This post is sponsored by MARS, as always, all opinions are my own. I love summer celebrating and you know I love holidays. Memorial day is just around the corner and then right after that 4th of July will be here before we know it! I’ve got some fun ideas to share with you for …

Quinoa Patties with Avocado Sauce make a delicious meatless meal! Healthy eating, it’s such a good habit to get into! These quinoa patties with avocado sauce are the perfect summer dinner for making you feel full and healthy.  When I get into a habit of eating healthy food I just feel better all around.  The …

Sometimes I make something and I just can’t wait to show you all.  This starfish pillow is one of those projects! I really really love it and its actually pretty easy to make.  If you are comfortable sewing, this pillow will take you just a few hours.  If you have 2 kids I suggest you …

Last weekend Matt and I were in charge of doing the desserts at the spring ball for the youth at our church. It was a fun project to work on and I was excited when I heard that an Italian soda bar had been requested. When I looked into doing the soda bar I realized …

Mother’s Day is this Sunday. I know this, you know this, but my husband and probably your husband need a reminder. They probably haven’t even thought about it yet, Matt didn’t realize it until yesterday afternoon when we were talking about the coming week. It’s fine, they have a week to prepare. Can I tell …

Was your new years resolution to loose weight? Eat more vegetables? Be healthy? My hand is raised for all three and this recipe for skinny spaghetti hits every one of those goals and makes me feel totally good about myself while still enjoying my dinner. win, win, win! The key to this lightened up spaghetti …

This post is sponsored by Children’s Mercy Hospital, as always all opinions expressed are my own! This post contains affiliate links. Reading to my kids is one of my favorite things to do with them, and of course I have my favorite books. I was recently reading Zero to Five, (a parenting book that I …

Easter is right around the corner and todays Easter Chick Cheeseball is clearly the cutest thing you’ll make this spring. The cheeseball is a buffalo bacon ranch recipe with a special ingredient from my friends at AE Dairy that takes it over the top delicious, trust me this chick won’t last long once the crackers …

There are those recipes that you just want to make over and over again, am I right? I’m always happy when fall comes around and soup season starts so I can make this white chicken chili.  My friend Lindsay gave me the recipe and after a teeny bit of tweaking it is one of our …

Its cold. like really really cold, is it cold where you live? Maybe you live some place warm and tropical, your windows are open as you sit on your couch reading this, listening to the waves crash against the shore. No, thats not your house either? Good thing because I might have to hate you …

I love cake, like seriously love cake.  If calories didn’t count and sugar acted like omega 3’s I would eat it every. single. day.  I wouldn’t even mind making a new cake every few days to make sure there was always some type of cake in the house.  I find every excuse to make cakes. …

I have a 5 year old. What the what?! Last week my cute boy turned five, five! He goes to kindergarten in August! I’m already a little weepy. For his birthday he requested a Star Wars party and so Matt and I made it happen.  We did it at our house and had a “Jedi …