It’s here! Today’s the day! I’m like GIDDY right now! ABSOLUTELY GIDDY! This is my VERY FAVORITE post of the entire year!!!!!!! Today, I’m sharing my December reads followed by my thoughts, feels and reflections on all the books I…
Christmas Morning Menu
One week from today is Christmas morning!!!!! Eeeeeeeeeeks!!!! We always have a special breakfast that morning. After Santa visits and the kids open up their goodies, we eat something yummy and then stay in our pajamas and watch Christmas movies…
Merry & Bright!
Guuuuuuuuuys! Christmas is almost here!! I’m part ecstatic and part panicked. Anyone else? We still have so many Christmas-y things to pack into our week, so I better get on with my post so that I can get on with…
Meal Planning Monday #260
Agh! It’s the week before Christmas!! I mean…how is that possible?!?!?! We have so many fun things to do this week, so fussing over dinner just cannot happen. Here are five simple suppers to make this week very merry and…
Friday Favorites
Guys, this is my last Friday Favorites of the year! Whaaaaaaaat?! Yes! Where did 2018 go? It’s always a little bittersweet to see another year go by. Next week, I have loads of blogging (including MY VERY FAVORITE POST OF…
Chocolate & Peppermint Recipes
‘Tis the season for everything peppermint and chocolate! I don’t know about you, but my heart sure does skip a beat when I walk into Williams-Sonoma this time of year and they hand me a little sample of their peppermint…
Life Lately.
Happy Thursday, friends! Well, I’m super excited because today, I’m chaperoning Kensington’s choir field trip. Listen, I love to chaperone a field trip with my kids and have done so many over the years…but when they sent out the info…
Monte Cristo Breakfast Casserole
A Monte Cristo Sandwich is one of life’s guiltiest pleasures, right? All that cheese, ham, a little powdered sugar and jam. Yes, please!!!! I decided to make a breakfast casserole with all the bells and whistles of a Monte Cristo,…
How We…do CHRISTMAS!
Friends! It’s the last HOW WE…WEDNESDAY of 2018! Where did the time go?! Like seriously, where is it? Erika and I had so much fun with this link up. A HUGE thank you to all of you who linked up…
Jammy Cocoa Christmas 2018
On Thursday night, my little family had our annual JAMMY COCOA CHRISTMAS! My dad is getting such a kick out of everyone who is also having “Jammy Cocoa Christmases” and hash-tagging or tagging him in the pics. He thinks it’s…
Peppermint Gingersnap Christmas Crack
Last year, we made BUTTERSCOTCH PECAN TOFFEE CHRISTMAS CRACK, so this year, we changed things up a bit and made a Peppermint and Gingersnap version! Ashby helped me one Sunday afternoon, and we made a huge batch that’s now in…
Have Yourself a Merry Little Weekend!
Well, ’tis the season for lots of holiday cheer all weekend long! On Friday afternoon, we surprised the kids with ice skating after school followed by dinner and lights. On Saturday? We were supposed to have the McKinney Light Parade,…
