Have you guys seen Hexbugs?  They are these neat little robotic bugs that basically vibrate like crazy to move. They have all sorts of bug options. Regular Nano’s, scorpions, crabs, and larva! I had never seen them before until I went to BlogHer11. At first I thought they were a silly toy that my kids [...]

    Spider Man, Snake Eyes, and Daphne  

Halloween is just around the corner and that means dressing up! My kids this year went a little strange on me. What they picked for costumes would not of been what I guessed they would want to be.   M wanted to be Daphne from Scooby Doo. NOT what I would of picked her to [...]

Have a Spooky and Safe Halloween!

What a cute and fun idea for a Halloween Party! We served these with marinara sauce and labeled it  “Blood Sauce”. It was a big hit! Salty Bones via Family Fun Ingredients 1 tube of refrigerated breadstick dough (we used an 11-ounce tube to make 12 bones) Coarse salt Instructions Unroll a tube of refrigerated [...]

I love Halloween as much as the next person. I just do not like having around a ton of candy for days weeks months! I finally came up with a solution that my kids just absolutely love!! The Candy Witch comes to our house on Halloween Night! After the kids get in from trick or [...]

We made these for my son’s 4th birthday party this weekend. We had a Halloween themed party this year and it was a lot of fun! The kids really enjoyed these super cute cupcakes. I know what you are thinking. “Man those look like they took forever!”. Really….They took no time. I baked the cupcakes [...]

Our action packed weekend is over. I survived. Barley. We have a football game this week and Friday is C-man’s actual Birthday. Of course Halloween falls on Sunday this year so it will be a early night for us with the trick or treating. Let’s see what is for eats this week, shall we? Monday- [...]

Cake balls are one of my favorite desserts and I don’t even like cake. I am weird. I know. I had the idea to take the infamous Cake Ball recipe and make them into pumpkins using tic tacs! I have also heard of people painting Jack  O’ Lantern  faces on them but I am not [...]

This weekend is C-Man’s Birthday party. We have been prepping all week. You know, all the fun stuff like cleaning. I have no idea while we were wasting such trivial time cleaning when tomorrow afternoon I will have 15+ children ranging from age 1-8 in my house. Crazy I tell you. Well today it was [...]

Everyday things you have around your house right now can help your pumpkin carving last longer!We usually skip the carving and let the kids paint the pumpkins because they get so upset when the pumpkin decays and gets nasty and smelly. I think this year we will be trying out this way to help make [...]