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This week I am VERY excited to feature another one of my favorite blogs …  I love seeing all the fun projects and places Nico and his family encounter.  It’s twice as fun because Honor and Nico are close in age

My family celebrated Easter Sunday this year at my Aunt Mj’s house.  She always comes up with fun activities for the kids … and this year was no exception.  She created a wonderful Egg Hunt that was fun for all 4 generations

Have some extra plastic Easter eggs around the house?  I’m sure lots of us do this time of year.  Wondering what to do with all those plastic Easter Eggs?  Here’s a round-up of how we’ve been using ours … Number Match

Wow!  The Easter Bunny did a great job with filling our baskets this year.  The kids left their baskets on the kitchen table with a plate full of carrots on Saturday night … And this is what we found Easter morning

For those that are celebrating Easter today we wanted to say … Wish you a very Happy Easter! I made these super simple Easter cards with white cardstock, washable tempera paint and fine-point Sharpie markers.  Henry’s thumbprint made the brown bunny

I first connected with Roopa, creator of the amazing blog Putti Prapancha, because both our little girls LOVE resist painting.  Roopa was kind enough to make some sweet comments on my post.  If you’ve never followed this blog, you are definitely

If you’ve been following along you might know that we are enjoying our first year in our new home.  I waited a really long time to make the move … and now we are here one way I am celebrating is

I’m a total sucker for cheesy, classic traditions to do with kids.  Ever since my first child was old enough (he was only a couple weeks old for his first Easter), we’ve been going to the mall to sit with the

Growing up my mom always decorated for every season.  I always loved (and still do) seeing the items come out of the basement for their yearly reveal.  It was like seeing old friends again … the ceramic ghost holding a pumpkin

If you’ve been flowing closely, you know that a couple of weeks ago I posted about the start of a wonderful collaborative fundraising effort for Operation Smile.  And, now … so quickly, we are at the end of the blog-style Smile-a-thon.

This week I am featuring the ABCs of Awesomely Awake.  I love the blog’s focus on fun and mindful parenting.  I highly encourage you to check out this GREAT blog!!! The ABCs of Shawn from Awesomely Awake … Age: 38 Bed Size:

In continuing our collection of sticker resist paintings for the holidays (see Valentine’s and St. Patrick’s), we HAD to do one for Easter.  Honor (my almost 3 year old daughter) still really enjoys this way to create! This time she used