Live, Laugh, Love, Bake.

I'm gonna get real for a minute here. I mean, REALLY real. But it's so heavy on my heart right now, and when it's THIS heavy on my heart, I know it needs to be shared, cuz someone out there may be going through similar and maybe they need to read it. I promise you, this isn't me complaining. Tho if you don't read till the end, it may seem that way. And by the way, I'm totally gonna talk about God. AND this is gonna be LONG. So if either of those things aren't your thing- just scroll through and find a different post to read. I love you anyways.  ❤❤❤ Sometimes, life can seem like it just plain SUCKS. It DOESN'T suck tho, it just FEELS lik...

While I love trying new recipes, there are just some recipes that I will never stray from. I have used them over and over again, and will never use a different one. This Chocolate Chip Banana Muffin Recipe is one of them.  They started out as my Chocolate Chip Banana Bread, and one day,  I randomly decided to try them as muffins. And it worked amazingly well as muffins.  And that is literally how my Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins were born. From a random craving.  These are super easy, make the entire house smell fantastic, and they are absolutely delicious.  YOU NEED: 1 and 3/4 cups flour 3/4 cup sugar 2 Tbsp brown sugar ...

Some of you mommies have it all together, every second of every day. You run a tight ship, your kiddies behave perfectly, your home is immaculate. You do it all, flawlessly, and never ever complain. And while that's awesome, and I give you MAJOR kudos, this post is not for you, Susan.  Seriously. I joke about mom life a lot- but sometimes "mom life" is no joke. And it's so easy to lose yourself in the day to day monotony of it all. Especially when you have really little ones in the home.  I'm in a season right now, where my days consist of getting kids cleaned up and dressed (several times a day cuz my kids get beyond filthy and spil...

Saturday night, we hosted our first Annual Fall Dinner Party.  Don't let that beautiful sky fool you- the weather was not exactly pleasant, as it got mighty cold and was extremely windy, but between the fire and the warm food, we got by just fine. 🤣 We had so much fun decorating and making the food for the party, but most of all, we just enjoyed being with our friends and family. Here are a few highlights: These went on the tables:  Tables set up: Random shots of the festivities:  Not to toot my own horn, but the food was so delicious and absolutely perfect for the weather.  We enjoyed: Bi...

I love Brookies. I mean, brownies with cookies on top? Hello, that's a dream come true! What could be better than some plain old brookies? My Fall Brookies, that's what!! What makes them "Fall" Brookies, you ask? Well, the cookies on top of these brownies are no ordinary cookies, my friends. No, they are my seriously ahhhhmazing Pumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies!  Those two combined, created an out of this world Fall Brookie that, you guessed it, is perfect for Fall! I made them for our first Annual Fall Dinner Party and they FLEW!  Now, I LOVE baking from scratch, but lately I just haven't had the time for all that. So I s...

I'm not sure where the time has gone, but it sure has flown by! I cannot believe that it has been one year since our sweet little Gwendolyn made her first appearance into the world. Seriously, y'all, love at first sight! I'd be lying if I said that going from 3 kids to 4 kids took no adjusting. Just having a baby in the house again after 6 years was a serious adjustment!! Maybe that's also because I'm older now? Who knows. As hard of an adjustment as it was tho, I wouldn't change it for the world.  Gwendolyn has brought so much sunshine to our family. So many belly laughs. And let me tell you, we thought our Josephine was the da...