s books – how clever is that?!). Books have a warm place in my heart and I hope …

I have one particular smoothie that I make several times a week. I’d make it every day, if I wasn’t always running out of spinach or pineapple. I like it because it’s a dairy-free, juice-free green smoothie – and it still tastes delicious. This is made from whole foods (fruits and spinach!), and is even …