Helping Moms Build Happy Homes
What a week! As I mentioned before, after weeks of trying to get the Happy Baby to eat enough, we decided to go ahead and get him a feeding tube so that we could bust out of the hospital. Tuesday morning, the 3rd of July, was crazy. Not only was it the day of the Happy Baby's surgery, but also it … [Read more...] about 3 Months
I can hardly believe that the Happy Buddy is 3 years old! It was a no brainer that our boy have a train party since that is pretty much all we do around our Happy Home lately. Thomas is his fave, but I didn't want to go totally commercial Thomas party stuff, so we had a little fun with … [Read more...] about Train Party Time!
The other day the Happy Buddy came home from summer camp with a large, fun-looking bag. I pounced on that thing like white on rice. As I peered through the bag's contents, I knew it was something that had to be shared on the blog. You see, my friend knows how difficult things have been for our Happy … [Read more...] about The Happy Activity Bag
Did you know that Benjamin Franklin wanted our national bird to be the turkey??? Boy, am I glad we ended up with the bald eagle. Bald Eagles are pretty awesome. And pretty inspiring, too! The only thing I find inspiring about the turkey is that it makes me hungry. :-) Check out these simple Bald … [Read more...] about The Bald Eagle
Do you remember when your mom told you the phrase, "You can't always get what you want"? At the time, that kind of response probably felt like nothing but a giant irritation and road block to happiness. When you get something in your head that you want, it's pretty hard to let go. I mean, it's … [Read more...] about Surrender
Francis Scott Key penned the words to The Star Spangled Banner while witnessing an American flag flying proudly in the midst of firey explosions during the War of 1812. I thought a little round-up of rocket-inspired crafts would be fun to enjoy as you and your Happy Home prepare for the 4th of … [Read more...] about And the Rocket’s Red Glare…
We got kicked out of our hospital's NICU (once you outgrow size 1 diapers you are forced to graduate) and landed in the pediatric ward. I miss the coziness and attentive care of our little NICU, but one perk about the pediatric ward is... They are a little less strict about sibling visits. Guess who … [Read more...] about Brothers
Our country's birthday is mega reason to par-TAYY! And what's a good party without a really awesome Party Hat? Here are some of my favorite patriotic hat fashions that will have your head properly attired for the 4th of July. Your Happy Buddy can pose as Lady Liberty using just a few sturdy paper … [Read more...] about Phat Hats for the 4th
America's birthday is coming up and it's time to start celebrating! What better way to celebrate than by making an American Flag Craft? Here are a variety of amazing (and easy!) ideas for you to choose from... Your Happy Buddies will love this magical Watercolor Resist American Flag by the Crafty … [Read more...] about American Flag Crafts for the 4th
Things have been kind of tense around our Happy Home lately. On Monday they did a little test on the Happy Baby and found that he has some sort of defect with his kidneys. The doctors want him to go on antibiotics indefinitely. On top of that, he has not been taking his bottles very well. Our … [Read more...] about The Tin Foil Date
The Happy Hubby texted me one morning last week saying that his fave morning show was asking listeners to answer the following question: If you could make a 1 minute phone call to yourself at any age, when would it be and what would you say? The hubs asked me how I'd respond. At first, I thought … [Read more...] about Dear 8-Year-Old Me
Someone will be turning 3 in a few weeks... He's been asking every day if it's his birthday yet. And whether or not it is time to go to his train party. So we made a countdown to the big day.He's kinda excited about it!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-) Happy Birthday Countdown-ing! … [Read more...] about A Birthday Countdown
Hey Daddy! Mommy let me borrow her blog today so that I could tell everyone about how awesome you are. There are like a billion things, but I will try to narrow it down. First off, I love how you will play songs like Beat It and Sweet Home Alabama on Guitar Hero 17,000 times without complaining. And … [Read more...] about Happy Father’s Day – An Important Message from the Happy Buddy
I was given the task of coming up with a fun little favor to give to the 250+ dads at our church for Father's Day. I had to find something that was inexpensive, easy to put together, and man-ish. When I think of a dad, root beer comes to mind, so when I saw this brilliant FREE Printable tag from … [Read more...] about Root-ing for Dad!
This is one of the Bibles the Happy Buddy enjoys reading before bed each night. I found it interesting that over the last several months since the Happy Baby has been in the hospital, God has used that little children's Bible to teach me some pretty profound lessons. Around the time that the Happy … [Read more...] about Lessons From a Children’s Bible
