What's the saying..."Better late than never!" I've been meaning to post Adalyn's birth story to my blog for well, 6 months now haha, I've had it all written out but with the chaos of keeping up with a toddler and an infant I haven't had a lot of time to sit down and type it [...]
Growing up my family always loved red velvet cake. One year for Christmas, I decided to bake up a few of our family's favorite treats and gave them as gifts to everyone for Christmas. They all loved them but the red velvet cake balls were a hit especially and have been requested for holidays since. [...]
As we all know, 2020 has been quite the year. We have all been affected in one way or another. Like many others, I was laid off in June due to Covid-19. It was very bittersweet. My job was my family's security but my daughter, Stella was 8 months old at that time and my [...]
Today is the day that Just Believe, my very first children's book is released into the world! I collaborated with Hello Bluebirds on this projects with illustrations by Jacqueline A. Bance, edited by Heidi Roufs, and written by me! In addition to the book, we also created Just Believe Activity Book, a children's Christmas activity book filled [...]
INGREDIENTS 1/4 onion cut into stipes 1 can French style green beans, drained 1/2 tbsp brown sugar 1 tbsp butter Salt and pepper to taste INSTRUCTIONS 1. In a medium sauce pan, on medium heat, add butter with onion, fry onion stirring until lightly browned. 2. Once onions begin to brown, add drained green beans, [...]
When I had Stella last fall, my mom came to help us with cleaning and making meals, it was so helpful! One of the meals she made for us was Beef Stroggenoff and we loved it! It was a new meal that we hadn't had in years and quickly became a new staple meal in [...]
My husband, Shane loves french toast and when he'd ask me to make it for him I wasn't very thrilled about it. Normally, I'm not a huge fan of french toast, it's a little too bland for my taste buds. Many years ago, I was looking for a creative way to add a little more [...]
Our sweet baby Stella is here and we couldn't be more excited and in love with her, she's perfect! On Sunday, September 15th, I woke up from a nap around 3pm. I was 38 weeks and 2 days pregnant and started having what I thought were Braxton hicks contractions. At first they started off pretty [...]
When shopping for maternity items, or really anything baby related, I'm always looking for multi-use items that can be used for extended periods of time. I don't like buying a piece only to be able to use it for a couple of months. Of course, it's not always possible but I do my best to [...]
Now that you're in your second trimester you may be like me and have a pretty huge sigh of relief. You might already be showing and are likely excited to finally tell the world your exciting news! They say the second trimester is the honeymoon period of pregnancy since you're likely feeling a little better [...]
A few years ago, an old friend of mine made a pasta salad for our high school reunion. We all loved it, it was delicious. We asked her for the recipe and she told us but of course I didn't write it down. Since then I've looked for similar recipes online and haven't been able [...]
Shane and I are so excited to share that we're having a baby girl! The suspense over the last 5 months has been killing me not knowing. Especially since Shane has been holding me back from buying a bunch of gender neutral items, which I'm glad he did! I'm excited to finally buy all of [...]
These Strawberry Cream Cheese Pancakes are so delicious, easy to make and you only need a few ingredients! They're the perfect weekend breakfast staple with a twist. I have tried both Aunt Jemima, Complete and Hungry Jack, Complete pancake mixes with this recipe and they both tasted delicious. INGREDIENTS Philadelphia strawberry cream cheesefresh strawberries, diced"complete" [...]
Congratulations, you're pregnant! If it still hasn't sunk in yet, it will. The second you see that positive test, or in my case 7 🙂 , your whole world seems to be changed forever. If you're like me you're feeling excited, nervous, and possibly a little worried, all of these feelings are normal! When I [...]
Shane and I have some excited news to share... we're having a baby! Baby Dooley is due September 27th 2019, and we couldn't be more excited! If you read my post, My Hyperthyroidism Journey, you know that Shane and I had been open to getting pregnant for just over a year. In early January, I [...]
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