Family

  • **Christmas Cookie Time** {12.16.2020}

    I always like to make different Christmas cookies for mine and Joey’s work colleagues/friends. This past weekend, I did that. All day…. It always wears me out, but I do love it! And this year, Addison helped me, which made it even more fun.  I’m going to share 3 easy Christmas goodie recipes that you could should do. 😉 The first one I’m sharing is super easy. It’s got a little salty and a little sweet.  White Chocolate Covered Ritz Crackers – Ritz crackers (I like to get the Snowflake festive ones. They were a little hard to find this year because 2020.) – Creamy Peanut Butter – Vanilla flavored…

  • **Fall Family Photo Session** {11.18.2020}

    A few weeks ago, we had our Fall photo sesh. I was very excited to have it at this venue. I always thought it was beautiful! I was so ready to see them! And, as always, Sherri didn’t disappoint. There were so many that I just loved!  I’m sharing a lot with you today… just know there were lots more, but I tried to semi narrow it down. I just loved them all.  That’s it…. thank you so much for stopping by… I hope you all are having a great week so far. I only have 2 more days, and then I’m off for a week, but who’s counting…… 😉 …

  • **Pumpkin Patch Fun** {10.21.2020}

    Sunday afternoon we took off to the pumpkin patch. Pumpkins and all the fun things make me oh so happy! Get ready for lots of pumpkins, ruffles, and bows.  Wagon photos filled with pumpkins are a favorite.  Eeek a skeleton!  Sweet pictures  I really wanted to do the hay ride, however, there was a huge line, and they were not social distancing. We were pretty uneasy with it, so we opted for the corn maze.  They had lots of fun things to do.  This was the same location, just a year apart. This year they didn’t have the trailer decorated. Look how much she has grown! Let me go cry…

  • **Fall Bucket List** {9.16.2020}

    Oooh… I LOVE a good Bucket List. And with how this year is going, I definitely need some joy in my life and something to look forward to. I love perusing Fall things on Pinterest. Here’s my All Things Fall board on Pinterest.  #1 Pumpkin Patch We have a lot of pumpkin patches around where we live. We always enjoy doing everything there, including the hay ride, picking out pumpkins, playing games, and the petting zoo. We also enjoy getting some sweets while we are there. 🙂 Here’s a throwback to last year.  #2 Go to the Fair We had the best time, last year, at the nearby fair. We…

  • **Birthday Boys** {6.1.2020}

    Happy Monday and Happy June 1st!! Tomorrow, June 2nd, is a very special day! It’s my sweet Papa’s 90th birthday! What makes it even more special, is that he and one of his older brother’s share the exact same birthday. His brother, my Great Uncle Bill is exactly 10 years older. So, tomorrow marks his 100th birthday! Wow! The two of them have seen a lot in their lifetimes.  So, today, I’m going down memory lane and sharing lots of pictures and memories.  He had 14 brothers and sisters. He’s so lucky that many of them are still living.  Growing up, we visited my Papa and Nanny often. We went…

  • Christmas Break Part II {1.15.20}

    Happy Wednesday! I’m finally getting around to recapping part two of break. It’s been exciting around here lately.  If you missed part one, read all about it here.  Today, I’m going to start by sharing what we are eating this week. It looks like I’m getting off pretty easy this week in the cooking department. 😉  Sunday: *Ate at my parents* Cubed Steak, Parmesan potatoes, green beans, squash casserole, creamed corn, and apple pie for dessert Yum Yum! #thankyoumama Monday: Joey cooked while I took Addison to dance. He made this Chicken skillet meal with rice and broccoli, and it was delicious! #thankshun Tuesday: Polish sausage, air fryer cauliflower, and…

  • * Christmas Cheer* {12.4.2019}

    Today, I’m highlighting some things us moms can do to prepare for the Christmas season. I would have loved to have finished this earlier, like in November to help us all remember things we might forget.  But YOU GUYS!  This year/season has snuck up on me.  So, hopefully you’re all ready for the Christmas season, but just in case you’re anything like me and a bit on the struggle bus on December 4th maybe this will come in handy. *** ONLINE SHOPPING*** I used to complete all my shopping in stores and a lot on Black Friday. However, after becoming a Mom and being extremely busy, I complete 90% of…

  • **Thanksgiving Getaway 2019- Part I**

    Happy Monday!! It’s hard to get back into the routine after being off for a week and being gone and getting back into town yesterday afternoon and having to unpack and do loads of laundry…. We decided to go on a little getaway this Thanksgiving up to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. We left Wednesday around lunchtime after Joey got home from work. We took our camper and stayed at a really nice campground. Our cousins were camped right next to us, and we enjoyed talking and playing with them.  Right after we got set up, Addison was ready to ride her new bike.  We walked over to the river for a…

  • Girl’s day for Addison’s Birthday {11.20.19}

    I took off last Friday, and we celebrated Addison’s birthday with a girl’s trip to American girl store and bistro. My sister n’ law, niece, and mother n’ law went with us. The weather was yucky, and the girls insisted on using the umbrella.  They played for a little bit before our reservation.  Then it was time for lunch. The girls were cute “feeding” their dolls.  We took a last picture with the tree then went to ride the carousel.  We had a great day celebrating our little ray of sunshine. See you back here on Friday for Friday Favorites!  xoxo

  • *Seaside Vacay* Part One {Sept. 2019}

    Last week on my week off, we headed down to Santa Rosa Beach, FL to enjoy our last hoorah of the summer! Even though it’s almost October, we still had highs in the 90’s. Get ready for picture overload. 😉  Addison woke up sick that morning, so we got a little later start than we had anticipated.  Here we are at the Florida welcome center.  That night we got unloaded, went to the grocery store and grabbed a pizza. We were beat after the drive.  We got up early the next morning and headed for some sand and sun. 😉  Joey and the big girls did a lot of this,…