Ever since the newest Star Wars movie came out, my 7-year old daughter has fallen in LOVE with all things Star Wars. Here’s the kicker, she hasn’t seen ANY of the movies. Funny, right? When it came time to pick out her Halloween costume this year, is was a quick decision as soon as she saw what…
Category: holidays
Bella Donna: Too Many Spells :: just in time for halloween
Just in time for the Halloween season, the second book in this enchanting series is here! Bella Donna: Too Many Spells is an absolutely adorable follow up to last year’s release of Bella Donna: Coven Road. If you haven’t met Bella Donna yet, let me give you a little hint…she’s just your average girl going…
dressing up as a *cute* witch for halloween :: options from chasing fireflies
Cute costumes are a must when it comes to Halloween. I don’t like the gore, the darkness, the revealing nature of many costumes…and on and on. Being that I’m raising four girls, I try to keep things as modest and cute as long as possible. I mean, pretty soon they will be picking their own…
sharing my “gift-giving secret weapon” for those hard to shop for people
Sometimes I forget how easy we have it when shopping for our kids. They are always ready and willing to make a “Wish List” for whatever holiday or occasion is coming up or at least hint at about a hundred things they’d absolutely love or just couldn’t possibly live without! Then there’s everyone else. There’s…
fotojet.com :: FREE online photo editor :: turn your photos into works of art
Majority of us are not accomplished in Photoshop or trained in graphic design. In another life, I would go back to school and enjoy a degree in graphic design, but I don’t foresee that happening. In the meantime, I’ve been designing with fotojet.com. It’s a FREE* online photo editor website and there are so many…
say hello to the john deere service tractor engine by theo klein, a must this christmas season!
It’s certainly not too early to be shopping for Christmas. I don’t know about you, but I have already picked up a couple things my girls have mentioned they would like. As they are “adding them to their Christmas wish list”, I am checking things OFF my purchase to-do list! One thing that we have…
four parenting tips for a sane holiday season
Yes, I realize it’s only October, but there is no time like the present to start planning for the holiday season. You know the requests for your time, money and sanity are just around the corner. So let’s chat about a plan, shall we? Today I’m sharing four parenting tips for a sane holiday season….
fun happenings around west michigan for october 2016 + trick or treat times!
**All information below is subject to change without notice or update of this post — we hope this list helps you find some fun things to do with your family! It’s always good to confirm details, and we included links as much as we could!** With Halloween falling on a Monday this year, it has…
coffee and tacos :: reasons to celebrate
With school back into full swing and the calendar full of activities, practices, and sports I think we can all do with a little fun in our lives. Which is why I’m telling you about two completely bizarre holidays that are just waiting for you to celebrate. First, did you know that today, yes TODAY,…
celebrate fall with a new print from darren gygi home collection :: giveaway & discount!
Fall – when Mother Nature puts on one last show of color spectacular before winter hits. Soon our facebook and instagram feeds will be a flurry of ripe red apples, bright orange pumpkins and trees dressed in a variety of colors. I kind of love it! But why should we let Mother Nature have all…
#backtoschool with office depot foundation
For the past 16 years, the Office Depot Foundation has been giving children important tools they need to succeed in school – and in life – at the beginning of the new school year. Just this year they donated 200,000 sack-packs filled with school supplies, and that has helped more than 4 million children since…
back to school with minted :: labels, journals, teacher gifts, and more :: $250 giveaway
Sending the kids back to school brings all kinds of emotions for me. My oldest turned 9 last week and someone pointed out to me that he’s halfway to 18. I’m basically halfway done with raising him. We’ve spent half of our summers together already! GASP, that went far too quickly. As sad as I…











