I ended up making this Easter egg garland for a Bunny Hop at Michael's school.  Don't know what a Bunny Hop is?  Well, look for a post about that later this week.  Last year I had no idea so this year I was prepared.  Here's how I made this pretty cool looking garland that I'm sure we'll use for many Easters to come.

With the weather slowly starting to turn to Spring, I thought I would share with you some of the outdoor toys that Michael has played with in the past and some he still plays with.  Ever since Michael started walking, he's been loving playing in the backyard with all the awesome toys that he's received as gifts or items that I've been able to purchase via consignment sales.  Outside play is a must so why not invest in some good toys that will last for several years.

Review guidelines:

1 Fork = I would rather eat dog food.
2 Forks = I would eat there if I was starving.
3 Forks = Not bad; someplace I would occasionally consider eating.
4 Forks = A good place to eat; I will put it into my rotation of places I dine frequently.
5 Forks = One of my all time favorites!

One caveat to note – I am allergic to fish and seafood, so if you are looking for those recommendations, you will have to consult someone else.

Because I have a daughter-in-law with Celiac and a really good friend who is Vegetarian, I will try to point out whether those options are present when I review a restaurant.

Because we were getting another snow storm on my normal shopping day, we went shopping after Jon got off work on Friday.  I would have rather just gone with Michael on my normal day.  Here's what I planned for dinner this week:

Review guidelines:

1 Fork = I would rather eat dog food.
2 Forks = I would eat there if I was starving.
3 Forks = Not bad; someplace I would occasionally consider eating.
4 Forks = A good place to eat; I will put it into my rotation of places I dine frequently.
5 Forks = One of my all time favorites!

One caveat to note – I am allergic to fish and seafood, so if you are looking for those recommendations, you will have to consult someone else.

Because I have a daughter-in-law with Celiac and a really good friend who is Vegetarian, I will try to point out whether those options are present when I review a restaurant.

So, last week was a flop with getting to the grocery store.  Luckily we had food in the house to be able to make some meals.  Others were drive-thru.  With that being said, we had double the amount of money to work with this week.  Since we were starting to run low on some items, we ended up going shopping on Saturday instead of my usual Monday.  Here's what's planned for dinner this week:

Review guidelines:

1 Fork = I would rather eat dog food.
2 Forks = I would eat there if I was starving.
3 Forks = Not bad; someplace I would occasionally consider eating.
4 Forks = A good place to eat; I will put it into my rotation of places I dine frequently.
5 Forks = One of my all time favorites!

One caveat to note – I am allergic to fish and seafood, so if you are looking for those recommendations, you will have to consult someone else.

Because I have a daughter-in-law with Celiac and a really good friend who is Vegetarian, I will try to point out whether those options are present when I review a restaurant.

Plus a giveaway of Sarah Young's Jesus Today: Devotions For Kids!

I had planned to actually write a post about this several months ago, but life got the best of me.  Back in September I had decided that since it was a new school year that I wanted to start doing some family devotionals.  At Michael's preschool he is getting chapel weekly where he learns about God and all the different stories in the Bible, but I wanted to start something at home for all of us to participate in.