Merry Christmas + Red Christmas Punch Recipe

Dec 24, 2020

Family traditions are one of my favorite things about the Holiday Season. So many of my traditions come from my wonderful Mom and the things she did for us to make Christmas special.We may not have had the fanciest table with gourmet dishes but there was always enough food for leftovers and our home was filled with so much love.  One of everyone’s favorites is the Red Christmas Punch. We’ve served this at Nielson (my side of the family) gatherings for as long as I can ...

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2020 Christmas Gift Ideas for Kids

Dec 08, 2020

As a mom of 3 teens (2 boys and 1 girl) we’ve gone through so many gift giving phases in our family. Our kids typically give each other a gift (sometimes teaming up together) and gifts for their cousins. On my side of the family we draw names because there are a whole mess of cousins and on my hubby’s side they just have 3 sweet little boy cousins.Here are some of our favorite gift ideas:Babies:*A box. Seriously. Babies love boxes. Have your kids paint or color the box with fun ...

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