Puppy chow is a must in our household this time of year. I make it with the kids and my husband insists we stick it in the fridge to get cold for 30 minutes to an hour (if we can wait that long). We learned this trick after having some of the best puppy chow […]
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It’s a Christmas tradition of ours to give the kids a new Christmas book at the beginning of the month of December. We like to pair it with some Christmas jammies and an ornament. We’ve collected a lot of our own and we also have a bunch of my cousins’ old books that they graciously […]
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I saw a meme the other day that said – Me: takes spider webs down with a broom. Me: hangs fake spider web up for Halloween (with a picture of a guy with an annoyed/disgusted look on his face as the spider). It made me laugh out loud because it’s so spot on!! This is […]
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Our beloved Halloween books always put the biggest smiles on the kids faces. We bring them out when we put up our decorations, and they get a kick out of reading through some of their favorite stories. We have a tradition of giving each of them a new book each year, so we’ve grown quite […]
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The other day I had a chance to recipe test and decided on baked apple donuts. I was really looking forward to spending some time in the kitchen among the sweet smell of sugar and cinnamon. I put the kids upstairs for nap/quiet time and got to baking quick. I hit a couple of roadblocks […]
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Back in 2005 my dad’s side of the family took a trip to Greece together. It was incredible and filled with memories I’ll never forget. I remember laughing until my belly hurt with my cousins and brother, falling in love with the relaxed atmosphere in my aunt’s hometown, daydreaming of the idea of being whisked […]
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We’ve been in a Taco Tuesday funk lately. And when I say we, I really mean me because I typically plan out our meals for the week (with Brett’s input of course). We used to religiously eat tacos every Tuesday and really enjoyed trying different recipes every couples of weeks, but over the past several […]
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Does anyone else have dreams they’re trying to graduate college but find out they don’t have enough credits? I feel like I’ve been having that dream very often – so strange!! In the dream, I’m always freaking out and trying to get a hold of my counselor to help me figure out what classes I […]
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A couple of weeks ago, our baby turned one!! Spending the past year watching Sage grow and become her little goofy, loving self has been incredible. She has been an absolute dream and we adore every single part of her. Her wispy curls, big bottom lip, and floppy movements constantly make us giggle, and her […]
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We have a lot of flowers/bushes to plant in our backyard this spring. Last summer, we expanded and reshaped some of our garden beds in the back and front of our house, and discussed taking a year to think about what we wanted to plant and how we’d want to landscape everything. Spoiler alert: we […]
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Marina Makes 