Katie McMinn

I was out doing yard work the other day and found myself inspired by a ground cover we have in our backyard. I was also thinking about Mother’s Day and…

I love Valentine’s Day. I love to celebrate this holiday with Thomas, obviously. We used to be super romantic; we’d get all dressed up to go and have a fine…

A lot of exciting things have happened this year. It has really been a great one. The year started out with Jaxson’s birthday and than my birthday. Thomas also launched…

Jessica is an amazing lady from Minnesota. We are in an Instagram Mom group together, which is where we met. Jessica married her high school sweetheart, has four beautiful kids-…

If you saw my Thankful Tree post than you know, Thomas and I both strive to teach the boys how to think outside of themselves, to appreciate all that they…

Thomas and I had our first Christmas party the year before we were married; this year marks our 13th Annual Christmas Party. With our move in June and lack of…

It started the week before our first international family trip. I’d think about packing and my stomach would start swirling; then I’d think about my boys running around and screaming…

Thanksgiving is this week! Are you ready? I’m not. In my attempt to get ready and of course to be helpful to all of you, I’ve rounded up 10 bloggers…

It is very important to me that my boys don’t grow to be entitled little snots. We do a number of things in our attempt to counteract the “titled-ness.” One…

When we first moved into this house back in June, the boys’ room had pink floral wallpaper. Thomas and I agreed that their room was the first we would tackle.…

1. Hot Spiced Apple Cider I am going to be a fan of any hot drink that has both cinnamon sticks and fresh ginger in it. This recipe from Laurel,…

I have this collection of handmade Halloween poison bottles. Every year and an empty bottle that inspires me to add to the collection. Our poison collection started with the monster…

I was at target other day and found this beautiful rose-gold, wire-pumpkin bowl. I was so excited to get home and put my small decorative pumpkins in it. Well, I…

One week ago today, I was riding in the car with Thomas and our boys heading north. We were driving to Bear Lake. This was our first lake trip and…

I love doing crafts with my boys. At school last month, the boys made silly hats out of paper bowls, which sparked the idea for this robot activity. Around the…

It’s fall ya’ll! I have dove head first into pumpkin spice, nutmeg, and cinnamon. I love the fall and I get a baking bug come this time of year. So…

If you read my Family Meal Responsibilities with Mason Jar Salads, then you know the struggle was real when it came to keeping my family fed. After a long day…

If you follow me on Instagram then you know that Liam turned four last week. Back in August, I started to think about his party, yes I plan (in my…

If you’ve read my book Big Girl Decisions than you know that Thomas wanted kids a lot sooner than I did. He was ready and I needed about three years…

If you would have told me, that one day I would start a blog and publish a book; all around the same time I would become a mother, I would…