Thanksgiving Dinner Meal Plan
Find a list of family-friendly recipes to help plan your Thanksgiving dinner meal plan with some tips for how to plan the perfect Thanksgiving menu to make preparing your holiday feast stress-free!...
View ArticleA Tuesday Check-In
Hey friends! How are you? I’m coming at you this morning with an extra foamy whole milk latte in hand, ready to chat in real time! I love any chance I get to blog in real time these days so this feels...
View ArticleThings I’m Loving Friday #533
Friday is here! I am coming at you a little later than normal because we were running around all morning but I’m hoping better late than never applies here. And I also hope you’re as psyched for the...
View ArticleNona’s Birthday Weekend
And just like that, Monday is here. Man oh man this weekend flew by, but I guess that’s the sign of a good time! I’m coming to you a little later than normal from a local coffee shop after saying...
View ArticlePBF Gift Guide 2024: Little Kids (Ages 3-5)
The holiday season is upon us! Anyone out there already done shopping? (You have my respect!) Haven’t started yet? I have a handful of things stashed away in a closet for loved ones but plan to do...
View ArticleThings I’m Loving Friday #534
Hey, hey! How are you doing friends? How was your week? It felt like this week was overrun with pre-Thanksgiving holiday parties and activities so I can only imagine how next week will feel!...
View ArticlePBF Gift Guide 2024: Little Kids (Ages 5-7)
Hello, hello! How are you guys doing today? Did you have a good weekend? The highlight of our weekend was picking up our family’s Christmas tree from our local farmer’s market and covering it in...
View ArticlePBF Gift Guide 2024: Big Kids (Ages 8-10)
My final gift guide for kids is here! Hot on the heels of my Gift Guide for Little Kids (ages 3 – 5) and my Gift Guide for Big Kids (ages 5 – 7) is today’s gift guide for the biggest kids in my...
View ArticleBlack Friday 2024 Weekend Sales
Hey friends! I hope my American friends out there are checking in today feeling full, grateful, rested and filled up with love and happiness after a wonderful Thanksgiving. It was a wonderful yet...
View ArticlePBF Gift Guide 2024: For Her
Hey friends! I’m anxious to check back in and chat about Thanksgiving and holiday fun but I figured the best use of today’s blog post would be to share another gift guide, as I know Cyber Monday sales...
View ArticleOur Favorite Christmas Books for Kids
It’s the most wonderful tiiiime of the year! And a special holiday book certainly adds to the magic of the season in our house! I’ve mentioned this on the blog in the past, but one of my favorite...
View ArticleThings I’m Loving Friday #535
Friday is here and it’s an extra special one for our family! Ryan and I are taking the boys to Great Wolf Lodge today and to say they are psyched is a gigantic understatement. All three boys adore GWL...
View ArticlePBF Gift Guide 2024: For Him
Giant exhale: The trickiest gift guide of the season for me to create is done! The gift guide I share with gift ideas for men is always the most challenging gift guide for me to create every year but...
View ArticleGreat Wolf Lodge Review
Ryan, the boys and I spent this past weekend at Great Wolf Lodge in Concord, North Carolina and, as usual, we had a blast. The kids loved it, we loved it for them… and then Ryan and I wanted to sleep...
View ArticleThings I’m Loving Friday #536
Good morning! Good morning! How are you? Are you feeling festive? Frazzled? Maybe a combination of both? Holiday commitments, parties, activities are already popping up all over the place for our...
View ArticlePBF Gift Guide 2024: Stocking Stuffers for Kids, Her & Him
On the way to Speedway Christmas last week I made up a game in the car called “Christmas questions.” We all took turn asking each other questions but every question had to do with Christmas in some...
View ArticleHow to Make German Pancakes (Dutch Baby Pancakes)
German pancakes are equal parts nostalgic and easy for me! Today I’m walking you through how to make German pancakes, also known as Dutch baby pancakes, with a quick and simple six-ingredient recipe....
View ArticleThings I’m Loving Friday #537
The countdown to Christmas is officially on in our house — only 5 days!! — and we’re all buzzing with excitement. Winter break kicked off for Rhett yesterday and the big kids are out of school through...
View ArticleBanana Gingerbread Muffins
Banana Gingerbread Muffins are the perfect breakfast or snack for the holiday season. Easy to make and kid-approved, this recipe is sweet, soft and fluffy and will make your whole house smell like...
View ArticleChristmas 2024 and a Limbo Week
Hiii! Hello! How are you guys? How’s it going in the land of limbo? The week between Christmas and New Years is such a weirdly wonderful one. It’s a week of sweatpants and sweets, no makeup and no...
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