This Halloween was by far one of our favorites.  The kids all had grand ideas of what they wanted to be and each one was really creative and fun. Trent wanted to be a raptor from Jurassic Park.  So with full knowledge that we couldn't find this costume in store, we checked Ebay and to my surprise som…

Nate and the kids did an amazing job carving pumpkins this year.  Each child made their own drawing and Nate carved them out.  Aliya's Pumpkin Trent's Pumpkin   Dylan's Frankenstein Pumpkin They came out great, and it was a fun project to do in the middle of all the rain that H…

We love celebrations in our house, and Yogi's birthday is definitely a great reason to celebrate.  The kids and I made him a puppy friendly peanut butter cake.  He seemed to really enjoy it (it was gone in under a minute).  It was fun to celebrate our sweet dog who is a extremely important and loved member of our…

In honor of the fact that I love fall food and spending time with my family, we decided to throw a fall party. All the food was made ahead of time so we simply had to plug in our crockpots (all seven of them) and go outside and enjoy the day. I wish I had taken a picture of our crockpot filled kitchen, it was …

Now and then it's good to pause in our  pursuit of happiness and just be happy. ~Guillaume Appollinaire       Happiness surrounds me each day and if  I pause long enough, I can find blessings that are right in front of me just waiting to be noticed.  Simple joys like watching three kiddos love on thei…