Crafts & DIY

Having Fun with SNOW

by Jennie December 27, 2012

We had a wonderful Christmas!! We had tons of fun getting in the holiday spirit and Cody’s school Christmas Party was on thursday. That was just about the CUTEST thing I have ever seen. They had an amazing chapel, the kids sang us Christmas songs, we had a FEAST with everyone’s favorite holiday dishes and […]

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How to make your own Christmas Wreath and other Holiday Happenings

by Jennie December 3, 2012

sharon woods holiday in lights

I LOVE this time of year and I have REALLY been feeling the Christmas spirit! I blogged last week about how to get FREE pictures with Santa and have some holiday fun on the cheap. This past weekend we had some more Christmas fun! We went to the Sharon Woods Holiday in Lights which was […]

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Bedroom “Stale” Area Transformed with Uppercase Living

by Jennie November 9, 2012

bedroom window before

There were several things I loved about my house when we first saw it. It was set up differently from most of the other two stories we had seen and it had a few unique design elements to it. One of them was a long window above the bed. It is beautiful and different and […]

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Painting the Perfect Pumpkins

by Jennie October 26, 2012

painted pumpkins

I went to a friends son’s birthday party and I just HAD to have her post about her painted pumpkins. They were SOOOO adorable! This would be SO fun to do to match your party theme, decor of your home, gifts… the possibilities are endless! Read her how-to below so you can do it too […]

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Halloween Crafts, Parties and FUN

by Jennie October 24, 2012

Spider Web Craft

This time a year is a little confusing to me because we teach our kids not to talk to strangers or take anything from them and to watch what food they put into their bodies and then here comes good ole’ Halloween…. you tell them to do the COMPLETE opposite! Oh well, it is a […]

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Boring Kitchen turned FABULOSO!

by Jennie September 27, 2012

I have blogged over time how we are making our new house our own and that takes TIME! One room at a time that is! I had REALLY been wanting to do something to my kitchen since that is where I spend a lot of my time. I started with having it painted (started out […]

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Ideas for Grandparents Day!

by Jennie September 7, 2012

There’s usually not a day that goes by that Luke doesn’t talk about how much he LOVES his Grandparents! Cody adores his Grandparents as well and we are always looking for cute ways to do something special for the Grandparents! With Grandparents Day quickly approaching this Sunday, September 9th, we thought we’d give you a […]

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Cody’s FIRST day of Preschool/ Back to School Ideas

by Jennie September 5, 2012

first day of preschool

I have been working towards this day for almost a year now, trying to get Cody bear ready for the transition. I know, it seems crazy to work towards something like this for so long, but with his personality, it seemed like slow and steady wins the race!   Yesterday was the FIRST day of […]

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Crafts, Meals, and Music!

by Jennie August 22, 2012

birthday card craft

Lots going on that I wanted to share!!! Crafts: My friend, Jenny, is such a crafty mama and I LOVE getting ideas from her because then I don’t have to try to think of them myself :) This one is super easy and SO cute for celebrating birthdays!!  Instructions per mama Jenny: Take a piece of construction paper […]

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Updating the Kids Bathroom

by Jennie August 20, 2012

Uppercase Living Personalized

I have been chipping away at turning my “new” house into US(!) and boy oh boy does it take time!! I think we all want our houses done NOW, but patience is a virtue (at least that is what I tell myself)!! I wanted to share with you over the next few weeks some of the […]

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So much more than a sticker!

by Jennie August 2, 2012

Uppercase Living Personalized

I have been making little changes here in the new house to make it fit our personality (or at least mine…the hubs doesn’t really care which works for me!) and one thing I am LOVING at the moment is Uppercase Living!! My friend, Anne Marie, has been helping me personalize my house in a really […]

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Preschool Jitters

by Jennie July 31, 2012

I have been blogging the last few months on how my first born, Cody bear, has transformed from a baby to a big boy. Being a SAHM, I have had all the control in raising him and thinking of preschool a year ago made me physically ill. I am a control freak and to think of […]

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