our family’s Christ-centered Christmas

I have looked forward to this post for months as it’s been penciled into my blog schedule. Yet I have lost count of the number of times I’ve sat down and tried to write it. Although Christmas literally means “the Christian celebration of Christ’s birth”, talking about how our family strives to have a Christ-centered… Continue reading our family’s Christ-centered Christmas

halloween s’mores and a Fall dessert bar

When our family went to Tower Park Resort a few weeks ago I knew that I wanted to fully embrace the spooky fun of Halloween with some special s’mores. it’s always fun to get s’more ingredients that we don’t usually enjoy! So I was on a quest to find any and all ingredients for a… Continue reading halloween s’mores and a Fall dessert bar

halloween glamping at tower park resort

This past weekend my family and I were invited back to Tower Park Resort to experience their Halloween weekend. It was the perfect combination of camping, a family vacation, and some Halloween fun. Their Halloween-themed weekends are happening every weekend in October. In fact they just added the first weekend in November because demand was… Continue reading halloween glamping at tower park resort

Halloween with Mickey at the Disney resort

It’s no secret that I love Disneyland. Having grown up in the shadow of the Matterhorn I have a nostalgic fondness for all things Disney. Okay, not literally the Matterhorn’s shadow but you know what I mean. A short 30 minute drive and annual passes meant I spent a good majority of my childhood, teenage, and… Continue reading Halloween with Mickey at the Disney resort

how to make patriotic pop punch

I love holidays! Any excuse to decorate or make fun and festive treats is all right by me. The patriotic summer holidays (Memorial Day, Independence Day) are no different. I wanted to come up with some type of festive treat that we could have this summer. But it had to be something really simple that… Continue reading how to make patriotic pop punch