Category Archives: Holidays & Occasions

Relief Society Night Meeting – When life hands you lemons make lemonade

I have since been released as Pack Committee Chair at my church with Cub Scouts. My new calling/job is Relief Society Night Meeting Coordinator. This was my 1st month and it was alot of fun! This is what our invites looked like that we passed out. I cut out the shape on my silhouette machine…

Teacher Appreciation Week – Teaching is a work of Heart!

I love these apple fruit food savers. I found them some time back in the dollar section of Target. They had all sorts of fruit shapes however I picked up about 10 apple shaped ones to use for teachers. I am glad. This is my 2nd time using them and was able to pull two…

I am doing FLIPS – Teacher Appreciation Gift – Chocolate Pretzels

Simple , quick and yummy gift to let that special teacher know you are thinking of them and appreciate them. I found a nice size bag of Chocolate pretzels at the Dollar Tree. Created a cute tag which I printed and then cut out on my silhouette machine. Tied it on and WA-LA!! Cute gift!!…

TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK 2014

You don’t want to miss ALL our past Teacher Appreciation Week posts!ย  Pages worth !ย  CLICK HERE TO SEE THEM ALL! Teacher Appreciation Week is My 5th- May 9th here in my neck of the woods. I am already gearing up for it. Some of what I am doing this year is what I have…

April Fools Day 2014 – Mixed Up Crazy Lunch

I hadn’t planned on doing an April Fools lunch for the kids this year however just before bed (night before April Fools) my 14 yr old SON asked if I was going to do a “fun lunch”. I told him NO you are too old and I am getting too old for this ๐Ÿ˜‰ However…

DIY Rabbit / Bunny Cage for cheap

This large bunny rabbit cage we did on the cheap. A friend gave my daughter a lion headed bunny rabbit baby for Easter. My hubby went to Target and got a cube kit (2) of them for 24.99 each. If you do not have a Target near you- you can get almost the exact same…

Cub Scout Blue & Gold Banquet- Mustache Bash

Another Blue & Gold banquet has come and gone! It was a FUN theme!! Gotta love pinterest and great leaders to put our heads together to make it happen each year! Sharing our Blue & Gold with my readers. This year we had the boys help put together their own invitations. Above is what they…

Valentine’s Day themed Breakfast and Lunch for your kids

Holidays are fun when you serve the meals in themes. Even my teenager looks forward to see what is waiting for them. Breakfast was simple but heart themed. Cinnamon rolls that were in a can. Unrolled it and rerolled it into a heart and then baked according to instructions.ย  Fruit strawberries cut into hearts served…

Valentine’s Day – Heart Attack your kids door

A really thoughtful and fun thing we did this year was heart attack our kids doors.ย  Using my silhouette machine- cut out lots of hearts in different sizes. I then wrote something great about them on each heart. Once they went to bed- Chad and I attacked the door adding their hearts with all the…

Valentine’s Day – I’m hooked on you! gift

My son wanted to make something simple for a special girl on Valentine’s day. Since he is in middle school he didn’t want it too cheesy or overly romantic. He hit pinterest (I AM SO PROUD OF HIM) and saw a similar idea. Purchased lots of gummy worms and filled a container that was purchased…

Cub Scout Pack Meeting- Winter Olympics aka Cublympics

Our February Pack meeting was just days after the winter Olympics closed. We felt this would be a fun pack meeting for the boys. it was extremely fun and simple to put together. ๐Ÿ™‚ The cub master’s table was set up with a poster and simple colored plates in the Olympic colors. We set up…

Dr. Seuss Birthday Party 2014

Dr. Seuss Birthday Party 2014

We love themed dinners in our home. And it gets easier each year actually. Because I add or make a few things each year and keep saving it for the next year. Also when I see things in the store all year long I may purchase them there. Many I found in the dollar section…

Personal Strawberry Cheesecake Dessert

Personal Strawberry Cheesecake Dessert

March 2nd is Dr. Seuss birthday. I wanted to try to make a new dessert this year for our annual birthday dinner. I searched for many different recipes. Because I waited till the afternoon of the dinner to even plan anything I had to use what was on hand. It turned out very yummy. Even…

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

North Family

Where have we been?

Life has gotten pretty busy around here and apologize for the lack of posts. However we have been sharing often on our Facebook page. Hope you have followed us there. If not you can follow us here ๐Ÿ™‚ I thought I would share what is on my IPHONE that we have still be busy, being…

Both deaf since the age of 3, Chad and Mary Beth enjoy not only raising their little family but photographing together, cooking & crafting as well. Living in Central Florida with their ... Read More About Us ยป