Holiday Fun

Halloween Fun and Fall Crafts

by Jennie October 27, 2011

Hallzooween

We have been having a ton of fun this October for Halloween! If you live near the cincy area, there are SO many great things to do around the city to celebrate the fall season. We have been to Hallzooween at the zoo and Schappacher Farm. Both were great! Hallzooween is a great time to see […]

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Make Your Own Face Paint for Halloween

by Jennie October 6, 2011

make your own face paint

  Thanks to Mama Jen for sending us this recipe she found. I am sure it saves a ton of money to make your own halloween face paint and you know what ingredients you are putting on your kids faces and yours!! Materials Needed: 1 tsp. Cornstarch 1/2 tsp. Cold cream 1/2 tsp. Cold water […]

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Happy Labor Day

by Jennie September 5, 2011

grason's first bottle

Sorry to get this post out so late… better late than never right!? We are just getting home from Cumberland so this is the first chance I have had to look at a computer! We had a nice long weekend at our place in Cumberland (thursday-monday)! Kim and I always talk about things that allow […]

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Counting Down to Father’s Day

by Jennie June 14, 2011

We have been posting some of our Father’s Day ideas! Here are some more things you can do to celebrate the amazing dad in your life! We would love to hear from you too! Celebrate Dads this year with a stretched canvas print from Canvas People. Create ever lasting memories or give a meaningful gift […]

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DIY Easter Bunny Cake

by Jennie April 26, 2011

DIY Easter Bunny Cake

I am telling you what- Easter was SOOOO much fun this year with Cody being a little older and really being able to enjoy it, BUT now it is back to reality which means packing up the rest of my house for the move on thursday/friday and finishing up my finals this week for school…. […]

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Natural Egg Dyes

by Jennie April 20, 2011

Natural Egg Dyes

I posted on Monday about all the fun Easter things we were doing in our house this week to celebrate and another mama mentioned she had information on natural egg dyeing. I never thought about the egg dyeing kits I have used in the past because I assumed the dyes wouldn’t permeate the egg, but […]

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Easter is Approaching

by Jennie April 18, 2011

Here comes Peter Cottontail, hopping down the bunny trail…..!!! Tis the season for Easter and we are getting ready for it in our house!! Besides the religious meaning this time brings to our family, it is also a time to celebrate the Easter Bunny coming!! My mom always did up easter and I want to […]

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Lots of Ways to Save

by MHSjennie December 27, 2010

We hope everyone has had a wonderful Christmas weekend! We’ve had a great time spending Christmas with our families and we are looking forward to 2011! Jennie and I will be preparing soon for our next ALL DAY cooking marathon (date is TBD), and we hear Once A Month Mom will be doing a great weight […]

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Happy Holidays

by Jennie December 24, 2010

Christmas is here and Kim and I have both been running around like crazy women trying to get all the last minute things finished up before Santa arrives! I am especially looking forward to seeing Cody on Christmas morning because he is almost two and I think he will actually enjoy opening up his gifts […]

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More Christmas Crafts Ideas

by Jennie December 16, 2010

Cody and I had SO much fun over our friends (mama Jenny & Connor) house the other day, playing, talking and crafting! Jenny has such an amazing gift with all the crafts that she does and she is passing that on to her kids which is awesome! I am the polar opposite… I want to […]

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Inexpensive Christmas Gift Ideas

by MHSjennie December 6, 2010

We thought we would round up some inexpensive Christmas gifts ideas for those of you who might need a little inspiration! White Elephant Exchange: I (Jen) did this with some friends yesterday and it is so much fun. If you have  a group of friends and want to save yourself from having to buy a […]

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Christmas Crafts!

by MHSjennie December 2, 2010

We’ve had a pretty seamless transition from Thanksgiving to Christmas at our house. We only just put up the Christmas tree and decorated the house today, and one of Luke’s birthday presents (which we are celebrating this weekend!) will be one of our new traditions: The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition with Blue […]

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