i'm going to make it (after all)

On a Facebook group I follow, a local woman shared her grandma's recipe for candy cane cookies. I decided to give a go at making them...

Andrew had to work tonight, so I took the kids to the Family Christmas Event at Living History Farms. Living History Farms is about a 10 ...

I love how Oliver gets happier over the years, but little Jo is still pretty upset about seeing the jolly man in red.  Last year, ...

I think Small Business Saturday is officially favorite shopping day. For me, Black Friday has been ruined by so many businesses opening on T...

Our little Joanna Banana is 3. How did that happen?! Seriously, I just can't believe how big our kids are getting. Jo is a little b...

So, in Des Moines, kids don't trick-or-treat on Halloween. They trick-or-treat on Beggar's Night, which is usually the night befo...

I'm pretty sure I say the same thing every year, but, this year, I am just so amazed and proud of how much our little guy is growing up....

This year, I asked Oliver what kind of a birthday party he'd like. "Thomas!" he said. I later asked him if we could have a ...

Oliver and Jo have been watching all of the old episodes of Oliver's Cooking Show, and Oliver asked me if we could do another episode. I...

I'm starting to get working on ideas for Oliver & Jo's birthday party this year. I love doing a Halloween-theme each year, but ...