Pink Glitter Pumpkins

Jan 12

Jan 12 Tomato Soup

So I really want to like tomato soup. I love lobster bisque, and while they aren't the same, there are some similarities. I also LOVE tomatoes. So it would make sense I would at least LIKE tomato soup. Nope. I throughly dislike it. I keep trying to find recipes to make me love it. I thought I finally found the one. I haven't made a Pioneer Woman recipe that I hated. So I thought why would I hate her tomato soup. Well I didn't hate it, but it will truly be a side item to my grilled cheese, ha! Brad, however, did really like it. So I wanted to at least share it for those that do like tomato soup. It makes A LOT! So plenty for future meals!

Magnet Vacation Countdown

Jan 9

Jan 9 Magnet Vacation Countdown

Crafts, Vacations

For our trip to Disney in December, I made Emily and Justin a countdown. We had a Disney Party to get hyped up for our trip, and I gave them this as sort of a "favor". I wanted something semi simple but still super cute.

Disney Day 7 - Saturday

Jan 6

Jan 6 Disney Day 7 - Saturday

Vacations, Kids

Today was the VERY end of our Disney trip. This won't be too lengthy of a post simply because the majority of our day was spent driving! But I did want to finish up our trip report!

Disney Day 6 - Friday

Jan 5

Jan 5 Disney Day 6 - Friday

Vacations, Kids

Today was a sad day. It was our very last day at Disney! While we were excited about some of the things we had planned, we were also sad that our trip was literally almost over. It was also a misty day. It wasn't raining enough for a poncho, but it was sprinkling enough to frustrate you!

Disney Day 5 - Thursday

Jan 4

Jan 4 Disney Day 5 - Thursday

Vacations, Kids

Today was an early morning. We had a breakfast reservation at Be Our Guest at 8:20 am. I wanted to be there fairly early so that we would be able to get in closer to 8 and take a few pictures with a fairly empty park. Our only other reservation for the day was for Emily and Justin at Hollywood and Vine for dinner. We also had Fastpasses scheduled in Magic Kingdom after breakfast.

Disney Day 4 - Wednesday

Jan 3

Jan 3 Disney Day 4 - Wednesday

Vacations, Kids

Today was meant to be our "break" day. We did have lunch reservations at Biergarten at Epcot along with a couple of Fastpasses. None of our Fastpasses were "required", but since we had a park ticket that day, we opted to book some Fatpasses just in case. The night before, Brad and I decided to try and make it to Epcot at park opening and do a few things before lunch. Then we could spend the afternoon and evening around the resort or at Downtown Disney.

Disney Day 3 - Tuesday

Jan 2

Jan 2 Disney Day 3 - Tuesday

Vacations, Kids

Tuesday was scheduled to be our busiest day yet. We planned to visit three parks - Epcot, Magic Kingdom, and Animal Kingdom. We had breakfast reservations at Garden Grill at 8:05, an hour before park opening. Then we had Fastpasses to the Na'Vi River Journey between 7 and 8 pm. The park closes at 8. So it was going to be a very, very long day! Long, hot, busy days tend to lead to breakdowns. Check out ours below!

Disney Day 2 - Monday

Jan 1

Jan 1 Disney Day 2 - Monday

Vacations, Kids

Our second day of our trip to Disney was actually our first full day in Orlando. Since we traveled so much the day before, we decided to take the morning easy. We made lunch reservations at the Garden Grill for noon. So that was our only true deadline. Our plans otherwise were to spend the day at Epcot. We had a few Fastpasses for that afternoon and dinner planned at Chefs de France.

Disney Day 1 - Sunday

Dec 31

Dec 31 Disney Day 1 - Sunday

Vacations, Kids

Since we opted to drive to Disney with an 18 month old, we decided to leave our house as early as possible. We wanted Melody to sleep as much of the drive as we possibly could. We opted to leave at 2 am. On a "normal" drive, it takes 10-11 hours. Plus there is an hour time difference. We usually only stop once for food and, at most, once for gas. I knew that was not going to be the case with this drive however.

Mexajita Chicken

Dec 29

Dec 29 Mexajita Chicken

I found this recipe on the Food Network website while looking for some different crockpot recipes. Crockpot is an easy way to fix a lot of food without a lot of effort. This also goes perfectly with Mexican cornbread!!

Dec 26

Dec 26 Christmas 2017

Merry Christmas!! [one day later of course!] Christmas this year has been quite fun...and quite interesting! Check out all of our festivities below!

Disney Stroller Tag

Dec 24

Dec 24 Disney Stroller Tag

Crafts, Vacations, Kids

This isn't a brand new post in that I posted about how I made a stroller tag for Melody's first Disney trip. Instead, this is just me showing you the Disney stroller tag I made for our December Disney trip.

Beef Enchiladas

Dec 22

Dec 22 Beef Enchiladas

These beef enchiladas are fairly easy to make, and a nice variety from the usual chicken enchiladas that we make. My biggest complaint is that I feel like there isn't enough meet for the shells. I also bought WAY too big of shells. I think I bought burrito shells, but I should have purchased fajita ones. Other than that, these are really good. I would definitely make these again.

Picture Frame Vacation Countdown

Dec 19

Dec 19 Picture Frame Vacation Countdown

Crafts, Vacations

This is by far the easiest countdown that I have ever made for a trip. Of course this countdown was made for our December Disney trip. Simply design something in Word or any other document editor that you prefer. I simply drew a Mickey head, added a bow, and this was where the days would be listed. Then I added wording to better explain what the countdown was for. I printed the countdown on regular printer paper. Then I cut it to the frame size that I was using. I literally just found a frame around our house that wasn't being used. I framed the print out and each day, I changed the number using a dry erase marker. Easy-peasy!

Baby Travel Checklist

Dec 17

Dec 17 Baby Travel Checklist

Vacations, Kids

Before having Melody, we traveled all the time. Whether it was a visit to simply see family or small trips to the beach or even large trips to New York, traveling is a part of us. After having Melody, traveling did slow down, but we still traveled quite a bit. In the last six months we have tried to make an effort to slow down on traveling. But traveling cannot be avoided. So I decided to try and make it easier.

Strawberry Oatmeal Bars

Dec 15

Dec 15 Strawberry Oatmeal Bars

Melody loves strawberry muffins and strawberry pop tarts. I found this recipe on Pioneer Woman's website. I thought it sounded perfect to try with Melody. Well I learned a few things from making this recipe. One...a fork is not the same as a pastry cutter. I have since bought a pastry cutter! Two...giving this to a kid is SUPER messy. Crumbs EVERYWHERE!!! It was still a hit with her though!

Disney Muffin Tin Countdown

Dec 12

Dec 12 Disney Muffin Tin Countdown

Crafts, Vacations

Every Disney trip I try and come up with a fun countdown. I had an idea to do a sort of advent calendar but as a Disney countdown. I saw where people made an advent calendar using a muffin tin, so I decided to make something similar for Disney.

December 2017 Disney Planning

Dec 10

Dec 10 December 2017 Disney Planning

Vacations, Kids

So we just got back from a trip to Disney World. We have been planning this trip for almost a year. Not only was it Brad, Melody, and me, but we also went with Justin, Emily (my best friend), and Lydia. Quite a lot of planning went into this trip...a lot more than our trip back in February. February was a much smaller trip, and there wasn't as many people to plan for! Check out all of the details below!

Chicken Enchilasagna

Dec 8

Dec 8 Chicken Enchilasagna

Forgive the unpleasant picture above. I promise there is really no pretty way to take a picture of this dish. It was really good but really weird. When you see it, you expect lasagna, but then you bite into it, you taste a weird Mexican combo. Don't get me wrong, it was still tasty. You just have to get past the appearance!

Alabama Bliss Meals

Dec 5

Dec 5 Alabama Bliss Meals

Randomness, Household

Over the summer, I discovered a company called Alabama Bliss. It is a small company back in Muscle Shoals. It is a really unique place. It is a boutique offering clothing and accessories; they have a cafe serving both food specials daily and coffee; they offer grocery delivery; and [what this post is about] they have take home meals that you can cook at home later.