• Easy Christmas Dinner Menu

    Simple and Delicious Christmas Menu for the Non-Cook

    An easy menu for the few days family will be in town to keep things simple (and delicious) so that we can enjoy time with each other rather than being in the kitchen the whole time.

  • Most Played With and Favorite Toys for Toddler Boys

    As promised, here is a list of my boys (ages 2 and 4) FAVORITE toys of all time. Every child is different, but these are toys that their friends enjoy too and I believe are great buys! Best Toys for Toddler Boys: Rainbow Playground: OK, this is a huge purchase, but it is hands down the best purchase we have ever made for the boys! I was nervous that our 2 year old was going to be too young or that they would grow tired of it quickly, but y’all this has been the most played with and best purchase ever. A few tips: these bad boys are pricey so…

  • Christmas Presents for Four Year Old and Two Year Old Boys

    ‘Tis the time of year of holiday shopping. Admittedly, I am trying to get ALL of my shopping done before December 1st. With the craziness in the world, I don’t want to be out in public more than necessary and really want to focus on the true meaning of Christmas this year rather than the materiality of it. Therefore, I have been doing my best to pre-purchase all of our family’s Christmas presents (with sales starting earlier this year, it has been a lot easier to accomplish). Please keep in mind that every kid is different, but rather than doing a list of “suggested” presents for two and four year…

  • Reflections on Christmas 2019

    Can you believe it is already 2020? I feel like the lead up to the holidays was super fast and then the actual week between Christmas and NYE flew by…and here we are a week into 2020!Our Christmas 2019 was unlike any of our prior Christmases.  Before having kids, we traveled to family to have Christmas with a big group (either Drew’s family or mine).  After having kids, still we have a rather large Christmas gathering just at our house instead of our parents.  But this year, none of the grandparents wanted or were able to come to our house for Christmas.  I’m not going to lie, at first, I…