Hi Friends! Happy Monday.  It’s fall which means its soup time, right?! I made this last week and really loved it.  As with any chicken & dumpling soup you must must make the dumplings.  The good news is that these are pretty darn easy especially if you have a stand mixer and a roul’pat.  If …

Okay people we are 7 days and counting down until turkey day! Pumpkin pie is obviously a must have on the menu, if i was having Thanksgiving at my house i think i might do a dessert bar with lots of mini desserts, because mini desserts are so cute and fun to eat. These little …

Last night was our first true kid Halloween.  The past two years, although we have dressed, Max hasn’t really understood the whole trick-or-treating concept or even really the idea of dressing up.  It was fun to have a kid who was so excited about his costume that he stayed in character while he was in …

Happy Sunday.  Today i am teaching a lesson in church on forgiveness.  I created the above printable to handout, you can download it free HERE. (the printable has 4 to an 8.5″ x 11″ page) The quote comes from THIS talk by Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Have you ever eaten something that you keep thinking about for days and days after?  There is this cookie shop in Utah called smart cookie and their frosted sugar cookie is killer, i mean like one of the best cookies i have ever eaten and every time we go back to visit Matt’s family i …

Happy Monday folks.  Here’s to another week full of adventures 🙂 Should you be needing something warm and welcoming in your belly this week, maybe before or after you walk your trick-or-treaters around the block, i’ve got the perfect soup for you.  This chili came to me by way of my very fabulous sister-in-law Sheena. …

Hi Friends! Happy Tuesday. I’m super excited to be going on KC Live again this morning in a few hours (the 10-11am hour here in KC on channel 41) and i’ll have lots more to share with you later today.  I’m throwing a KC Chiefs party on the show so be sure to check back …

When i was in San Francisco last weekend i had the pleasure of staying with my friend from college Nate, his wife Rosie and their adorable baby girl Lola.  It was so fun to catch up with Nate and meet Rosie and Lola.  Rosie is an interior designer and their apartment is incredible. I don’t …

I’m gearing up for another fun week, ok thats the optimist speaking.  Life has been a little rough lately with my two year old, he’s kind of like a tasmanian devil, destroying everything in his path as he runs around like a living tornado.  So i’m trying to figure out how to best parent him …

The weather is getting chilly here in KC and i love it. Today Matt and Max get back in town from vacation and i’m taking the kids to Carolyn’s pumpkin patch this afternoon.  Carolyn’s is free on Tuesday and Wednesday from 4-6pm and its pretty darn cute, honestly i just want a pumpkin donut because …

Hi Friends.  Today i have another little halloween creature treat for you.  These nutter butter bats are so cute and easy!  Just dip half the cookie in melted chocolate for the “wings” and then take a bunch of  hershey’s kisses and carefully cut the top points off of them for the “ears”. Using icing as …

I love these soda bottles! I made them for my segment on KCLive yesterday.  I think they add such a cute element to a halloween party, don’t you? I designed them with images i found all around the internet and you can download them for free HERE and HERE.  Because they are black & white you …