Sweet Sundays: No Bake Cookies
This weekend is a busy one for us so I am keeping it simple. As classic (and as much of a staple in my opinion as chocolate chip cookies) is the no bake cookie. It's one of those recipes I always figu...
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Eight Months
Dear C - Happy 8th month baby boy. I honestly can't believe we are almost three quarters of the way through your first year. It has gone so FAST. Faster than I could have ever imagined. It seems like ...
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Practicing Fractions
What does a 7 year old do with measuring cups and colored rice? Fill them up and let Mom take pictures ;) In all seriousness. Shame on me for thinking that Mr. A was too old for a sensory bin. He had ...
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Guest Post at Famiglia & Seoul
Today I'm taking a break (a break from Plain Vanilla Mom anyway)! You will find me guest posting over at Famiglia & Seoul. Come on over and check it out!
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Three Nice Things
Contrary to what you might think my life is not picture perfect. Really you say?? The fun thing about the blogging is that it's really easy to paint a pretty picture. But nooo... I burn the baked good...
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Raising Butterflies 2012
We are a little over halfway through raising this year's butterfly family! When our butterfly larva arrived Mr. A was more than ready to keep a journal of their growth. However, he quickly figured out...
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Sweet Sundays: Berry Crisp over Vanilla Ice Cream
At approximately 5:45pm \[Saturday evening\] the hubs reminded me that tomorrow is Sweet Sunday. Oops! Totally unprepared. I have not baked a thing all week. I went for my go-to recipe. This is the re...
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Colored Rice Bottle Art
At some point you will probably figure out that I just LOVE colored rice! I think I'm regressing because I never had colored rice as a child. (I know...so deprived right?) Anyhow, I am more than getti...
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DIY Bird Seed Feeders
For the last few years I have been making homemade gifts with Mr. A for the grandmothers for Mother's Day. I can't put my finger on it but there's just something about Mother's Day that begs for craft...
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Our Top 10 Toys That Aren't Actually Toys
It's always fun to have new toys, but what's even more fun is something that will keep baby occupied and interested for a long time. I find over and over again that it's rarely the store bought toys t...
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