There are a lot of things I take for granted… that *we* take for granted. One of those things is the fact that I can easily take my kids to their regular checkups for their required vaccinations. Keeping them protected from life threatening illnesses through vaccines is as simple as a quick visit to our…
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Happy Friday {Recipe: French Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Frosting}
I’ve been missing you all and just wanted to say a quick hello and to wish you all a very happy weekend! We have my daughter’s 1st Communion this weekend, which means a whole bunch of family coming into town to stay with us. We are also celebrating all the cousins birthday’s for the first…
Earth Day 2012 Picnic for the Planet {Recipe: Picnic Chicken}
It’s that time of year again… the Earth Day and Picnic for the Planet 2012! Last year, a group of bloggers partnered with The Nature’s Conservacy to encourage you to celebrate this great earth by heading out for a lunch or dinner picnic. This year, we’ve gathered together with giveaways at each blog to help…
Project 365 2012 – Week 15 – A Photo a Day Journey
Week 15 of 2012 went by incredibly fast! Here are a few photo highlights from our week. Sunday, April 8: You may recall that Leah was a crab on Easter Sunday. Our friends have a boy who is a year younger than Leah. Watching them play together was like watching an old married couple bicker…
Not As Planned {Recipe: Homemade Creamy Limoncello}
For us, Easter Sunday did not go as planned. Eager to start the morning off on the right foot, the family woke up early and headed up to church for 7:30am Mass. Ready to participate in and enjoy the early morning Easter service, we settled into our pew and began the day. Half way through…
Project 365 2012 – Week 14 – A Photo a Day Journey
Hi everyone! I hope you all had a happy Easter holiday. You’ll have to excuse this weeks Project 365 photos… I am sharing a little more than one picture a day, particularly on Friday, which was egg decorating day. I also was quite iPhone snappy happy this week (especially the first couple days). For iPhone…
Happy Hour {Recipe: Whipped Root Beer Float Cocktails}
Fresh out of school and at my first job, happy hour was a regular occurrence. My colleagues and I would leave the stressful day at the office behind and head to the local posh restaurant or bar to unwind and put on our social hats. If we were lucky, our boss and owner of the…
Kelly Moore Camera Bag Giveaway – CLOSED
This giveaway is now closed. The winner, chosen by Random.org was Lacey Hemphill (Twitter @Laceylouwho02). Thanks to all who participated and to Kelly Moore for offering such a great giveaway! Since I began Project 365 (where I challenge myself to take a photo each day for 365 days) last year, you will most often find…
Project 365 2012 – Week 13 {Recipe: Creme Cake Martini}
Happy April, friends! We had gorgeous weather in Kansas City this past week, which meant lots of time outside and lots of shutter button clicking. In addition to pictures from our week, I also have martini recipe you will want to try out this spring. Make sure to scroll all the way to the bottom…
Stretch Yourself {Zatarain’s Smothered Chicken and Rice}
When it comes to cooking, I like a good challenge. Zatarain’s recently launched a line of frozen entrees for two and challenged the ambassador team to do something new and unique with one of their frozen meals. This was going to be a challenge for a couple of different reasons. First of all, we have…
