Beautifully decorated Christmas trees are a big part of the holiday. How to incorporate the homemade decorations your kids make into that tradition. We are super big on tradition at our house. My girls are so into traditions, that if I do something around any holiday just one time, it will automatically become a tradition,…
Being gluten-free during the holidays is not easy. Especially when you are only 8 years old. My youngest daughter who has Celiac disease has had a really hard time lately watching everyone else make and eat really yummy holiday recipes and having to settle for the same old gluten-free cookies she always has to eat….
We’re always looking for new gluten-free recipes around here, and this one is a goodie! They were gobbled up pretty darn fast! We adapted the recipe from Alton Brown’s “The Chewy Gluten Free Recipe” because we didn’t have all the ingredients on hand. Ingredients Directions Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat. Once melted,…
One of my very favorite things to do at Christmas is send out cards to all of the people I love. Obviously to family members who live all over the country—mostly very far away from us, but to many, many friends as well. My husband and I have lived in four different cities in three…
14 fun family Christmas tradition ideas to help you start your own. Make sure to check out our Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide—Find hundreds of gift ideas for EVERYONE on your list! I love Christmas. Some of my happiest childhood moments were at Christmas time and I have such great memories of the family Christmas traditions we…
Use these free printable coupons to give your children experience or service gifts this Christmas! Aside from stocking stuffers, I am finished with the Christmas shopping! It’s practically a miracle. The biggest miracle of all is that I was able to keep to my “something they want, something they need, something to wear, and something…
Reading a Christmas book with your kids each night before bed is a wonderful Christmas tradition. Here’s a list of 24 Christmas picture books to add to your collection. Make sure to check out our Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide—Find hundreds of gift ideas for EVERYONE on your list! Reading a Christmas book every night during December…
Elves on Shelves have taken over the world. My kids tell me that everyone has one but us. There are entire boards devoted to their antics on Pinterest. And you can easily purchase your very own elf on a shelf, but I’m just not interested. I know a lot of people think they look creepy,…
In my effort to scale back this Christmas, I’m scaling back so much that I’ve hardly done any shopping! Of course, that might be due to the large amounts of snow that have been falling from the heavens for two weeks straight. Two. Weeks. Straight. I actually ran to the grocery store tonight…
How to take amazing photos of your Christmas lights with any type of camera. Have you ever wondered how to get some of the super cool light effects you see in photos at Christmas time? Me, too. So I decided to learn how to take those creative photos of Christmas lights and now I can’t…
These delicious, melt-in-your-mouth holiday cookies are topped with a peppermint glaze and crushed candy canes. The perfect cookie to leave for Santa Claus! This is my very favorite Christmas cookie recipe. You guys, they are so good-they literally melt in your mouth! They aren’t called Peppermint Meltaways for nothing! We love them. Maybe a little…
As a singer, I love Christmas. My favorite carols to sing aren’t the ones about Santa Claus or Frosty the Snowman, though they are definitely fun. My favorite carols are the ones that center on Christ’s birth. I love the lyrics and I love the beautiful melodies, but mostly I love how I feel when…