Content and/or other value provided by our partner, Kia Motors It’s a proven fact that we put more miles on car during the holiday season than at any other time of the year. The trips to and from family gatherings probably account for 90 percent of that mileage, because grandmother’s house is literally “over the […]
28 of My Favorite Christmas Crafts for Kids
I’ve already shared my favorite Christmas traditions and Christmas movies. Today, I compiled a list of my favorite Christmas crafts for kids. Now that my daughter is old enough to actually attempt to create things instead of coloring herself or painting the cat, I am having so much fun making crafts with her. Scroll through […]
Papa Don’t Preach: How a Two-Year-Old Taught Me to Love Christmas Again
I haven’t really cared about Christmas or been truly excited about it for about 25 years. I was 13, it was 1987, and all I wanted was a Nintendo and a new fishing pole. After that, Christmas gradually lost its luster, until it became just another hustle-and-bustle holiday headache that I couldn’t wait to get […]
Top 30 Christmas Movies of All Time
One of my favorite parts of Christmas is getting cozy on the couch while guzzling wine and scarfing down popcorn (because I’m classy like that) to watch Christmas movies. I can’t really say that I have a favorite. I mean, if you held a gun to my head and made me choose, I’d probably say […]
Make Christmas Magical! 10 Fun Christmas Traditions
Before my daughter was born, Christmas was just a day to spend with family over a good meal, giving presents and, of course, receiving. Now that I have a child, I’m excited to start some new family traditions. I would say that I’m more excited for Christmas now than I was as a kid. Of […]
Creating Brighter Holiday Smiles with Colgate Holiday Packs
As a kid, one of my favorite things about Christmas was the stocking. It hung there empty for so many days and nights before magically filling with a seemingly endless supply of small gifts and treats. As a mother, that excitement is there still there, as I find myself putting a lot of thought into […]
Why I’m in l-o-v-e with Alphabet Photography
As far back as I can remember, I’ve loved photography. As a shutterbug, the walls of my home are covered in photos of all types. Family photos, baby photos, pet photos, photos of models who came with the frame (seriously, we took two pictures out of a collage and I still haven’t figured out what […]
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