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Halloween + Hotel Transylvania movie night

I have a little secret about the latest Hotel Transylvania 3 movie, but I can't share just quiiiiite yet. But what I CAN say is that there is a special place in my heart for this movie. Not only is it Halloweeny and supppppper fun for this time of the year, BUT I totally *love* the moral of the ending (spoiler alert) because it drives home the point that not matter who you are, where you come from, what you look like or whether you are a human or a monster, you deserve to be loved and accepted. ... continue reading...

Ice Cream Recipes

Coconut Milk Coffee ice cream recipe (plus a yummy brownie)

We've been spending the *WHOLE* summer making ice cream sammies and coming up with new and exciting ideas and recipes and testing and eating and testing and eating some more. It's been SO FUN and truthfully, it was all my 6 year old's brain child to do this! :) BUUUUUT now that school has started, I decided that it was time for a MOMMY ice cream sammie to celebrate the first week of school done AND to give myself a little treat, YUM! :) SOOOOO! Today, I am sharing with one of the yummiest ... continue reading...

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a back-to-school worthy, kids-friendly french toast recipe

I wanted to make a breakfast that was fun and full of joy for Zeke's first day of Kindergarten...ya know, to cheer him on and send him out into the world of school with gusto and excitement! :) And because I secretly wanted to hold onto the last fleeting seconds of life before we entered into the school routine! And what better way to celebrate than FRENCH TOAST?? But I wanted to add a twist.....a little pinch of joy to the recipe to make it extra special and fun.....so today, I am sharing our ... continue reading...

Ice Cream Life Recipes

Week seven : Peanut Butter, Banana, Chocolate chip ice cream sammie!

This one *may* be one of my faves that we have made so far. I mean, who doesn't love peanut butter, banana and chocolate?!?!? It's like a staple in dessert world, right?! :) Zeke has wanted to do this combo from the start and I have to say that this ice cream is delish and give me chewy peanut butter cookies ANY day of the week! :) So this week, we give you the PB + Banana + Chocolate chip ice cream sammie! :) ... continue reading...

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  • The cinnamon rolls went in the oven and came out alive with eyeballs! 👀 there was a whole story about how I saw them wiggle across the plate and how I thought one of them even whispered hello to its gooey neighbor. 😂 Esther bought it, but then Zeke told her that cinnamon rolls don’t whisper. ❤️ Happy April Fools today! May your family members be gullible and everyone’s laughs be loud!
  • The sun was shining and the windows were open and that fresh air inspired me to dust off my friendship bracelet skills. And boy oh boy was it wonderful. 🌈 The string was from leftovers that I had, but loved the colors so much I made it work. I think it will become our new bookmark as we read through the Narnia series at breakfast every morn (hot coffee and read alouds, yeassss please)! 💛 Yay for spring, spring inspired colors and inspiring Monday’s. We’ve got this!
  • When I get dressed in semi-real clothes and accidentally match the newly painted bathroom mural....then OF COURSE I will lock myself in here to finish my hot coffee this morning away from the chaos of life. DUH!⁣ Also, YAY for the bathroom mural being done! Esther now wants me to paint rainbows all over her bedroom closet. ⁣ 🌈🌈🌈⁣ ANDDDDD all the deets for this wall mural are on my blog. Weee!
  • A few things I realized while painting today: 1. We have a lot of random jars of blue paint in our storage area. Clearly I like blue. And I like that I like blue. 2. My acrylic paint brushes from college are REALLY coming in handy to paint these curves. Like a lot. 3. Annnnnnd I love seeing the transformation of how my original idea morphs between the first stage of drawing to the final stage of painting. And this one is no exception! #ohyaypainting
  • There once was a monster family that had to all go home to stay safe. So they each traveled from their works and schools and alllll hunkered down together. They made memories and shared meals and played games and did work and sometimes they were sad or overwhelmed and sometimes one of them yelled. And that’s ok, because even Pom monsters can feel all the feels. But they made the best of it knowing that it wouldn’t last forever and knew that they were helping out the other monsters of the world by doing their part. 👀👀 We made the perfect Pom and turned them into monsters last week on Friday for another edition of #craftingthroughcorona and clearly we’ve been having too much fun in the little Pom Pom monster world over here. 😂❤️🌈 Find the whole tutorial of these oh my blog (the video was too long to upload and save on IGTV...I’ll figure this thing out eventually 🙄)
  • Ok! Swipe and gimme your opinion. We have officially reached the point of self-isolation that tomorrow I am cracking open whatever paint we have in the house and going to town on our downstairs bathroom. Because, why the heck not!? Buuuuut I’m torn on what to do! I love how organic A is, how geometric B is and I’ve never done anything like C before! Buuuuuut which do you like best!?!? Tell me. Please!? :)
  • I got lost in doodling and mocking up some mural walls today while the rainy/snowy/mush fell outside. I think this weekend I’ll challenge myself to using whatever paint I have in my stash to mural up one of our bathrooms this weekend! How’s that for wild, eh!? 🌈🤞🏻 Also, speaking of wild, I for surely broke my little pinky toe and am sporting quite the black and blue foot situation. But I’m just calling it my quarantining mom “trophy” for right now and giving myself extra chocolate for the pain. Duh! 💛