Helping Moms Build Happy Homes
The other day we were at a little dinner celebration honoring my newly-turned-4-year-old. He had been behaving very well - until the giant bowl of ice cream. Then it was all downhill after that. The Happy Buddy started complaining and whining and forgetting to be thankful for all his new birthday … [Read more...] about I’m So Tired – Lessons in God’s Strength
Guessin' I better stop the rumor mill before y'all start wondering... NO, I am not preggers. Nope, no, nada, NEGATIVE. There is absolutely NOT a baby in my tummy at the moment. Holy toledo I can barely keep up with the babies that I DO have. God KNOWS what I can do in His strength right now and … [Read more...] about 30 Creative Ways to Announce Pregnancy
Dear Happy Buddy, Last night we snuggled in bed and I told you the story of your birth... How Mommy and Daddy were sooo excited to meet you. How when you came out of my tummy you cried and it was the best sound I had ever heard. How they wrapped you up like a giant 9 lb 15 oz little burrito and … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday, Happy Buddy
This chair was my pumping chair for 14 months. This chair was there for me when I would cry through the middle of the night pumping sessions for my very sick newborn baby. This chair listened in on phone conversations I had with NICU nurses while I pumped (and the nurses wondered what in the world … [Read more...] about The Prayer Chair
I was poking around through the Happy Buddy's Happy Activity Bag the other day and we came across this idea to make Nature Bracelets. All you need is a giant roll of masking tape. *Pardon the bucket on the Happy Buddy's head. He insisted that it was critical to the success of this blog … [Read more...] about Nature Bracelets
Yesterday we kicked off summer around these parts with the reveal of our Summer Bucket List. In between checking off our list, we are having fun with a few easy craft projects while the Happy Baby naps. This Summer Sun Paper Plate Craft turned out absolutely adorable and we were able to make it with … [Read more...] about Easy Summer Sun Paper Plate Craft
I know I am dreadfully behind on getting 'summer-y' posts out to y'all. I just needed the right inspiration to kick me in the pants, shall we say. When I saw THIS chalkboard Summer Bucket List, I thought, I can do that! So today during the Happy Baby's nap, the Happy Buddy and I brainstormed some … [Read more...] about Summer Bucket List
I don't know about you, but holy cow, mornings are N-U-T-S over here at our Happy Home. As soon as the Happy Buddy's eyes *bing* open he gets going at 150 miles per hour with needs. "I need to pee. I need you to wipe me. I need you to help me pull up my pants. I need help turning the TV on to … [Read more...] about Recipe – The Busy Mom’s Glamorous Breakfast (Gluten and Dairy Free)
Sorry things have been a little quiet at Happy Home Fairy this week. I took the Happy Buddies on their very first airplane ride to New Jersey to visit my extended family! To say the Happy Buddy was excited about flying is the understatement of the century. To say that Mom was apprehensive about … [Read more...] about Flying Solo with Kids – Travel Tips for the Brave Mom
My dad looooooooooves Grasshopper Pie. My mom can do anything in the kitchen and would make him this incredible pie on special occasions. For Father's Day this year, we invited my mom and dad over for lunch to celebrate and I wanted to make him his pie. But I wasn't even going to begin to think … [Read more...] about Recipe – Easy Grasshopper Pie
Hey Daddy! Since it's Father's Day, I thought it would be a good idea to swipe Mom's blog and give her readers some REAL material - like my thoughts on your awesomeness. You are awesome because you wake up early on Saturdays to make the greatest Mickey Mouse-shaped pancakes for me (even though I … [Read more...] about Happy Father’s Day – An Important Message from the Happy Buddy and the Happy Baby
Sooo excited about the new Superman movie that is out this summer! But we all know who the REAL heroes are - DADS! Here are some super ideas and printables for all those super dads out there... The Happy Hubby loooooves M&Ms so I know this FREE Printable Treat Topper and fun Super Hero … [Read more...] about Super Dad
Bacon. Often referred to as the Duct Tape of food. I'm pretty sure there isn't a man on planet earth who isn't wishing for a plate of bacon right now. So let's do them a favor and give them what they want this Father's Day. Let's bring him the bacon with a few of these fabulous ideas. First, it … [Read more...] about Bringing Him the Bacon
My dad had a mustache for a season when I was a little girl. He is a handsome man, but I remember thinking all that extra hair was kind of prickly. :-) I wonder how many of you have men in your life that are sportin' a 'stache? If so, these ideas will make his Father's Day a fan-TACHE-tic … [Read more...] about The Fan-TACHE-tic Dad
There are 3 household chores you will never find me doing. Unless, of course, I've spent enough time in the Lord's presence to fully surrender and die to myself in order to gain His strength to go forth and do them. Or my family has staged a mutiny because everyone is having allergy attacks. #1 - … [Read more...] about Father’s Day Closet Surprise
