While the leaves are changing and the weather is getting chilly you can print out this super cute Fall Bucket List to check off activities together with your kids!I think it's safe to say that over the last few years my favorite season has become fall! I just love the chill in the air and the change of clothes from tank tops, shorts, and sandals to flannels, jeans, and … [Read more...]
2016 Fall Family Photos
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, friends! I hope you all had the most wonderful and magical holidays ever and were able to spend lots of time with your loved ones! I can never quite believe how quickly the holidays go by. Starting with Thanksgiving and on, it just seems like each year the days fly by faster than the last. We were lucky to have the kids home for an … [Read more...]
Apple Cider Sangria Recipe
This weekend I had a Girls Night with some lovely ladies and I thought it would be fun to make a fall-themed drink as the weather here finally started feeling more fall-ish (hooray!) Since it is apple-picking season and everything apples is everywhere, I figured making an Apple Cider Sangria was the perfect choice! I love sangrias because there is that little part of me … [Read more...]
Fall Themed Thank You Gift Idea
With Thanksgiving coming up in just a couple of weeks I thought it would be fun to put together a little gift for our teachers, something to let them know we are thankful for them (because we are)! I know I say this a lot, and I probably sound like a broken record, but we love our schools and our teachers. Each end every teacher that has come into our lives has just been … [Read more...]
Hot Cocoa Break Gift Idea
Oh man, it has been cold and wet here this week. No fun for someone who hates being cold. I thought I would go for a run this morning when it seemed there would be a lull in the rain and a half mile in it started pouring, for reals man! And it kept up for the rest of my run. Gah. I kept telling myself, "When I'm done I'm making a giant cup of hot cocoa, I deserve it!" :-) … [Read more...]
The Peanuts Movie Carved Snoopy Pumpkin!
Over the past few weeks we have been hitting up pumpkin patches like they are going out of style. It's one of our favorite things to do in October. We have quite a few good ones not too far from where we live and like to visit as many as we can before the weather gets really cold and windy…and you know that happens quickly in Chicago! And with all those visits we have … [Read more...]
The Easiest Pumpkin Pie Pop Tarts Recipe
It appears that the cooler weather is finally here to stay in Chicago. At our house that means lots of baking. It's one of the reasons I love Fall so much. Baking is one of my love languages and this time of year you will always see my oven on and warm breads, cookies, and other baked goodies on our kitchen counters ready to be eaten. And since Fall is about all things … [Read more...]
Just Add Apples: Caramel Apple Kit Gift Idea
Helloooo October, it's so nice to see you again! You know, I think October juuuust may be my most favorite month of the year, aside from my birthday month (June) of course. And then November and December tie for third cause they are just so much fun and so darn festive…cooler weather, Thanksgiving, crunchy fallen leaves, pumpkin pie, apple cider, Christmas...oh you know … [Read more...]
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