Valentine’s Day is one of my favorite holidays. My kids always want to make crafts and gifts for Valentine’s day and I love spending time with them cutting, coloring and gluing all the hearts. You don’t have to be super crafty or creative to do a few Valentine’s day crafts with your kids. A lot…
Over the weekend I went to an advanced screening of the upcoming Amazon movie, Troop Zero. This was a special screening with actress Johanna Colón, one of the supporting actress in the film. Johanna Colón is local to the Raleigh area and played the role of Smash, a quiet yet tough character that likes to…
Winter break can be long and cold, especially when all of the kids are home for winter break. Most kids would prefer to spend their break playing video games but it’s nice to have alternative activities to keep them busy. These activities include things to do as a family around town and things to do…
Every year the we look forward to Disney on Ice with our family. Last night we attended the opening night of Disney on Ice: Road Trip Adventures at the PNC Arena in Raleigh. We saw many of our favorite Disney characters like The Incredibles, Moana, Aladdin, Mary Poppins and of course Mickey. This year we…
Last week we took the boys to see Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical at the Duke Energy Center of the Performing Arts in downtown Raleigh. Every holiday season we look forward to the special seasonal family show at Duke Energy Center of the Performing Arts. Rudolph has become one of my boys’ favorite musical….
This is a recipe that kind of stumbled upon years ago. I adjusted it for the ingredients I had and then tweaked it over the years until until it’s become one of our favorite soup recipes. We are a pasta loving family but sometimes we need something different than cooked pasta with a sauce so…
The long Thanksgiving weekend coming to an end which means it’s time to start preparing for the coming week. My first step in preparing for the week is to look over my calendar and take note of all our family commitments. After I’ve taken inventory of our activities for the week I can plan our…