Whenever I share our routine of gathering together as a family and learning from the scriptures, I am asked what we do. My parents held family night all my childhood, I have fond memories of those nights and lessons we learned. I know they helped me to be the person I am today. As parents, our deepest desires center around giving our children the necessary tools to move throughout life and make sound decisions as well as create bonding, cherished memories together. We have Family Home Evening Nights with those two main goals in mind. Pick a Time and Stick to it- Do you come to the weekend ... Read More
Mothers Day Gift Ideas- 2024
I've rounded up my most popular items and put them together for a Mother’s Day gift guide! Lot's of fun and unique ideas, just like mom! There are those women who want quality time or a service, like weeding her yard, I love a sweet card or a little something my kids make. But if you are looking to buy something, I have you covered! These gifts would be great for mom, but also for a sister or a woman you look up to, teacher gift, birthday, house warming or any special occasion. Or send one of these ideas to someone who is asking what they can get you! Mother's Day Gift Ideas- Kevin's ... Read More
Adding Color, Pattern and Personality to a Room- Simple Swaps
In our guest room, we added wallpaper last year and have loved it. But looking at it now, I feel like it is lacking in color and really our personality. Decided to swap out the lamps, add some fun art, and I also had my eye on a new checkered duvet, I knew would go with the vibe I was going for. Didn't need to re-do the entire room, just a few changes made a big difference!!! Read to the end for all the bedroom sources, and a new rolling TV we added! Bedroom Before- While I love this look, it felt it was lacking personality. I love all the core pieces in here (I linked them all at the ... Read More
Spring Front Porch and Target Favorites
It's that time again! The season has changed to spring and that means so does my front porch. I found a really fun front door item that was my starting off point. Not a traditional wreath or basket on the front door. Excited to show you and see what you think! Spring Front Porch- Rattan Plant Basket // Outdoor Lights // Tall Planter // Fluted Black Planter // Flower Bouquet Tote // Wicker Hanging Chair // White Gear Shaped Planter // Banded Grey Planter // Green Watering Can // Gingham Rug // Jute Woven Mat These flower bouquet totes were too fun to pass up. I love the black ... Read More
Our Trip to Tokyo Japan and Okinawa Japan
We just spent 10 days in Japan! We went to Tokyo and Okinawa. We earned a trip with Young Living to visit their brand new farm in Okinawa, where they harvest shell ginger, so we added on a visit to Tokyo first! Our entire family came, kid's were very excited to see Japan and my good friend Miko Bowen earned the trip too, and she brought her family as well, one of our favorite families to travel with. I took A LOT of photos, and decided to include them all in this post. This is a journal entry for me and hopefully helps you if you are planning a trip to Japan. First off, we only took ... Read More
S’mores Kit- Mouthwatering S’more Recipes with Free Printable and S’mores Kit Idea
S'mores have always been a fun past time for me. For vacations, as a child, we would go camping! We would end every night around the camp fire roasting s'mores, laughing, talking, playing games, singing, basically just having a good time! As I've gotten older I still love sitting around a fire with those I love, just not the camping part, ha! We've also really upped our s'mores game and can't wait to share our favorite recipes with you, along with a s'more checklist! Both have a darling printable! There are lots of ways to enjoy a s'more. Cook in the oven, small portable marshmallow ... Read More
Create a Comfy Sleepover Space and Top Chick Flicks
When we lived in Connecticut we had visitors a couple times a month and often there would be way more people than our pull-out sofa could hold. We didn't have a guest room, but made it work with a few blow up mattresses. I recently found affordable cot's that allow you to create a guest room anywhere and a really fun sleepover space! My girls have hosted a couple sleepovers since living in our Utah home, one of the guest rooms has 3 twin beds, but there never seems to be enough beds to fit all their friends. I'll share what I found to make it work! Thank you The Company Store for sponsoring ... Read More
Custom Curtains in Family and Bedroom with Curtain Panel Measurement Guide
We have lots of windows and open spaces on our main level living space. We also have lots of colors and patterns! One way I was thinking I would like to connect all our different spaces is by having the same curtain and curtain color throughout. I found some that I love, can't wait to share them with you! Also sharing how I measure for curtain panels, a Curtain Panel Measurement Guide. I used to work in a high-end design store and we did a lot of custom curtain panels, but they are a time consuming process, sharing an easy online option below. Thank you Homerilla for sponsoring this ... Read More
Peanut Butter Bar Recipe
I have been making this recipe since I was a teen. I got it from our neighbor, Susan Davis. It is actually in our church recipe book, which I hang onto for this recipe only! I decided to put it on a blog post, so we can always have it. Plus, the church recipe book was missing ingredients in the instructions, so I was always having to remember to add the flour and oatmeal, now there is no confusion (ha!). This will be your go-to peanut butter bar recipe!!! We took it to our New Years Eve party and two of my friends already text for the recipe, so here you go. Look at these yummy bars! The ... Read More
Our New Home Gym (separate building in backyard)
If you missed it, we sadly had to remove 7 of our Spruce Trees because beetles attacked them (if you have Spruce Trees, make sure to have them sprayed!) There were three trees removed behind our little shed in our backyard. We decided since we now had the space, we would want a building for our home gym, and move it out of the garage, to free up garage space. We had plans drawn up, and submitted them to the city, so we could start building a gym! Keep reading the see the LVP we used, the cost to build the gym and more... Gym Now- Paint Colors- Lights and ... Read More
