Recipes: Easy Chili and Candy Corn Cake
When I called on my friends on Facebook for an easy chili recipe I could do in the crockpot I got 95 amazing answers! One of them came from my mother-in-law. She sent a SUPER easy recipe where...
View ArticleEasy Pumpkin Decorating!
We carved our first pumpkin for the season and it was simple! Adora is 5 so poking the pattern in the pumpkin was a perfect task for her. Digging out the guts took a little nudging but she did it. Bob...
View ArticleHelping the innocent
In my job I have seen some pretty unbelievable things. Many of them involve children. Physical, mental and sexual abuse is happening in homes all around us. It’s hard to think about but for the...
View ArticleGood places to pick a pumpkin
Fall is filled with invigorating things! Scarves, crunchy leaves, pumpkin spice, apple cider the list is endless when it comes to things we love about now. We recently went to Cox Farms in Centreville...
View ArticleMake a Chocolate Graveyard Cake
My daughter and I decided to create a graveyard cake the week before Halloween. We are chocolate lovers but you can make this cake with any cake mix. We used an organic chocolate mix from Whole Foods....
View ArticleDisney World in 3 Days
We surprised them with a 5 day countdown to Disney by making Mickey Mouse pancakes for dinner and presenting them mouse ears. Many of you have told me about your plans to visit Disney and wanted to...
View ArticleBus Stop Costumes
Can you see her daughter?! You guys know how much I’m into traditions and creating new ones! Well how excited I was to learn about a really cool mom, Julie Mudrick from Vienna. All month she’s been...
View ArticleMummy juice and treat cups!
Made these in a jiffy tonight with the kids. Just find some medical tape or white electrical tape, some googly eyes (craft store or eye ball stickers work too) and a hole puncher. Punch a hole in a...
View ArticleHappy Halloween from my Family Circus
We love this holiday and everyone (even mama Chin) gets into it! From festive cupcakes, to a lion cage and trick or treating with Kiss we ate up Halloween 2015! With my sisters and their fun families!
View ArticleGobble Gobble!
Photo: Made From Pinterest It’s gonna be time for turkey before you know it so wanted to share some fun ideas that anyone can do in little time! Stuffed Turkey Leg Not sure what to do with all that...
View ArticleUntold Until Now: Wavey Inspires
Fairfax Va– Waverly McNeil’s parents aren’t convinced there’s time for current research to save their children.. so they’re doing anything they can to prevent another family from going through this...
View ArticleTree Lighting in Georgetown Tuesday
How does thousands of tiny white lights, shimmering Christmas trees and more than 30 animated reindeer sound? Magical would be the perfect word. Well add the 12th Annual Tree Lighting and you’ve got a...
View ArticleRaising Kind Kids
Adora was recently featured on the TODAY Show sharing how we practice being kind. For more advice be sure to check out these great posts by the TODAY Parenting Team
View ArticleOn the day you turned 5
I woke up extra early so I could watch you sleep a few minutes longer before heading to work. I have to be honest… I’m a little sad I won’t be there the moment you open your big brown eyes and realize...
View ArticleICE!
The Ice village and slide are back at Gaylord National at National Harbor. The kids got a kick out of the new Jack Frost theme. The slides are always a hit. Be sure to grab some hot chocolate after...
View ArticleFaith, Family & Finding Strength to Keep Moving
I recently sat down with Denise Mattison, the Ashburn mom who saw her ex pull the trigger destroying her new life and new love. Shortly after her husband’s death Denise found out she was expecting the...
View ArticleKLG & Hoda: Keeping kids busy during Winter break
Loved joining the fabulous Kathie Lee and Hoda to talk about ways to keep the kiddos busy while they’re home on school break! Hope you find some of the tips helpful. Feel free to message me with any...
View ArticleNBC4 Health Expo Time!
Come out and see us January 9th and 10th at the Washington Convention Center. On Saturday at 11 a.m. join me for a forum on “Smart Ways to Manage Weight and Prevent Diabetes”. We’ll have top experts on...
View ArticleBrilliant!
Loved this idea of a waterproof changing pad for baby! Changing the the cloth can be tedious and this really solves that problem! Plus, I love the variety of prints and colors. Just another parenting...
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