Apples and fall are the best things ever! I love fall more than any other season. The crispness in the air, the beautiful colors of the changing leaves, college football, warm, snuggly fall sweaters and boots. I am seeing Facebook and Pinterest filled with pumpkin everything. And while I love pumpkin, nothing says fall more to me than apples. Growing up in the Midwest this time of year it was tradition to make a trip to the orchard to pick apples. Afterward, lots of amazing cooking and the ... View Post
Summer Spectacular Bucket List
2016 Summer Bucket List: Trip to Napa See the Dixie Chicks in concert with my sister Hike at least 3 new places in Oregon Plan epic road trip Build Poteger Garden in front yard Build a fire pit in back yard Spend time relaxing on the deck Horseback riding with Paige Go paddle boarding Spend some time on the Oregon Coast My kiddos just finished school this past week. I’ve had summer on my brain and my soul just screaming for the fun and freedom of summer. I ... View Post
Happy Easter!
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Minion Birthday Bash
It’s February and that means it’s the month of Miss Sparkly Paige. Our tradition as we roll past the holidays and into the new year is to begin the planning of our next epic birthday party theme to celebrate our fabulous Paige. Over the past several years she has become a Pinterest queen just like her Mama. She dives into the Pinterest world looking for her next big creative inspiration. This year she decided to go with her favorite movie and animated characters- Minions. And I have to say ... View Post
CINNAMON BAKED FRENCH TOAST
I LOVE breakfast, but I am one of those people who need to be awake for a bit before I like to eat. I am always on the hunt for amazing (sweet) yummy things to eat for my favorite meal. When I stumbled across this fabulous recipe from Kim’s post on her blog Lovin’ From the Oven I was super excited. It checked off all the boxes. Easy-check, sweet yumminess-check, kids love it-check, and even better, enough for some left overs-check! I absolutely love that you can basically prepare it the ... View Post
Word of the Year- CONNECTION
"Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well." -Voltaire Word of the year- CONNECTION I have been giving a great deal of thought in recent weeks about what my word/theme for 2016 would be. Admittedly, 2015 was a hard year. There were some great highs that I am so incredibly grateful for – especially a bucket list trip to New Zealand which was nothing short of epic. But the year has been dominated by numerous bumps in the road which has left me ... View Post
