I have a confession to make, this IKEA kitchen hack may have been more for me than for the kids but I just couldn’t help it. I have always wanted a play kitchen, but we already had a work bench and I did not want any more “big toys” in…
Category: DIY’s
DIY Sing Inspired Johnny The Gorilla Costume
September is here and you know what that means: it’s [almost] Halloween time!! Today I am sharing with you my son’s DIY costume for this year. This year we decided on a DIY Sing inspired Johnny the gorilla costume. Of course I could just go to the store and pick…
Toy Story Themed Second Birthday Party
The fondest memories I have of my childhood are those of my birthdays. Every year, with the little money we had, my parents managed to make my birthday parties magical. As a mother myself, now, knowing how magical birthdays are for little kids I hold myself to the bar my…
Christmas Decor and DIY’s
This Christmas is a very special one for my family as it is the first in our new home. Unfortunately last year our Christmas was tainted by two unpleasant incidents. On December 24th as my husband and I drove back from dropping off our escrow deposit we were told that…
DIY Woody Cowboy Costume for Toddler.
Last year Nick had several costumes, including Mickey, a sailor, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Monster from Where the Wild Things Are. The kid basically lived in costumes all of October. This year my husband and I started brainstorming costume ideas for our little one in the middle of September. Our…
DIY Dollar Tree Shelf + Fall Decor.
During our house hunt last year, one of my “must haves” was a fireplace. I always wanted a fireplace, I wanted to decorate the mantle for every season, hang our stockings from it, etc. Unfortunately, the home we ended up purchasing was missing just one thing: that fireplace. Since our…
Flashback Friday: Nick’s 1st Birthday Party – Daniel Tiger Themed
Had I been a good blogger and kept up with this blog last year, I would have been able to document all of my DIY madness that led up to a very eventful first birthday party for my little one. But, since I wasn’t.. I will have to recap it…
Throwback Thursday, the birth.
Hello! Today I’m bringing you a little #ThrowbackThursday story, more specifically my labor & birth story. I cannot believe it’s been over a year & I am definitely glad I wrote it out last year when a lot of the details were still fresh in my mind. As I edited…