Holidays

Disney, Trolls, Ferdinand, Dinosaur Train and More Free Valentine’s Day Printables

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Trolls Free Valentine's Day Printables

Love is in the air and it’s heading your way fast! Valentine’s Day is just around that corner and if you don’t hurry, you’ll miss it! Forgot to pick up some cute Valentine’s Day cards for the kids? Looking for some extra Free Valentine’s Day Printables? Well, you’ve come to the right blog! Here’s a quick rundown of some of your kids’ favorite properties, all bursting at the seams to spread the love. No need …

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Countdown the New Year with Netflix

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Netflix #StreamTeam

Life is funny. When our kids were younger, they’d beg and plead to stay up until midnight on New Year’s Eve. We’d put them to bed early and then enjoy the ball drop on our own. These days? Yeah, I’m lucky if I’m not passed out on the couch by 10:30 on a regular weeknight. I honestly have no idea when Ryan (he’s 12 now) heads off to bed. I don’t even know which side …

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My Boys Dressed Up as a Pair of Franks for Halloween

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Halloween Costumes

Happy Halloween! I can’t believe another candy-filled day of Halloween has come and gone already. I tell ya, October has been a crazy whirlwind this year. While I donned my familiar red, white and blue business attire for the occasion, both Jason and Ryan chose some interesting options for their Halloween costumes. Ryan chose to be one of my favorite food groups: a hot dog! And Jason went the superhero (or in this case, the …

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10 Scary Netflix Shows I Need to Binge Right Now

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#StreamTeam scary Netflix shows

Halloween is easily one of my favorite holidays of the year. No offense, Arbor Day. Now I’m not one to love horror movies. I actually don’t really even like them. I am, however, slowly changing my tune over time. Sure I can enjoy a good Nightmare on Elm Street flick but it’s the supernatural dream stuff that intrigues me, not the blood, gore and scares. I do love a good horror comedy (horredy?) like the …

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Pumpkin Carving With Your Family Takes Guts

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pumpkin carving

It takes a lot of guts to do what I did today with my family. Yep, it was pumpkin carving time and the boys couldn’t have been more grossed out if we tried! I have really fond memories of carving pumpkins as a kid. We didn’t have any fancy shmancy tools back then either. It was just mom with one big honking serrated knife and a simple pencil to sketch out the face. Though I …

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