This giveaway has ended. Check here for other giveaways (which may include Starbucks). I love summer and I love the frapps over at Starbucks…but they are just too expensive for me to enjoy often. So I figured I’d help a reader out with a $10 gift card to Starbucks so that you can […]
2012 US Olympic Swim Trials – Healthy Family Fun
Last week I mentioned that the US Olympic Swim Trials are this week. We have been watching them both on NBC and on nbcolympics.com. The kids are really loving it and they have actually improved in their swim lessons this week as a result. It sure helps to see a perfect model of how a stroke looks. We […]
Homemade Salsa
Last year when Celebrating Family was still in its infancy, I shared my favorite homemade salsa and guacamole recipes. That was well over a year ago and I think this salsa is so good that it deserves its own post. This homemade salsa recipe is very easy to make and is a crowd pleaser. I honestly cannot stand to eat store-bought […]
S’Mores Fun With HERSHEY’S CAMP BONDFIRE
S’mores are a summertime tradition in my family and probably in yours,too. We regularly have a fire in our fire pit on summer nights and s’mores are often a part of the fun. We also love to make s’mores on our family camping trips. What a fun tradition! The summer nights can get quite hot here in the desert, but that […]
U.S. Olympic Swim Team Trials and a Useful Tool for Families
Swimming is near and dear to my heart. As I have shared before, my sweet niece drowned before she even reached the age of 18 months. This tragedy greatly affected my life and I have become a huge advocate of teaching children to swim . I started my own kiddos in swimming lessons at an […]
iMo Camera Strap Review
I was recently contacted by iMo Camera Strap to review one of their products. I was very impressed with the beautiful selection of camera straps they had on their site. I also appreciate that the straps are handmade and come in both cotton and neoprene. It was very hard to choose just one but I selected the Black and […]
My Fairy Tale Books Personalized Book Review
If your children are like mine, they love stories. Sometimes I tell stories with them as the lead character and they really love that. It can sure be fun for a kid to be part of the story. One of our most cherished times in the day is when we get together to read our bedtime stories. My Fairy Tale Books has a […]
American Airlines Gift Card Giveaway
Gift Caddie is the perfect place to share gift ideas, request gifts, and order gifts for friends and family. You can create gift lists for birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, baby showers, graduations, holidays, and more. Get and give the gifts you want and need. If you haven’t checked out Gift Caddie yet, now is the perfect time […]
Simple Summer Pasta Salad – A Very Easy Pasta Salad
I love cold pasta salads in the summertime since they are so easy to make and so refreshing. I recently made a pasta salad for our Memorial Day dinner and it went perfectly with our red, white, and blue berry dessert. Even my pasta-hating husband loved it. I love Italian dressing and it is my favorite flavor to add […]
Fun Animal Photos
I love taking pictures of nature. I recently snapped some pictures of animals at the Phoenix Zoo and the Arizona Renaissance Festival and I thought I would share a few here. I hope you find one you like. Temperamental Duck – AZ Renaissance Festival Mountain Lion Brothers – Phoenix Zoo Great Horned Owl – AZ Renaissance Festival Unemployed Sheep Dog – AZ Renaissance Festival […]
Red, White, and Blue Dessert – A Patriotic Summer Treat
I love most berries and would rather eat them than candy. A perfectly ripe berry is like heaven for your mouth, especially on a hot summer day. When I told my son that I was planning to make a red, white, and blue layered dessert with berries in it, he reminded me that he hates […]
Family Fun at the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa
I recently had the chance to review the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa, a AAA Four Diamond Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona as part of a stay-cation series we did over at East Valley Mom Guide. You can read my review here. My family had so much fun during our stay that I wanted to share the family-friendly amenities and activities with […]
