Last year was my first holiday season as a mom. It was magical in many ways – getting to include my baby in family traditions, taking those baby-in-a-Santa-hat pictures, and simply being thankful for the gift of our sweet...
"You're lying to your kids!"
"It's so creepy!"
"You're in it for years and years!"
"Overachieving parents!"
"They're just doing it to show of on Facebook and Instagram!"
Most of us have read blog post after blog post by people who think Elf on the Shelf...
This year, my boys are in preschool full time, which means for the first time, I have teacher gifts to buy. Buying gifts for your child's teacher(s) can be a daunting task. Do you just buy for the classroom...
I don’t know about you, but I spend approximately one week singing along to Frank Sinatra’s holiday classics before the stress of the season sinks in. One minute, I’m strolling merrily down the festive aisles of Target soaking up...
Pie plates hold only crumbs of the sweetness that once was, the wish bone is broken, wishes spoken, thankful words share and stomachs are stuffed fuller than the turkey once was. At the close of one holiday we welcome another....
All year, I long for the week after Thanksgiving. Oh, I love the holiday itself. It’s got all the feasting and family and none of the gift drama. But the week after Thanksgiving is really something special. Fabulous dishes...
With the following easy and fun decorating ideas, everyone will want to sit at the kids' table this Thanksgiving!
A Thankful Centerpiece
Not only is this turkey centerpiece adorable, it gives kids the chance to express what they're thankful for this...
The holiday shopping season is upon us. Once Halloween is over, the Christmas carols start blaring, Starbucks releases their red cups and stores start promoting their Black Friday deals. If you're anything like us, finding unique gifts for our loved...
Growing up Thanksgiving was a big deal. Each year, we would have at least five or six families over. Extensions went into the dining room table and even the Ping-Pong table was dragged out to accommodate everyone. Being immigrants,...
It's the most wonderful time of the year! And the most stressful. And exhausting. And expensive. No matter how early we begin to plan for the holidays, calendar days seem to pass at warp speed come November.
By early December,...
I love Halloween. Not only does Halloween take place during my favorite season, but it also involves presenting yourself to the world as creatively as possible; and, I have to admit a "mom perk" of Halloween is getting to...
Halloween. I’m the girl who would go to a midnight showing of "Psycho" and DVR any countdown of the Scariest Movies of All Time to watch when I was alone. I don’t know what that says about me, but my...
My dad's name is Patrick Leonard Kelly. He was born on March 17th (St. Patrick's Day); to say my family is a little Irish may be an understatement. :) My grandmother's maiden name is McNamara, and all my siblings...
It's no wonder that Kansas City has been listed as one of the top 10 cities in the United States to celebrate St. Patrick's Day! With more than 250,000 Kansas Citians claiming Irish heritage, March is a big month...
Holidays are special to me. I love the way they break up the day-to-day norm and allow us to focus on something specific, different, and fun. My husband and I couldn't be more different in this area; I like...
Your Guide To KC
Where to Trapshoot in Kansas City with Teens, Tweens
The rise of tweens and teens seeking sports outside the traditional football, soccer, basketball, volleyball route has been on a steady incline for the...
