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St. Patrick’s Day Crafts

The History of St. Patrick’s DayEach year on March 17th, we celebrate Irish culture on St. Patrick’s Day named for the patron saint of Ireland. St. Patrick is credited for escaping slavery and bringing Christianity to Ireland. The most wide spread legend being that St. Patrick used the Irish clover, the shamrock, to explain the Holy Trinity…

Creative Holiday Gift Idea For Family and Friends!

If you’re anything like me, about this time of year you start having grand ideas for creative gifts for family and loved ones…but, reality sets in and the once grand idea gets watered down to an acceptably fine gift. However, not this year! I found this amazing new app that easily and quickly creates wonderful photo books that…

Quick, Easy & Unique Pumpkin Carving Ideas

When I would see the pictures of all of the incredible jack-o-lanterns every year, I never thought that I would be able to accomplish some of these incredible designs. While I’m no where near the artistry of most of the beautiful pumpkins you see posted, I will say that some of the designs are easier to create…

Travel Guide: Oregon to Northern California Road Trip Loop

We planned our camping trip this year to show our daughter some of the most iconic nature parks on the west coast. In a total of 6 days, we completed our Oregon to Northern Cali Loop – starting on the Oregon coast, we drove down Hwy 101 to the Oregon sand dunes and the Redwoods in Northern California, then up to…

Best Camping Gear for Family Car Camping

I have fond memories of camping with my family when I was a kid. Most commonly we were car camping because we did a lot of our camping while on road trips around the country. In preparation for our family camping trip this Summer, I found myself feeling nostalgic for those camping trips of my youth. I loved my mother…

Pumpkin Patch Style

The feeling of Fall really sets in for me when we do our pre-Halloween trip to the pumpkin patch. This past weekend was the perfect fall weather with beautiful sunny skies and cooler temperatures. I also will never pass up an opportunity to throw on my flannel style, grab a hot apple cider and get lost in a corn…

Halloween Crafts With Kids 2018

My daughter and I love doing seasonal and holiday themed crafts and this year is no different. With what we had in the house, we did one Halloween craft this weekend (shown in the featured image), and we picked out some more of our favorite kid crafts that are on the list.Our toilet paper roll witches from craftymorning.com…