This weekend we are heading to Missouri for a family reunion. I am sooooo excited about it!! I can’t wait to see all of my family. I’m the youngest of 9, so we don’t get together very often. Since we are going to be gone for more than a week, I decided that I am…
Archives for June 2013
Spray Painted 4th of July Shirts
Spray Painted 4th of July Shirts I love making shirts for my kids, especially for the 4th of July. It’s fun to have them wear it to the parade. This year I decided that it would be fun to let them make their own shirts instead of me making it for them. Sometimes it’s hard…
Juicy Juice Box Monsters #MUJuice
I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias and their client. Did you know that there is going to be a new Monsters movie called Monsters University? It comes out this summer and I’m super excited…
Red, White and Blue Strawberries
For the 4th of July, we are going to be on vacation so I haven’t been making many decorations this year. I still want to celebrate the holiday with my kids, so I’ve been focusing on making fun food for them. I saw this idea on Pinterest but sadly didn’t get a link because someone…
Albion Fit GIVEAWAY
Disclosure: I was given product in exchange for a review. All opinions are 100% my own. Today I’m excited to tell you about a company called Albion Fit. They just recently opened up a shop at City Creek in SLC. They have luxurious and flattering women’s fitness and swimwear. They have some of cutest swimsuits…
Motivate Me Monday #179
Hello everyone!! I hope that you had a fabulous week and weekend! We had a CRAZY week and so it was so nice to have a relaxing weekend. Our week consisted of, my very first branding, a trip to the dentist for 6 of us, baseball games and practice and my husband’s 32nd birthday! Thanks…
Red, white and blueberry waffles
Every holiday I like to make fun pancakes or waffles. I usually just add some food coloring into the batter and call it good. I got a little more creative for 4th of July and made some yummy blueberry waffles, added strawberries and whip cream. And yes it tasted as good as it looks 🙂…
4th of July Crafts
4th of July is coming quickly! Seems like I haven’t been able to do much for it this year. Luckily I did a ton last year. Ruffle Flag shirt Fireworks Shirt Star Wreath T-shirt flag pillow 4th of July Tile 2×4 Flag and Firecrackers I would love it if you followed along.
Teaching My Kids to Vacuum with Eureka #AirSpeedONE
I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias and their client. Now that my kids are getting older, it’s time to start teaching them how to help me clean and do chores. Sometimes I struggle with…
Aged Pallet String Art
Have you ever wondered how to age wood? Well my sweet friend Staci taught me how and I finally decided to try it out. It’s really cool and I was so surprised but how well it worked. How do you do it? Vinegar. I decided to make a pallet sign but instead of just…
Baby Blow Out Bag
My little boy is now at the horrible blow out stage. If you’ve had a baby, you know exactly what I am talking about. It’s horrible, especially happens when you are on the go. Or if it gets all over you, my baby’s first one got all over me…. it was lovely. I always have…
Backyard Night Games with Energizer Headlights
I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias and their client. You all know that I have young kids, very young kids. Sometimes it’s a challenge to keep them entertained so I’m always trying to come…
Motivate Me Monday #178
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY to all of those fathers out there!! How was your weekend? We headed down to Kansas to visit our friends there. I love all the fun little vacations that we get to take in the summer, even if it’s just a little weekend trip to visit friends and family. Thanks to everyone…
Half Tee Review
Summer is definitely coming soon! It is really starting to heat up. We are having 90 degree days now. I love layering my clothes, but I don’t love having that extra shirt because of the bulkiness and that it’s a lot warmer with two shirts. Did you know that there such a thing as a…
Frozen Smoothie Pops #EverydayDairy
“I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias® and Neptune Retail #cbias #SocialFabric #EverydayDairy Of all of the food groups, dairy is by far my favorite. I love it and would have a hard time going…
Light Switch DAD Frame
Father’s Day is this Sunday!! Not sure how that happened. Do you need a quick and easy idea for the man in your life? Here is a great one that I made my for my husband this year. This is how I made the frame: You’ll need some light switches and book rings and then…
23 and Me: Genetic Testing
Back when I was in college, I was majoring in Chemistry. With that major I had to take several classes involving Biology. I really enjoyed learning about life and the science behind it. One of my favorite Biology classes I took was genetics. It was fascinating to me. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about DNA. Did…
Framed Felt Circle Wreath
Do you ever do a project just leads to another project and then to another one? That is what happened to me with this project. I painted the shelf and bench in my mud room a dark brown and right after that I thought that it would be great to decorate the shelf. It just…
Motivate Me Monday #177
Happy Sunday/Monday! I hope that you had a wonderful week and weekend. We had a long week, my husband was out of town for most of it and me with 5 kids was a little rough and tough. I’m pretty sure if you saw me during the week you would have mistaken me for a…
A Journey to Clean Teeth #HappyHealthySmiles
I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias and their client. Oral health is something that is very important to me. It is actually something that I think about all the time. Having braces makes me…