As many of you are aware, the opening ceremonies for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games airs tonight. We are a big Olympic family and always look forward to gathering around the TV each day to watch our favorite Olympians compete for the gold. The issue with the 2012 Olympics is it falls right, smack dab…
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It Takes a Village… Not to Mention Wine and Coffee
I’ve always known and hoped that I would be a mom. When I was in Kindergarten, we had a “Star of the Week” program where the star would be interviewed. One of the questions in the interview was “What do you want to be when you grow up?” My immediate answer, firmly stated without any…
Recipe: 4 Ingredient Oreo Ice Cream
Oreo Ice Cream recipe from the Savory Sweet Life Cookbook. I’ve been sitting on this cookbook for a couple of months now. Not because I don’t like it. Quite the contrary. The Savory Sweet Life Cookbook is a gorgeous book, full of wonderful stories accompanied by family-friendly, unique recipes.
Connect Through Reading 2012 – 3 Book Reviews
Reading hasn’t happened as much as I had hoped this summer (in fact, my last Connect Through Reading post was in May! I’ve read three more since that post, and thought I’d take a moment to share my thoughts with you.
Then There Were Two {Recipe: Cherry Poke Cake Cocktail}
Nick and I just got back from enjoying a kid-free vacation in Park City, Utah… the first we’ve shared in over 6 years. In 6 years time, it is pretty easy to forget all the reasons you fell in love with your spouse in the first place. I definitley knew I still loved my husband,…
Hiking in Park City with My Windows Phone
Nick and I are in Park City, Utah for our first kids free vacation in more years than I care to admit. We have had a very nice, relaxing time beginning with a 4 hour nap the first day! We’re obviously making up for lost time. When we haven’t been napping, we’ve been exploring the…
Homemade Root Beer Flavored Sno Cone Syrup Recipe
It’s about this time each year that I start to get that uneasy feeling about summer being close to over. We have one month left before my kids go back to school, and I know and don’t like how fast that last month of summer speeds by. We’re doing an ok job getting through our…
A Month Long Pancake Party {Recipe: Bananas Foster Pancakes}
It’s no secret that I am a fan of pancakes (even more, the different syrups that go on top of pancakes!). When Rachel from the blog Rachel Cooks announced that she was devoting the entire month of July to pancakes and asked me to participate, I knew this was one event I didn’t want to…
FoodieCrush Magazine – Summer Issue Feature!
You may remember a few months back when Heidi, from FoodieCrush, had a little video interview with me on her site. We had so much fun, Heidi asked if I would be interested in being featured in the summer issue of her magazine. Of course, I said yes! I’m excited to announce that the FoodieCrush…
California Avocado 4th of July Blast Recipe Roundup
Dara and I asked for your best California Avocado recipes and you all delivered! With over 100 California Avocado recipes linked up, we say this was one successful party. Thank you to everyone who submitted a recipe… as someone who craves avocados just about every day, I am excited to have some new recipes to…
