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Elf on the Shelf: Welcome Back Whatever-Your-Name-Is

December 2, 2013 By Beth 4 Comments

Elf on the Shelf: Welcome Back Whatever-Your-Name-Is

YAY for the happiest ... most stressful part of our holiday season. Now that my sister is expecting her first kid, I can pay her back with an The Elf on the Shelf one day soon. The last two years (2011 and 2012), I have featured daily pictures of our Elf on the Shelf. It is time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Simply Family Tagged With: Christmas, elf, Elf on the Shelf, family, kids, Kingston 2013, tradition

Operation Christmas Child National Collection Week

November 20, 2013 By Beth 5 Comments

Operation Christmas Child National Collection Week

We are half way through National Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child. Brian and I had the honor to organize the packing party at our church this year. We started with a potluck dinner that brought together about 75 of our church members (mostly associated with the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Promotional, Simply Family Tagged With: Christmas, family, giving, Operation Christmas Child

Operation Christmas Child National Collection Week is Coming!

November 12, 2013 By Beth 1 Comment

Operation Christmas Child National Collection Week is Coming!

Brian and I love working with Operation Christmas Child. We wrote a post last year and are excited to bring you several posts this year. National Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child is next Week November 18 - 25. Our church is kicking off National Collection week a day … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Simply Family Tagged With: community, faith, family, mission, Operation Christmas Child

Happy Veteran’s Day!

November 11, 2013 By Beth Leave a Comment

Happy Veteran’s Day!

First if you served/are serving or someone in your family served/is serving our country, THANK YOU! I was a military girlfriend, fiance, and wife. I am also a war bride that married a guy and sent him off to war. I have shared this picture before but this was Brian at Basic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Simply Family Tagged With: family, military, thankful, Veteran, Veteran's Day

Play Like A Girl: Verizon FiOS Football Girl Videos

November 5, 2013 By Beth

Play Like A Girl: Verizon FiOS Football Girl Videos

You want to know makes this mommy smile? When Grace walked up to me and says "Mommy, girls can do anything that boys can do." I had a huge smile and said "Yes, they can!" I then held back my laughter as she stated "Girls can even do it better than boys." I did kindly tell her … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Simply Family Tagged With: character, courage, encouragement, family, girls, kids, sports

Adding Veggies to Lasagna

November 4, 2013 By Brian 1 Comment

Adding Veggies to Lasagna

One of the hardest things for us to do for dinner in our house is to add green to any food.  We regularly have to hear complaints about not liking "green stuff".  It's actually kind of funny since they will gladly eat raw broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, etc. dipped in ranch … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Simply Food Tagged With: cooking, dinner, family, food, kids, lasagna, veggies

Holiday Stationary with Minted

November 1, 2013 By Beth Leave a Comment

Holiday Stationary with Minted

We are excited to feature Minted to review their holiday stationary plus so much more. Now that we have survived Halloween, it is time to focus on the holidays. We love Thanksgiving and Christmas at our house but everything to happen, it has be planned out. A prime of example is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Promotional, Simply Family Tagged With: cards, family

5 Tips for Holiday Baking With Kids

November 1, 2013 By Beth Leave a Comment

5 Tips for Holiday Baking With Kids

It’s fall. Fall means wearing Halloween costumes and trick or treating. It means Thanksgiving and Christmas meal prep, present buying, pumpkin spice everything and weekly baking projects. In other words, it’s the best time of the year. Giving baked goods as holiday gifts is a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Simply Food Tagged With: baking, cooking, family, holidays, kids, kids in the kitchen, kitchen

Results are in … Mom’s Favorite Candies

October 21, 2013 By Beth 1 Comment

Results are in … Mom’s Favorite Candies

I know we all love to see cute costumes like these ... (Yes, this year we have a Mermaid, a Dora, and a Lightning McQueen.) Halloween night we will see these pictures line up on our friend's wall on Facebook but what we really want to see is what was in the kids' Halloween … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Simply Family Tagged With: family, Halloween

Disney On Ice: Princesses & Heroes

October 12, 2013 By Brian 2 Comments

Disney On Ice:  Princesses & Heroes

Thanks to Feld Entertainment for making this post about Disney On Ice:  Princesses & Heroes possible.  We received tickets to this show in exchange for a review.  All thoughts and opinions are my own. Disney On Ice is at it again and visiting Charlottesville, VA through … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Charlottesville, Simply Family, Simply Travel Tagged With: Disney, Disney on Ice, family

Ben’s Beginners Contest – Lend a Vote

October 9, 2013 By Beth 106 Comments

Ben’s Beginners Contest – Lend a Vote

As you have figured out Brian loves to be in the kitchen. I am in the kitchen when Brian isn't around  ... or I can make a sweet treat. The kids though just being in the kitchen so we were excited to see the Uncle Ben's Rice "Ben's Beginners Contest". Grace and Sophie both wanted … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Simply Family Tagged With: contest, cooking, family, kids

Campfire Dump Cake

October 3, 2013 By Beth 44 Comments

Campfire Dump Cake

Once again another post that I meant to get up in August but I know that folks in this area still camping and even more so making fires to huddle around at night. Here is a beyond easy treat for you. The girls made Campfire Dump Cakes at Girl Scout camp this year. So when … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recipes, Simply Food Tagged With: birthday, Campfire Dump Cake, camping, family, recipe

“I can’t wait to” with Girl Scouts

October 2, 2013 By Beth 2 Comments

“I can’t wait to” with Girl Scouts

You know when life and sponsored content combine, it is magical. Consider this post magical as I get share about my Girl Scout experiences and I can't wait to goal in a sponsored campaign with Girl Scouts and Mom It Forward! If you follow me on Instagram then you know there … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Parenting, Simply Family Tagged With: family, Girl Scouts, kids, volunteering

A Lalaloopsy 7th Birthday Party

October 1, 2013 By Beth 1 Comment

A Lalaloopsy 7th Birthday Party

Let me start by saying that this post is way over due. Grace turned 7 back in August. Her birthday party was back in August but I am going to go ahead and share even over a month late. Here is our girl on her special day ... We did a dessert themed party. We had a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Simply Family Tagged With: birthday party, family, kids

Now Showing … Dino Dan DVDs 4-pack!

September 24, 2013 By Beth 6 Comments

Now Showing … Dino Dan DVDs 4-pack!

We are ... OK Matthew is beyond excited ... how about ecstatic to help provide a sponsored review of the Dino Dan DVDs! Details ... Dino Dan DVDs are now available in a special 4-pack through NCircle Entertainment beginning September 24, 2013.  With a suggested retail price … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Promotional, Reviews, Simply Family Tagged With: dvd, family, kids, review

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