Halloween will be a little different in our home with the loss of our 15 year old cat earlier this year. Our cat Hercules was incredibly patient and let my four year old daughter dress him up in princess clothes daily. I knew when I heard giggling coming from my daughter’s playroom, it was probably … Read more
My family has been to SeaWorld® San Diego many times and I always look forward to planning our next visit because each time is a unique experience. We recently spent a few hours feeding the sea lions at SeaWorld and had a fun family day enjoying the rides, shows, and attractions. My daughter insisted on visiting the sea … Read more
My husband and I both enjoy taking our daughter around the neighborhood to trick or treat. We live in a great community full of families and children that also love trick or treating on Halloween. Last year we joined all of our neighbors and left a big unattended candy bowl on our porch while we … Read more
This week in my preschool classroom we are learning about fire safety and prevention. Today we made a fun campfire snack using pretzels and licorice. Ingredients: Snyder’s sourdough nibblers pretzels mini pretzels red licorice Arrange nibblers in a circle to represent a safe fire pit. Then break up mini pretzels to look like twigs, sticks, … Read more
With Halloween on its way, we are starting to have some fun with festive baking in the kitchen. This week we made green Frankenstein cookies using a gingerbread man cookie cutter. The green Frankenstein gingerbread men sugar cookies are the perfect treat to get you ready for Halloween! Ingredients: sugar cookie dough green food dye … Read more
It’s no secret that I’m a busy mommy and am always looking for quick dinner ideas. I love to cook for my family but during the week sometimes I struggle finding recipes that don’t require too much planning and prepping. With the new Land O’Lakes Sauté Express® Sauté Starter and a variety of easy chicken recipes using the saute … Read more