Do you ever wonder what monsters eat?  Do they get all dressed up and go out or sit around in their jammies and order in?   Do they like stir-fry, pizza or pots of chili? Do they sip lemonade and lick ice cream cones? Do […]

It’s October and we are settled into a nice Pre-K routine.  Miss 5 is really enjoying school and all of the cute activities her teacher comes up with.  One of her favorite activities is the Letter Fairy.  Every week students work on learning a different […]

As many of you know, Miss 5 just started Pre-K!  I told her she wasn’t allowed to go.  She told me “how am I going to be a baby doctor mama if you don’t let me go to school?”  Good point little girl, good point. […]

If you and your pre-school aged child haven’t read The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn, you are totally missing out and need to get to a copy right away.  It’s a tear jerker I tell you, a total 3 Kleenexer for sure!  The first time […]

I don’t know how I’ve forgotten about this recipe!  We used to make it ALL the time in the summer.  It is so  delicious!  The other day my husband asked me to make “that chickpea salad thing you used to make I.”  Ha! Ha!  knew […]

Our 20 month old is one sassy and active little girl!  She is very independent and knows EXACTLY what she wants.  Sound familiar?  What she does NOT want, ever, is to sit quietly in her car seat, restaurant high chair or church pew.  So we […]

Have you ever had horchata? Heard of horchata? (the “h” is silent. Pronounced or-cha-ta) No? I’ve bet you’ve at least seen it.  Maybe.  The next time you go to your local family run Mexican restaurant, look around and see if you see a milky looking […]

With Cinco de Mayo and our big Five and Fabulous Birthday Fiesta coming up, we just have to make  up a big batch of our favorite Mexican beverage, watermelon aquas frescas!  It’s pretty hot out today and I wish I had a large glass of […]

I’m not going to lie, I might be more in love with fairy gardens then our 4 YO daughter.  I know there were fairies when I was a little girl, but where were the adorable little cottages, so cozy and quaint nestled in the woodlands? […]

Taco ’bout a cute party favor!  I’m in love with how these mustache favors turned out! Miss 4 is about to become Miss 5 and what could be a more fitting way to celebrate her 5th birthday then with a giant Five and Fabulous Birthday […]