Tyler, TX blogger - parenting, cooking, DIY-ing, crafting, sports, and life with three boys!
Hubby and I are on our second round of Whole30 (day 16 to be exact!) and I have been craving meatballs and rice! Luckily, meatballs are Whole30 approved and rice, well, some genius someone invited cauliflower rice and other riced veggies and it is the perfect, healthy go to when you are craving rice!! So, today I made this yummy recipe for Whole30 Meatballs and Gravy over Riced Veggies!I love cauliflower rice, but I recently found a View Post
Do you remember how fun it was to make and play with paper crafts as a kid? I do! My friends and I would make cootie catchers, or fortune tellers, as they are often called, and probably get on our teacher's nerves with how much we used them! They were definitely the "fidget toy" of the 90's for me! If you cannot remember how to make a cootie catcher, here's a simple how to, along with a video and all that you will need to complete this craft! It View Post
My boys always think they love Pop Tarts, but unless they are the frosted strawberry, full of sugar and whatever else, they don't eat them. And they even leave the "crusts" off of the original Pop Tarts, so that left me wondering "what's the point?" I refuse to buy them! However, they have recently discovered that they love Nutella (I'm a peanut butter lover, personally, so I don't really care for Nutella.) I made these "homemade" air fryer View Post
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #VansFoodsWaffles #vansfoods #CollectiveBias Breakfast Waffle Sandwich - A Great Way to Start Your Day!For as long as I can remember, breakfast has always been the most important meal of the day for me. I love to start my day with a hot cup of coffee and get the kids to school, then come home and enjoy a hot breakfast that is View Post
This cereal post is sponsored by General Mills. All thoughts and opinions are my own.There is something about going back to school after a long holiday break. When I was a teacher, I was excited at the new beginnings and a clean slate and all the wonderful new things I would teach my class. As a kid, I was excited about going back to see my friends and talk about all the cool things I got for Christmas. My kids, however, seem to need View Post
We have been honored to visit Medieval Times in Dallas, Texas a few times for Ginger Casa. We went again earlier this week, as a celebration and last hurrah before the busy back to school and work life began after the holidays. It has become a great way to celebrate victories we share at home. This 2 hour experience is a unique, family-friendly experience, for all ages and genders. They have great food, music, drama, and View Post
It wasn't until I had kids in elementary school that I learned bout the Valentine Box. When I was growing up, we would make these huge paper pouches and decorate them with markers and tape them to our desks for our friends to drop their valentines in for our Valentine's Day parties. But now, many teachers are making a big home project for this. I have even heard of teachers giving grades for these homemade boxes! Not that any parent needs another View Post
"New year, new you" is the phrase we hear every January. It is all about losing weight and feeling better. Last year we did a Whole30 and I actually did not end up losing much weight, but the lessons I learned from the Whole30 lifestyle and what is good for my body (and what is not!) were really worth it. This year we are doing another Whole30 once the traveling is over and the boys go back to school. We have learned it is much less stressful View Post
We make so many recipes that contain cream of mushroom soup. It's so easy to use and it makes the dish so creamy and filling. However, when I actually read the label of the canned variety, there were a lot of ingredients that I questioned and I quickly became frustrated. Homemade cream of mushroom soup is so yummy and the best part is that you can store it in the fridge in glass jars and pull some out whenever you need it. View Post
Call me crazy, but I have always loved to eat black eyed peas. My mom would serve them with meals and I thought they were SO delicious! Fast forward to when I got married and my husband, who quite literally will eat almost anything, does not really care for black eyed peas. Seriously? They are just like beans! Which brings me to the next question... Are black eyed peas really peas? No. Black eyed peas are actually beans. So why my husband does View Post
