Cooking with Kids: Homemade Reindeer Food

I love making Christmas memories in the kitchen with my boys!  We recently created this simple homemade reindeer food recipe from Betty Crocker.com . Hello peppermint chocolate crunch! It’s no bake, only calls for 3 ingredients and it’s a gluten-free too! The boys love helping me in the kitchen.  Especially since they were able to …

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JOY to The World

There are handmade gifts I wanted to make… Goodies I wanted to bake for neighbors… Gifts I couldn’t buy for those I love… Crafts I wanted to create with the boys… Cleaning and organizing I wanted to tackle before the New Year… People I wanted to soak up the season with… Pictures I wanted to …

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4tunate Holiday Gift Guide: Age 4 – 5

Just in time for you last minute shoppers, the 4tunate Holiday Gift Guide for Ages 4-5!  Not that I would know anything about that *cough, cough*… I’ve finally compiled some of your top recommended gifts for this age as well as some of my personal favorites for this awesome age group.  It’s such a fun …

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Rice Krispies Holiday Challenge: Rice Krispies Christmas Cake

You might recall that I teamed up with The Motherhood and Rice Krispies for a “Back to School Recipe Challenge”.  We had a great time coming up with our Cranberry Macadamia Rice Krispies on a Stick creation.  So when they asked me to join 30 bloggers in a Holiday Challenge with a $100 Visa Gift …

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Homemade Christmas: Andes Mint Cookies Recipe

  I’ve posted this cookie recipe once before, but it’s requested often and always a crowd pleaser, so I decided to remind you of this “Chocolate Mint Perfection in a Cookie” in case you had forgotten. Thanks to my sweet friend Amy for introducing me to these in my college days. (My hips, however, do …

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Operation Christmas Child Video – FINAL 3!!!!

I found out Tueday afternoon, that the video we made packing our boxes for Operation Christmas Child was chosen as a top 3 video in the “ShoeTube” competition.  We would sooooo appreciate your vote on the Operation Christmas Child Facebook page. The winner will be invited to distribute shoe box gifts to needy children! I …

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Share Your Christmas Card Link Up

Our Christmas Card for 2010 is still in the works (as in I hope it makes it to the post office before 2011), but I can’t help but fall in love with 2008’s all over again. I think it will always be my favorite.  It captures the magic and the simplistic child-like wonder of the …

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Christmas Hair Bows BOYS

I opened some new towels I had been saving back last night while cleaning out our linen closet that were tied up in these nice crimson ribbons.  The next thing I know Brooks has one on his hair and says, “Look, Mama, I’m a girl!” Soon I had four little boys with bows on their …

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