I’ve got several meals on standby that I cook when I have company. This one is always a big hit with guests. The bonus is that my kids love it, too! It’s healthy, delicious, and easy to make. It also covers three of the five food groups, making it a great all-in-one meal. Enjoy! Ingredients: …

When I saw this instructional guide on The Little Hen House, I knew I had to do one too. I have another perfect tutorial to being the World’s Best Dad. Step 1: Agree to dress up for Halloween with your 4-year-old daughter even though dressing up is “not your thing”. Step 2: Agree to play …

A couple weeks ago my family wanted me to make something different than chocolate chip cookies. They had requirements though. They wanted cookies and they wanted them to be as good as my chocolate chip cookies but they wanted something different. Yep, that is what they said. Ummm…okay. No pressure or anything. Since expectations were …

When we visited Texas two years ago I fell in love with so many restaurants. I mean, Texas knows how to cook! One of our favorite stops was Rudy’s in Lubbock and since coming home we’ve adopted one of their menu items as our own … the Rudy’s Baked Potato. I hope your family will …

Fact: I have extremely fair skin. So fair and so sensitive in fact that I can hardly wear any make up or I have allergic reactions and so fair that if I step out into the sun for 15 minutes, I will come home with a sunburn. I have also got sun poisoning plenty of …

It’s time to re-size your boxy t-shirts! Have you ever wondered what to do with those boxy t shirts that your kids bring home that are way too big for them?  You know what I am talking about, right?  Ball shirts, camp shirts, boxy tshirts, event shirts, and they are all really boxy and big …

1) Don’t put child’s name front and center. When traveling with kids, refrain from putting your child’s name prominently on their bags. This gives a stranger the opportunity to call them by name to convince an innocent child that they know them. Skip Hop Rolling Luggage is a perfect bag for the little ones to …

Using non harmful cleaning products is so important. Not only is it important for our Earth, and to keep her as safe and beautiful as possible, but it’s important so that the people in your house are safe, too. Today I’ve compiled a list of some amazing and non harmful cleaning products that you can …

Have you heard of Locks of Love? It is an organization that collects human hair donations and then turns them into hairpieces for children suffering from long-term medical hair loss from alopecia to cancer. Locks of Love mission is to ” return a sense of self, confidence and normalcy to children suffering from hair loss …

Who knew that it was the Official Tire Safety Week this week? Okay, put your hands down because I know you didn’t. It’s okay because I wouldn’t have known either if I hadn’t been working with Cooper Tire. I know, I know…tires aren’t really a sexy (or fun!) product, right? Well, since our families are …

I am officially at the point in life where my kids are cooler than I am. My son has super cute surfer hair and an amber teething necklace.  My daughter rocks a pair of bright green Saucony sneakers with rainbow tights.  A good day for me is when my jeans only have one bodily fluid …

In the age of tablets and video games, it’s easy to mourn the demise of good, old-fashioned toys. But since my niece and my twins were born, I’ve been thrilled to see many toys I played with as a child in stores. Even more thrilling? The fact that my boys already love playing with some …