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Caramel Apple Pie Waffles

We are still working through the bounty of apples we have been blessed with. Until winter rears it’s ugly head, the trees are keeping us fed with loads of apples. Apples for breakfast, lunch, dinner and desert! One of our favorite things to eat for breakfast is waffles, so naturally, I needed to add apples to … Read more

Printable Coffin Halloween Treat Boxes

RIP coffin treat box made out of paper and tied together with twine.

Are you ready for Halloween yet? I know we are getting more and more excited everyday. My kids can barely contain themselves. And when we do fun crafts like these free printable coffin treat boxes, they are even more ready for the big day! If you need a fun way to gift some treats this … Read more

Savory Pumpkin Sage Scones

If you love pumpkin desserts, you want to try these savory pumpkin sage scones. I am back to my old tricks, more pumpkin goodness! This time I wanted to use it in a savory way. Now I love pumpkin deserts and coffee and all things sweet, but sometimes I need something healthier. And I … Read more

Free Backgrounds for your Desktop & Smartphone for October

Hello October! I am so excited to welcome this month. It is the start of the best quarter of the year. Seriously, we get to start off with Halloween, then run right into Thanksgiving and Christmas, then end the year with New Years Eve! How could you not just love everything that happens in the 4th quarter of the year 🙂

Clam cookies on a tray with text overlay: Mermaid Tea Party.

Celebrate your favorite mermaid with a fun mermaid tea party birthday! It took us a minute to come up with a party theme that both me and my baby could agree on. She wanted a princess theme again, we did that for her 3rd birthday, and she really loves princesses. However, I really wanted to … Read more

Cinnamon Pear Muffins with Oatmeal Crumble

Use extra pears and enjoy fall flavors with these easy cinnamon pear muffins. I was working my way through jars and jars of pumpkin puree this month, I was committed to putting pumpkin in everything and only sharing pumpkin recipes, but then my mom dropped off a 5 gallon bucket of ripe pears from her … Read more

Easy $3 Spooky Skull Ghosts DIY

Outdoor Halloween decoration of a skull ghost craft hanging in a tree.

Now that the nights are cooler, and darker, it’s almost time to decorate the outside of our house for Halloween. I love to go all out and create the perfect spooky entrance to our house. This year I made these easy $3 skull ghosts and they look so spooky. But more importantly, they were so … Read more

Printable Ikat Candy Corn Treat Bag

Three paper treat bags with ikat candy corn design on them filled with fall candy.

Happy Monday! I had such a crazy weekend, and it ended with a trip to the store to buy lots of supplies for my daughters upcoming birthday party. The stores are full of Halloween right now, and that includes the Halloween candy. One of the candies that I just can’t pass up, is candy … Read more

Soft & Fluffy Whole Wheat Pumpkin Bread

This amazing pumpkin bread is so light and fluffy because it is a yeasted pumpkin bread. Pumpkin season has started and I’m so excited! This is my favorite time of year, when everything I eat is filled with pumpkin and spice and everything nice. Pumpkin waffles for breakfast, my favorite! Pumpkin soup for lunch, perfection! … Read more

Halloween Spider Web Wreath

Halloween wreath made from wood hexagon with spiderweb woven in the center and burlap ribbon along the outside.

I’ve opened the floodgates and the Halloween is just pouring out! Even my kids have been bitten, the other day while I was working out my 3 year old decided to watch The Nightmare Before Christmas saying “I want the scary one”. I love it! We are just getting into the spirit. Now if only … Read more

Easy Fall Wheat Wreath

DIY fall wreath made from wheat with a chalkboard banner hanging on a green door.

Are you sick of all my fall decorations yet? If so, lucky you since this is my last fall decor before I start working on Halloween! I know, it’s barely September. But if I want to get them all up for you to see before Halloween is here, I gotta get started 🙂 … Read more

Printable Fall Apple Sign

Two fall apple signs in frames laying on a wood background.

Decorate for fall without pumpkins with this fun fall printable art. I have been eager to get my fall decor out and on the mantel. I know it’s still 90+ degrees out, but school is starting soon so that means it’s almost fall! And my fall decor is not all pumpkins and leaves, that is … Read more