Author: Jessica

  • Are you serious about sleep? {Giveaway!}

    Are you serious about sleep? {Giveaway!}

    When Landon was a baby he was not a great sleeper. In fact he was a pretty crummy sleeper. One of the things we found that helped him was the use of white noise. Since then (4 years later and two more babies in the mix) we have continued to use white noise to help…

  • The things you do as mom matter

    The things you do as mom matter

    The things you do as a mom matter. All of it. The things you think don’t matter, the things you hate to do, and the things you love to do. The Lego building and block stacking and pretending to eat (and love) the strawberry chocolate milkshake they just pretended to make for you. Silly faces…

  • Everyday Life

    Everyday Life

    There’s not a type of illness I hate more than the stomach flu. I will take a cold, sinus infection or even strep throat over the flu. We’ve had the dreaded tummy bug go through our house pretty much the whole month of January. Poor Riley’s had it three times this month and the words…

  • Where I’ve Been

    Where I’ve Been

    It really has been forever since I posted last. Like 7 months forever. In the blogging world that really is forever. I have still been here and reading the sweet comments about the freezer cooking and replying to the lovely emails that some of you have sent. But I have been busy with life, so…

  • Bissell CleanView Deluxe Review

    Bissell CleanView Deluxe Review

    Cleaning is not something that I really love, but vacuuming for some odd reason is. I’ve always been intrigued by vacuums, so I was excited to try out the new Bissell CleanView Deluxe. I par­tic­i­pated in a cam­paign on behalf of Mom It Forward for BISSELL. I received a prod­uct sam­ple to test and review. Bissell advertises these features…

  • Not Your Usual Mother’s Day post

    Not Your Usual Mother’s Day post

    I remember when I was pregnant with Landon and we were setting up his nursery. I came across a lullaby CD we received at his baby shower and put it in, just so it was ready, and pushed play. I was sitting in the rocker, folding some of the new clothes and I had an…

  • DIY Fire Truck Birthday Party

    DIY Fire Truck Birthday Party

    Landon’s best buddy, Nathan, turned 3 a while ago. He had such a fabulous fire truck birthday party. His mom (one of MY best buddies!), Kelli, went all out with everything fire fighter and fire truck – after all Nathan’s dad is a fire fighter. The food was all themed around fire fighters, there were…

  • Pipe Cleaner Pokes

    Pipe Cleaner Pokes

    I made this busy activity for Riley for our road trip vacation to Las Vegas. We were going to be on the road for 9+ hours and though we were breaking it up into 2 days and making stops along the way, I knew I needed something to keep both boys busy (other than 9…

  • Crock Pot Freezer Cooking {Round 3}

    Crock Pot Freezer Cooking {Round 3}

    The freezer has been empty for a while. I had used up most of the meals during the first trimester of this pregnancy and honestly didn’t have enough energy or motivation to do a big meal prep day to restock the freezer. I’ve been feeling much better now that I’m in my second trimester. I…

  • Pumpkin & Butternut Stew

    Pumpkin & Butternut Stew

    2 lbs of cubed stew meat 4 cups cubed butternut squash 1 medium onion, chopped 1 tbsp sage 1 tsp thyme 1 bay leaf 1 tsp allspice 1/2 s tsp nutmeg 1 c. pureed pumpkin salt to taste 1 tbsp of butter 3 1/2 cups beef stock Place all ingredients, except beef stock, into a…