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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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Itā€™s her birthday. My baby sister, the relations Itā€™s her birthday. My baby sister, the relationship Iā€™m most protective and proud of. Iā€™m one of a few who have had the pleasure of watching her life story unfold. The only one I would listen to talk about what the hell scobies are at midnight, the one I would trust to take care of all my health needs, sheā€™s the one who knows me better than I know myself, & loves her people fiercely. From beehives to bat houses to saunas to drinks to chickens, sometimes I donā€™t even recognize our past selves that spent our time switching from laying out in the sun to laying out in a tanning bed, eating ice cream from the carton drizzling chocolate syrup on every bite & a stint with Saran Wrap diys that I wonā€™t fully go into, for her sake. I feel like sheā€™s the closest I can get to my dad & try to follow in her footsteps, with an occasional chocolate chip cookie. She should have been the oldest and has definitely been all of our favorites. Her calm, sweet disposition was the perfect addition to come after me. Watching her bloom into the most incredible mother, wife, sister, friend, teacher, nurse, homesteader, gardener has been something I treasure. I sure lucked out when you were born.
A thought on life & legacy. It is not the things w A thought on life & legacy. It is not the things we leave for people, but what we leave in them. Itā€™s not where our names are engraved, but where we are woven throughout. Itā€™s not about everything we knew & what we taught, but how we listened & humbled ourselves when we didnā€™t know. Itā€™s not about doing it all as much as it is doing what we can & turning the rest over to Him. Itā€™s about bettering ourselves & unbecoming & showing our flaws & saying sorry. Itā€™s about fixing the issues before the bridge becomes a moat. Itā€™s the simple, itā€™s the hard, itā€™s the heartbreaking & itā€™s the celebrating. Itā€™s being brave & jumping before youā€™re ready. Itā€™s my favorite thing & also the thing that makes me want to crawl back in bed at the first sign of defeat. Some days itā€™s overwhelming & some days are full of chocolate chip cookies, warm sourdough & fresh eggs. If people feel my love through food & hosting, Iā€™ll call it a win. šŸ¤
Who knew the snow would still be here in March?! T Who knew the snow would still be here in March?! The kids still are excited to get lots of ski time, which has meant me grabbing dinner and running it up to them before calling it a night. We love @jerseymikes because we can all find something we love & customize it! Some of the favorites are the Philly Cheesesteak, Turkey & Provolone, Chicken Bacon & Ranch, & a Turkey & Provolone bowl. The month of March is Jersey Mikeā€™s Month of Giving, where all are invited to order in-store or through the app for pick up or delivery from your local Jersey Mikeā€™s & make a donation to the designated charity partner. I remember volunteering as a youth to work Special Olympics events and those days were incredible. It's so easy to round up your purchase and/or donate $1, $3, or $5 in the Jersey Mikeā€™s app. #jerseymikes #jerseymikespartner
You will teach them to fly, but they will not fly You will teach them to fly, but they will not fly your flight. You will teach them to dream, but they will not dream your dream. You will teach them to live, but they will not live your life. Nevertheless, in every flight, in every life, in every dream, the print of the way you taught them will remain. ā€“ Mother Teresa . Itā€™s ok to be kind and fierce. Itā€™s ok to be feisty and soft. Itā€™s ok to dream, fail and succeed over and over again. Protect your peace and donā€™t let anyone dim your light. To the girls this reaches, you got this, keep pushing & keep putting one foot in front of the other. And to my own 2 beauties, I am the luckiest and believe in you more than you can believe. . Photography by @krissicookfilmsandphoto šŸ’«
From our family to yours, we hope you had the Merr From our family to yours, we hope you had the Merriest Christmas & wish you a Happy New Year! The quiet break spent with our closest people has been just what my heart needed. ā¤ļøšŸŒ²
Felt like sticking with the classics this month. T Felt like sticking with the classics this month. The classic movies, songs, and colors I grew up with. Love the nostalgia. The kids put together more of the tray than I did & we took a photo with a phone cameraā€¦at night. Not my typical & I love it for those reasons. Hope you have a Merry Christmas! ā¤ļøšŸŒ²
My chaos. My steady. My rollercoaster. My best adv My chaos. My steady. My rollercoaster. My best adventure. My hardest calling. My biggest accomplishment & where I fall short multiple times a day. My pull to be present & my push to be better. These 5. This little tornado of children that weā€™ve created who follow us around. Itā€™s weird and also awesome that they are so similar to Steve & I. Except we hope that they can plan trips more than 2 weeks out because of the unnecessary stress that that adds to traveling with 6 šŸ˜‰ Have you been to Kauai? We were first timers and it was šŸ˜šŸ’«āœØšŸŒˆšŸ¤ÆšŸ¤© šŸŒŠ Matching suits @kortnijeane
Posting a picture from 4th of July weekend on the Posting a picture from 4th of July weekend on the last holiday weekend of the summer feels in line with my life & my consistency here for the last couple of years. šŸ˜‰ We loved summer, we spent lots of time together and lots of time with friends. We swam under the stars and soaked up the sunshine. We adjusted and attempted to improve where we could. If I know love what love is & why life is full, itā€™s because of these ones right here. Hope you have a great long weekend! ā¤ļø
There couldnā€™t have been a more perfect audio fo 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„°
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