The first year we decided to host Thanksgiving I called my grandma to get all of the recipes I grew up with. She gave me 3 or 4 different recipes for turkeys she had made in the past. I ended up doing a combination of the recipes she gave me and a few ideas from […]
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Reading together is one of my favorite things to do with my kids. Each day both my husband and I spend time reading with the kids. Since we spend time daily reading to our children we can read through a lot of books. The books that are our kid’s favorites get read over and over.
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The holidays are just around the corner and at our house, that means holiday baking. All of the homemade baked goods are my favorite part of the holidays. But all of that baking while fun can also be stressful and time-consuming. Here are some baking hacks and tips to make your holiday baking a little
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The Misty Meadow Farm Creamery is located in Smithsburg, Maryland and is one of the farms on Maryland’s Ice Cream Trail. The farm is a perfect place to visit with fun activities and delicious ice cream. We have visited Misty Meadows farm multiple times and each visit we enjoy making memories together. The little man
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Have you ever been surprised by how many people don’t park their cars in the garage? Instead of having an organized garage with space for a car, people often fill their garage with stuff. If you have too much stuff it’s easy to fall into the trap of storing it all in the garage. While
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This past weekend we spent some time picking peaches with our kids at a pick your own produce farm. The kids loved it and we had fun being outside and spending time with the kids. Places to Go Peach Picking First, find a pick your own farm in your area. If you can’t find a
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Laundry is one of my least favorite chores. When I feel like my to-do list is never-ending laundry is often the first thing to go until, at least the folding it part. I don’t mind washing the laundry it’s the folding it that seems never-ending. For a long time, I would wash the laundry and dump
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It’s crazy how fast this summer is going. Depending on where you live school will be starting again in just a few weeks. Though neither of my kids will be going to school this fall I was curious about what supplies teachers always need. So I asked a friend who teaches elementary school what supplies
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I know it seems crazy to be thinking about Christmas already but Christmas is only a few months away. Now I’m not saying it’s time to break out the decorations. (I wait until mid-November for that!) But there are a few things that you can do now that will make your Christmas more relaxing and fun!
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Prime Day is one week away! Prime day is an epic day and a half of Amazons best deals, exclusively available for Prime members. If you don’t have a prime membership don’t worry you can get a free 30-day trial and still get the awesome Prime Day deals! If you are a student you can get a
Renting an RV can be a great way to have personal space and still spend time and visit family. In this post, we share a few reasons to rent an RV when visiting family. When we talk about going to Utah to visit family Jared and I often joke that we need a vacation from
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When we were planning our most recent trip to Utah we knew we wanted to go camping with Jared’s family. (Camping with Toddlers, HELP!!) As we were getting ready for the trip we found an awesome deal for an RV rental in Salt Lake through Cruise America and decided to rent an RV for our
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