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10/05/15

Popcorn Box Party Blog Hop & Candy Corn Cookie Recipe

I’m thrilled to be a part of the Popcorn Box Blog Hop this year! I was sent a popcorn box and challenged to use our creativity to dress it up. With the amount of neighborhood kids we have running in and out of our house daily, cookies are a must have. If they aren’t made beforehand, I usually can guarantee that I have all the…

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07/24/15

The Best Carmelitas Recipe
The Best Carmelitas Recipe featured by Utah lifestyle blog, By Jen Rose

Have you ever had carmelitas before? Picture the perfect combination of chocolate, caramel, oats, and toffee bits in a soft, gooey bar… This carmelitas recipe is pretty much a heavenly dessert and a definite crowd pleaser. This carmelitas recipe is one of my favorites, if not my favorite, go-to recipe. Itā€™s so easy and itā€™s so good I never have any leftovers. I begged my…

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06/29/15

4th of July Meltaway Cookies

I love meltaway cookies! Not just because they are so yummy, but because they are perfect to have at parties. They are small, easy to grab finger foods. The kids can grab these ones, pop them in their mouths and run away without making a huge mess. The only downfall is that because they are so small, you can easily eat more than you were…

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03/27/15

Delicious Copycat Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls

I love the Saturday mornings that we can wake up, have a lazy start, and make homemade Cinnamon Rolls. Especially when I use this recipe and my kids can 100% help out in the kitchen. They love it and I love it. This recipe is similar to Cinnabon’s Cinnamon Rolls & who doesn’t love Cinnabon?! I couldn’t resist posting this perfect bedhead. She seriously wakes…

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12/19/14

The Yummiest Peppermint Meltaway Cookies Recipe
Peppermint Meltaway Cookies Recipe featured by Utah lifestyle blog, By Jen Rose

Are you a peppermint fan? Especially during the holidays? I will take all the hugs, oreos, & peppermint shakes from Chick fil A. I consume it all. Along with eating all of the peppermint stuff, I’ve been decorating in red & white this year too. What is the color palette you decorate with? Thinking of adding to yourĀ holiday dĆ©cor style this year? Check out Wayfairā€™s…

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12/07/14

Easy Oreo Peppermint Ice Cream Cake

My mom was always baking when I was growing up. My friends knew to check the bottom oven or microwave or top right cupboard for left over treats. Our friends always had their favorite requests which were: her brownies, her chocolate peanut butter rice krispie treats, & her ice cream cake. For Christmas, I’ve switched it up a little bit. If you aren’t a peppermint…

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Instagram post 17894016410547049 There couldnā€™t have been a more perfect audio for today. Happy Birthday to my sweet sister. I couldnā€™t imagine life without you and while Iā€™ve always needed my hand held, these last 9 months without our dad would have been impossible without her. This road of trying to figure out ā€œnow what?ā€ is much more bearable with her driving it with me. Sheā€™s the one who walks out to her garden and picks an entire dinner, knows all The Office lines, is my on call nurse, loves a good party and a classic chick flick. She doesnā€™t take herself too seriously and is the most patient mother. I enjoy that she is so well researched on anything and everything having to do with health, loves being a bee mom, having the style of a coastal grandma, and introducing her very crunchy ways of living to us. There isnā€™t an aspect of my life that she hasnā€™t touched or inspired me to be better at. I hope your trip in Florida has been the dreamiest and canā€™t wait to see if your homemade sunscreen actually worked šŸ’™šŸ„°
Instagram post 17894444528530396 #ad Our 3 older kids are in the middle of tennis season & loving it! Their main request? Bring Nature Valleyā„¢ bars when I'm the mom in charge of snacks. It feels like a lot of our afternoons are spent by a court or on a field, running from school to practice, or to a game. I always have these on hand. Did you know that 1 in every 8 people face hunger, including nearly 12 million children? I hate to admit I had no idea the number was this staggering & heartbreaking. It touches every community and for the next couple of weeks, I will be stocking up on some of our family favorites on my trips to @walmart , where General Mills is donatingĀ to @feedingamerica . It is simple and small, but can make a difference. For every participating General Mills product purchased at Walmart between 4/18/22 and 5/15/22, General Mills will donate $0.10 to Feeding AmericaĀ® - enough to help Feeding America secure 1 meal on behalf of its member food banks ā€“ up to a maximum total donation of $1,500,000 in conjunction with this program. See Walmart.com/FightHunger for more information. #fighthungersparkchange #fighthunger @nature_valley http://bit.ly/3xSwFiu
Instagram post 17943826984931814 "Each of us will have our own Fridaysā€”those days when the universe itself seems shattered and the shards of our world lie littered about us in pieces. We all will experience those broken times when it seems we can never be put together again. We will all have our Fridays. But I testify to you in the name of the One who conquered deathā€”Sunday will come. In the darkness of our sorrow, Sunday will come. No matter our desperation, no matter our grief, Sunday will come. In this life or the next, Sunday will come." - Joseph B. Wirthlin . Holding onto hope that our ā€œSundayā€ will come & Iā€™ll get to squeeze his sweet face again. Missing dad on our first Easter without him & holding onto the memories of the amazing Easter egg hunts at my parents house that he loved almost as much as he lived to celebrate his love for Christ.
Instagram post 17903600852517749 15 years ago, and some weeks (thanks to being sick), this boy came into the world and started me on my favorite adventure yet, motherhood. I had absolutely no idea what I was doing or how we were surviving, and can truthfully say the same is true 15 years later. You work hard, you play hard, and you really enjoy when your hard work pays off while dedicating yourself to try harder when you know there is room to do better. I feel like Iā€™m raising my 15 year old dad from driving to tennis, golf, back to tennis & if thereā€™s room, saving some time for skiing and basketball. Not only do I love you & believe in you times infinity, but I like you and canā€™t believe how cool of a person you are. Iā€™m convinced everyday that you came the way you came & little of the person you are becoming has to do with our parenting. Thanks for reminding me when I have to sign up for tests, sports, for picking your battles wisely, and for saying thank you. Love you Joe Joe.
Instagram post 18197175805144042 If youā€™re prepping to host for the Super Bowl, March Madness, or having a group over just for fun, these sandwiches are awesome and easy to make for a crowd. They are frequently requested here! Recipe (I make 2 9x13-sometimes more) 2 packages sandwich rolls Mayo 3/4-1 lb turkey 1/2 lb roast beef 1/2 lb provolone 1 stick butter melted 1 Tbsp poppy seeds 1 Tbsp mustard 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce 1 Tbsp minced onion Prepare sandwiches. Mix rest of ingredients together. Brush over sandwiches (use as much or as little as you want, I usually have some left over) Let butter set for a few minutes. Cover with foil. Bake 15 min at 350 degrees.
Instagram post 17996262457414146 X šŸ¤ X šŸ¤ One of 2 holidays during the year I try to do fancy hair & itā€™s the easiest hairstyle I know. No french braiding and very little time. Hope they let me do this for a handful of years to come!
Instagram post 18075011725294876 2021. We spent the year smiling, crying, traveling, growing, celebrating, trying, loving, winning, discovering, fighting, praying, accomplishing, struggling, laughing, learning, working, playing, adjusting, pivoting, losing, dreaming, and most of all we continued showing up. In the hard, the unknown, the happy and the sad, we kept putting one foot in front of the other. . Happy New Year, hoping for a beautiful 2022. šŸ’™
Instagram post 17932644385892793 Those we have lost evoked in us feelings of love we didnā€™t know we were capable of. These permanent changes are their legacies, their gifts to us. Love leaves a legacy & I love the legacy he gifted us. Our first Christmas without him and the traditions are feeling raw & empty, while my heart is also feeling full & grateful to have what we have. The Christmas list of traditions could go on and on, but some of my favorites that he & my mom loved were his amazing eggnog, Christmas candy trains (they were way easier than gingerbread houses), Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Story & most importantly to them, their love of the Savior all year long. . A handful of these moments are unedited and in funky lighting. At the time they didnā€™t get a second thought to be posted to a feed, and now as I scroll through, they are my treasures, my step by step to eggnog making, my memory of his simple steps, him pulling up his boots, his thoughtful tapping before he spoke & his quiet patience and admiration for our kids. Quite possibly one of the classiest & wisest men out there. ā¤ļøšŸŒ²
Instagram post 17928989710934587 May our hearts prepare Him room, our lives reflect His presence, our homes radiate His peace. ā¤ļø . We enjoyed a beautiful Christmas Sunday & we sure missed my dad today. He loved the festivities & celebrating the birth of Christ. Joe sported a couple of his holiday favorites, can you spot them? šŸ„° Hopefully the suit will fit him next year. Thankful to my family for helping ease the sting that I knew Iā€™d feel a little stronger today. Hope your weekend was beautiful and relaxing.
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