Parenting and Family Lifestyle
So just about every year as far back as I can remember, my mom’s side of the family has drawn names for Christmas. When I was younger, we would all sit down on Thanksgiving day and write out the items that we would like to receive for Christmas. And we would hunt down that specific item that we wanted to… Read More
Last Year I decided to get pretty creative with some of my sugar cookies. I ended up being awake until about 3am on Christmas Eve decorating cookies. I suggest getting them done a little less ‘last minute’… To be honest – I ended up making these circle sugar cookies because no matter what shape I cut out with a cookie… Read More
I recently took a trip to Walmart, where I discovered the extreme beauty of Better Homes and Gardens Holiday line. From a distance, I really was worried that their sets looked like something my Grandma would own, but up close – and paired together – Man. I wanted the whole set for myself! Better Homes and Gardens items can be… Read More
I came across these Stained Glass Window cookies while I was looking for cookie ideas. So I guess the insides are like… life savers?? Neat, Huh? I want to give these cookies a try this year. I found a great recipe on FancyFlours.com that might help solve the problem I had last year with my rising cookie dough… Read More
I love the traditions created by Christmas and all the things that go along with it. One of my favorite things is to make a gingerbread house. However – I saw this gingerbread train set and since Andrew is SO into trains – I knew it would be perfect! So here is our Train from Christmas of 2010. I filled… Read More
