Nobody ever wants to do anything fun.

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As I looked at my over-sized utensils hanging on the wall in the dining room, I thought, there’s got to be more for them.   I mean, they brought us such amusement at the store, and even telling the story of our shopping experience to my mom and Aaron led to fits of laughter- so much [...]

The Giant Cutlery (and a craft).

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On the night before Easter, Ethan and I ran to Target to buy basket fillers for the little kids.  I always have to wander every aisle, and I’m especially drawn to the home decorating aisles since moving into our new house.  As we approached the various wall hanging section, I noticed a giant silver spoon.  [...]

Crafty Time

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The kids and I made some homemade artwork for the walls of the new house.  For Lili and Mia, I stuck letter stickers on canvas and had them paint and for the twins, I put vinyl cutouts of a car and a plane.  I hung the boys’ paintings in the playroom- after Ethan and I [...]

FREE Bathroom Printables for You!

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A couple people have asked me to share the files for the bathroom wall art that I made, so I thought I’d post them for whoever wants them. Just click on the one you want, and it will open to a big enough file size to print clearly at at least 8×10 (that’s the size [...]

Movie Night!

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Saturday night while my mom and the big boys were visiting, we decided to do a family movie night.  I bought Wreck-It Ralph for us to watch and Grammy was in charge of the snacks. She bought a bunch of foods that the kids strung into necklaces- Cheerios, Fruit Loops, pretzels, yogurt covered pretzels, Funyuns, [...]

DIY Printable Bathroom Wall Art

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I was trying to get ideas for the bathroom, and came across these really cute owl prints on Zulily (also available on Etsy, the image is linked there) one day.  I loved the concept for the kids’ bathroom, but mine is already done with an owl shower curtain, and I didn’t want both to have [...]