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2020 Printable Calendar

September 15, 2019

Life has been crazy since the last calendar was out, which is why it has taken me so long to get the 2020 Printable Calendar on the blog. I have gone to work full time and being a working mom of 3 busy kids is no easy task! I’m sure many of you can relate to this! JD is playing baseball and soccer, Danny is also playing soccer, and our 3 year old Riley is working on her potty training so that she can start either gymnastics or dance, that’s her reward if she can be completed potty trained (anyone else out there hate potty training??)

Having a calendar to keep our life organized is now more vital than ever. I’m so grateful to have these around, and I love hearing how many of you are excited to use these calendars year after year!

2020 Printable Calendar – Portrait

2020 Printable Calendar – Landscape Part 1 & Part 2

Spooky Treats Cricut Project

October 8, 2018

It’s been too long since my last post! My family and I moved to Texas two months ago, and I’ve made it back into the world of working full time, and things have been busy! But, I’ve finally managed to share a fun and quick project that is easy to pull off with your Cricut!

I love decorating our house for the holidays, and although my kids will probably end up getting too much chocolate for Halloween, it’s fun to display some Halloween candy in the home in this little jar. You can also take this into the office or gift it to a friend. Here’s how easy this project is:

Materials:

“Spooky Treats” cut out file

Small Vase (or jar, make sure there is a smooth glass surface)

Gold Foil Adhesive

Cricut

Download the “Spooky Treats” cut out file, and load it into your Cricut Design Space. Determine the size of your vase and how big you’d like the cut out to be. Once the file has been cut out, place the adhesive onto your vase/jar and smooth out as much of the bubbles as you can (this is probably the only hard part). Fill up your jar with fun size candy, and you’re all done!

Easter Bunny Treat Bags

March 26, 2018

If you’re looking for a cute way of sending treats to your friends or to add something special in your kiddos lunches, these are the perfect Easter printables. All you need to do is add them to a sandwich bag and you’ve got a cute little treat.

Add some popcorn with pieces of candy in it, cookies or some Easter bunny trail mix in a sandwich bag, seal it up and staple the printable on top. My kids love finding holiday treats in their lunch bags and I’m excited to add some of these Easter Treat Bags this week.

Download the Easter Bunny Treat Bags

Easter Gift Tags

March 29, 2017

Easter Gift Tags Treats As it seems to with every year, this year is going by fast. I cannot believe we are already at the end of March! With March ending, Easter is just around the corner and I love this time of year. Warmer weather is making its way (if it ever does in Washington), flowers and blossoms are blooming, and of course Easter (and all it’s yummy candy that is all over the store shelves). Cadbury eggs are my weakness… I literally cannot take a small handful and be done with it… I at least eat half the bag. I bought a bag of Cadbury eggs last week, and it was gone in two days. I tried to explain to my husband that I was trying to be good, but I have no will power when it comes to those darn eggs, and sometimes my efforts for giving away Easter goodies are non existent.

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Well, if they ever make it out of the house, here are some cute gift tags you can wrap around those treats you’re giving away. Not only will your friends appreciate your goodies, but they will also love the way they look with these fun tags! 😉

EASTER Gift Tags

Easter Gift Tags – Download Here

Lego Super Hero Party + Banner Printable

March 16, 2017

The past month and half has been crazy in our family. We celebrated JD’s 6th birthday, and two days later our daughter had surgery, and I have just been trying to play catch up with everything else. Thankfully, our daughter has recovered quickly and has done so well with everything. Trying to get back to a normal schedule has been tough, but we are slowly getting there!

JD has been into Legos lately, and it’s not hard to see why, especially with the new Batman Lego Movie out. I had other things going on, so I tried to keep this party pretty low key. Luckily I still had this backdrop I made for a Trunk or Treat last Halloween. I wanted to throw it away since I didn’t think we were going to use it again, but I’m glad my husband convinced me otherwise! Using a box cutter, I cut out different shapes from a tri-fold board (for science projects) then painted it black, and cut out yellow squares from construction paper. I used diaper boxes (on the sides) and taped them together, and painted them black and used the yellow construction paper again for the windows.

I learned how to make the colored circles from a friend, and they are so easy to do! I used a circle cutter like this one and sewed the circles one after the other so that they’re still on the same thread. I also found this awesome Lego “Happy Birthday Banner” here. And since I couldn’t find any other Lego Avenger printables, I made some for the party which you can download those HERE.

To save some money with balloons, I bought a pack at the dollar store, blew them up at home and hung them upside down from the ceiling over the table. I had balloons left over and left them all over the floor. It was a huge hit with all the kids… I’m pretty sure that was their favorite part of the whole party. I also had some extra boxes laying around and wrapped those up in colored paper that I found at the $1 store and cut out little circles and used them as a centerpiece for the table so they looked like big Lego pieces.

I found a list of great of games over at Play.Party.Plan. JD had been asking to have a pinata for a while at his party, and we finally gave in. Five and six year olds are pretty dang strong, because that pinata did not last long. We probably should’ve blindfolded them or something to make it harder! Now we know for next year!

I made a Lego cake, but I am not a cake decorater, so I will spare you the hideousness of how it looked. Let’s just say it was a major Pinterest fail! Overall, these kids had a great time and I can’t wait to plan the next party!

Printables: Avengers Lego Banner & Happy Birthday Banner

Game Ideas: Play.Party.Plan

Printable Goal Setting Worksheet

January 3, 2017

*Updated: I have added the 2018-2020 Goal Setting Worksheet below!

Happy 2017! Another year flew by and it was full of great memories for our family. We welcomed our baby girl in July, our oldest started kindergarten, our second child got promoted to big brother and is no longer the baby, we took a family trip to Dallas for a friend’s wedding, and my husband and I celebrated our 7th anniversary! We’ve had many things to be thankful for and I’m looking forward to 2017!

With a new year, we welcome new challenges and new goals. Thanks to a reader in search of an annual goal printable, I’ve come up with this worksheet for you in hopes that it will be a helpful reminder of what goal(s) you’ve set for yourself this year. The past few years, making a New Years resolution has always been on the back burner. I had always felt I’d been setting myself up to fail, but after listening to a couple talks at church, it was a great reminder why we need to set goals for ourselves. It’s important to have something to work towards, and to help make us better. There are many things that I can improve on, and this year I’m going to do my best to make those imperfections a little bit less of an imperfection. 🙂

If you’re looking for something to help you reach your goal, these printables are the perfect thing to help remind you to accomplish it! They’re cute enough to hang in your home or office, and remind you everyday what you’re striving for.

Download your Printable Goal Setting Worksheet

2018 Goal Setting Printable

2019 Goal Setting Printable

2020 Goal Setting Printable

Wishing you all a wonderful New Year!

Christmas Printables

November 29, 2016

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We’ve finally started decorating for Christmas in our house and the kids and I are so excited. They’ve been wanting to help with everything! Today, I am excited to share with you the newest Christmas decor we’ve added into our home. These adorable Christmas Printables from Bellacor is the perfect addition to your Christmas decorations, and they fit in any 8×10 or 5×7 picture frame.

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I love how they work perfectly on top of my piano, and love seeing this every time I walk through my front door. The saying, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year” couldn’t be more true!

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Grab your FREE printables here and check out the amazing deals over at Bellacor! They have so many beautiful pieces for your home, whether it be something small for your kitchen, or a piece of furniture that will help brighten a room you’ve been longing to transform.

Christmas Card Tags

November 23, 2016

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Let’s be honest, Christmas Cards can get pretty pricey and sometimes it cuts into our Christmas shopping budget. It definitely cuts into ours. Our middle child’s birthday is 3 days after Christmas, mine is 2 weeks after Christmas, and the oldest is at the end of January… see what I mean? I can’t afford to spend too much money on Christmas cards, but I don’t want to sacrifice the look of my cards either. Luckily, this little project will turn your favorite family photo into a cute and festive Christmas card, and it’ll save you some money. Intrigued? I’ll tell you how.

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Here are the things you’re going to need:

4×6 prints of your family

These Christmas Tag Printables here

String/bakers twine

Scallop cutter or scissors and hole punch

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We all know 4×6 prints are the least expensive, and if you’re new to Shutterfly, they offer 50 free prints – score! Cut out your printables and punch out a hole at the top. Wrap some string around your print and tie your printables to it and you’re all done. Stick them in an envelope and send them off to family and friends. I guarantee they will love them!

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If you’re looking for some other Christmas cards at an affordable price, check out my shop!

Making the Switch

January 14, 2016

I’m finally made the commitment and bought a domain name!! I’m super excited, but also trying to figure everything out with the switch! Please be patient while I transition into a new phase! 🙂

THANKS!!!

Families are Forever Printable

September 22, 2015

I had a hard time coming up with a printable for this simple phrase. I wasn’t sure if I should make it overly extravagant, or keep it simple. I’d like to think I kept it in the middle, and let “Families are Forever” stand out more. And can I just say how glad I am that I get to be with my cute little family forever, even through the roughest of days, they’re the ones I want to keep with me for eternity. 🙂

This printable is perfect to hang in your home whether it be surrounded by pictures of your family, or hung up by itself somewhere in your home. It is the perfect reminder that families are important and a great reminder of what an amazing blessing this is from our Heavenly Father.