With Easter fast-approaching, I am on the hunt for something to make for an upcoming Easter playdate we have planned. I looked high and low for some awesome, easy Easter recipes for cupcakes and found quite a few lovely examples. Here are my fave ones! 7 Super Cute Easter Cupcake Ideas Easter Bunny Peeps Cupcakes from MommySavers - These cupcakes are adorable, and they're perfect for Easter! So much sugar, but so, so worth it! Flower Cupcakes from Two Sisters Crafting - I love these flower cupcakes for Easter. They're simple to make and they look so pretty! Sheep Easter Keep Reading
Archives for March 2015
25 Easy Ways to Exercise at Home
Learn many easy ways to exercise at home to stay active and fit! When you're a new mom, your kid(s) consume your life. But at some point, you have to regain a little bit of yourself back. For me, that came when my youngest of three was 7 months old. I hit a tipping point where I knew I needed to regain control of my health, and I made a resolution to lose 50 lbs. It wasn't easy, especially when one or more kids was sick and I couldn't make it to the gym to complete my workouts, sometimes for days on end (because we all know once one kid gets it, you're looking at several sicknesses all in Keep Reading
Summer Playdate Ideas
Last week I had the pleasure of guest posting on MeetPenny.com. I wrote a post filled with fun summer playdate ideas that I am planning with my kids before my second daughter starts Kindergarten. I just love having fun with my kids, so I'm a little bit sad to see her go off to school. :( Read all about it on MeetPenny! ==> Fun Summer Playdate Ideas For more playdate inspiration, check out these posts: How to Plan an Awesome Playdate Spring Playdate Ideas for Little Kids 10 Themed Playdate Ideas for Toddlers & Preschoolers 30+ Playdate Ideas for Every Keep Reading
75 Non-Candy Easter Basket Gift Ideas for Kids
Easter is fast-approaching, and my kids are looking forward to spending time with family and celebrating Jesus. I am looking forward to everything about Easter EXCEPT for the potential sugar-bomb that comes with Easter egg hunts and baskets. To prepare for this, I came up with a list of 75 non-candy Easter Basket gift ideas that aren't sugar-based. I plan to use this as inspiration to craft a lovely basket for each child that encourages their imaginations, not their sweet tooth! 75 Non-Candy Easter Basket Gift Ideas for Kids $1 coins $2 bill Apron Army Keep Reading
5 Ways Mom Can Pamper Themselves
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Best Western. All opinions are 100% mine. Sometimes as moms we go, go, go for others (work, kids, husband, etc) and don’t give a thought to our own needs. Moms are used to putting themselves last, if they even put themselves on the agenda at all! It’s about time we reclaimed our identities (and sanity) with a little me-time. 5 Ways for Moms to Pamper Themselves I came up with 5 ways you can pamper yourself on a daily or weekly basis that don’t really take more than an hour or two each. Perfect for when you can steal a few minutes or Keep Reading
How to Find Money in Your Fridge
This is #2 in a series of 14 posts that shares a simple trick for saving money. I don't do well with the DEPRIVATION part of budgeting, but I know that sticking to a budget (at least most of the time) is important for our family's financial health. So I like it when I can find ways to turn saving money into a game. Here's a simple game I like to play about once a week that saves me approximately $40 per month on groceries. ==>> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE Keep Reading
7 Mouthwatering Buffalo Chicken Recipes
Are you looking for a new buffalo chicken dish to add to your meal rotation? Or perhaps you need a real crowd-pleasing tasty recipe for game day? I've got you covered! Here are 7 mouthwatering options to get you started! Enjoy!! 7 Mouthwatering Buffalo Chicken Recipes Crock Pot Buffalo Chicken Meatball Subs Slow Cooker Pulled Buffalo Chicken Homemade Buffalo Chicken Nuggets Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Shells Buffalo Chicken Twice Baked Potatoes Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad Recipe Buffalo Chicken Nachos Keep Reading
Best Parenting Book About Discipline
I was just on a much-needed vacation this weekend with some old friends who are running into discipline problems with their two year olds. They asked me what they should do - as a mom of three, they figured I had a few tricks up my sleeve. As it turns out, I have a simple solution for every single parent who faces a defiant child (so basically anyone who has a 2-year-old!) It's a parenting book about discipline written by Dr. James Dobson. Why This is the Best Parenting Book About Discipline Ever Written This book was recommended to me about 4 years ago by a dear church friend who saw Keep Reading
i heart you – graphics for sharing just because
These images are free for anyone to grab and share on Facebook or other social media with someone they love JUST BECAUSE! Enjoy! ~ Lena Keep Reading
Free Trials & Subscriptions for Moms
Moms work HARD. And I think sometimes we deserve a little something in return (other than love from our children, of course!) :) I have rounded up some of the best free trials and free subscriptions I can find and listed them below. I will update this list as often as possible with great deals, so be sure to check back every so often! Free Online Photography Classes If you have a nice camera and dont' know how to use it, then this is the class for you. Equivalent classes in my area cost between $45-75 per session, so FREE sounds just about perfect to me. :) The class is offered by Keep Reading
7 Healthy Green Smoothie Recipes for Weight Loss
This week I visited a friend and she made me a smoothie. Not just any smoothie, but a healthy GREEN smoothie designed to promote weight loss. It took some convincing because I’m not usually the type to eat something that doesn’t look appetizing, but I trusted her, so I did it. And guess what? Now I’m totally hooked! I was quite surprised that the smoothie didn’t taste as “green” as it looked. Her recipe include spinach, avocado, and apples. I decided to find a good mix of healthy smoothie recipes to try, and here’s what I came up with! Healthy Green Smoothie Recipes for Weight Keep Reading
Rainbow Themed Printable Daily Checklists
There's nothing I like more than making lists! In case you hadn't noticed (see the links at bottom of this post)! LOL Here's yet another COLORFUL to do list to add some variety and happiness into your days! I use it when I need an actual checklist. It has a place for writing the actual to-dos and then a spot to put actual check marks beside each line item! It's perfect. Colorful Printable Daily Checklist (click on the to do list image to access the PDF file) Printable Daily Checklist - Rainbow Colors Free Printable Heart Checklist Sometimes you need Keep Reading
Easy Themed Weeknight Meal – Manwich Mondays!
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Manwich for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. As a mom of three young children, I’ve learned that anything I can do to make my life easier is the way to go. Recently, I was turned onto the concept of planning your weekly meals using theme nights. The basic premise is simple – you just choose a type of meal or cuisine and pair it with a night of the week that makes the most sense (or that rhymes!). We started with Taco Tuesdays and added Pizza Fridays, and this week we added a third theme night – Manwich Mondays. At first I thought it Keep Reading
10 Free Rainbow Printables – Cute Gift Toppers, Worksheets, Wall Art
Today I have something special to share with you. It's a collection of some of the cutest rainbow printables available. I found everything from printable rainbow coloring pages to colorful wall art, and I can't wait for you to check them out. I also have plain rainbow templates in large, medium, and small sizes if you need them for your own RAINBOW PROJECTS!! Free Rainbow Printables for St. Patrick's Day I always equate rainbows with springtime. We start with rainbows and pots of gold for St. Patrick's Day, then move onto the significance of God's promises in the rainbows we Keep Reading
Fun Activities for Kids in NYC
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Vimbly.com. All opinions are 100% my own. As a stay-at-home-mom of three, I know how important it is to have a go-to list of things to do. We like to get out and about to have adventures, make new friends, experience new things and overall make memories as a family. I have a couple of good friends who live in NYC, and when we visit, I need something fun for the kids to do. Enter a website called Vimbly. Vimbly is an up-and-coming resource for people looking for things to do in cities around the U.S. Some cities, like New York City, Keep Reading