Lara Draxler
Processing corn for winter
Last week, I was able to help my mother-in-law and sister-in-law process corn! We had such a fun day. We are a dairy farming family, and...
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Lara Draxler
Jun 24, 20201 min read
Father's Day Strawberry Rhubarb Sundae
Last year we traveled to Canada. We were driving back to our hotel through the countryside and noticed a roadside ice cream stand. Of...
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Lara Draxler
Jun 16, 20202 min read
Timon & Pumba inspired sundae
This week's sundae was actually a sundae on Monday due to a very busy weekend! I really enjoyed this little treat. It wasn't my favorite...
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Lara Draxler
Jun 8, 20202 min read
Cookie Butter Monkey Bread Sundae-Disneyland copycat
We have now been trying our "sundaes on Sunday" tradition for a little over a month. I am one who has always struggled with the "Sunday...
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Lara Draxler
Jun 8, 20203 min read
Tween craft-sun catcher mobile
Even though we are coming out of the deepest recesses of quarantine and summer break is FINALLY "officially" upon us, I think it is...
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Lara Draxler
Jun 3, 20204 min read
Corner Garden REDO
We have nearly completed a landscaping project that I have wanted to do for the last two years! It looks so great, and I can't stop...
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Lara Draxler
May 26, 20202 min read
Sundaes on MONDAY-Plaza Doughnut copycat
Sundaes on Sunday (or Monday as it was this week) is quickly becoming one of our favorite family traditions. This week, we took on more...
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Lara Draxler
May 24, 20203 min read
Inside Out Themed Family Movie Night
I have been wanting to have a Disney themed movie night for ages. I asked the kids what movie they would be interested in focusing on,...
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Lara Draxler
May 17, 20202 min read
Supper Club at home-Pink Squirrel
I really miss supper clubs. I know I have alluded to this in other posts, but I REALLY do. My husband and I enjoyed so many fun date...
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Lara Draxler
May 17, 20203 min read
Shortcut strawberry rhubarb crisp- adaptation
I have just started feeling confident enough in the kitchen to adapt recipes or improvise. You see, when I learned to cook and bake, I...
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Lara Draxler
May 12, 20203 min read
Mother's Day pizza party
We had a fun, festive Mother's Day lunch that I LOVED! All my favorites were there... Homemade garlic cheese sticks homemade ranch...
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Lara Draxler
May 11, 20202 min read
Disney copycat eats-beer cheese soup
I have found in quarantine that the ONE thing that always gives me peace is being in the kitchen. I have enjoyed having the time to...
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Lara Draxler
May 6, 20202 min read
Salt/Chalk art project
Today, I went back to the old faithful kids' activity book I got for free from the library castoff shelf. It is SUCH a fun little book....
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Lara Draxler
May 3, 20202 min read
Fairy Gardens
A few years ago, I attended a fairy garden workshop at a local garden center near my apartment. In the workshop, I learned about the...
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Lara Draxler
May 1, 20203 min read
"All about me" collages-family frugal fun activity
Today, we took inspiration from another favorite blogger of mine, Kelle Hampton. She recently posted about a fun and simple family...
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Lara Draxler
Apr 29, 20202 min read
Candy Sushi for kids
Today we tried out a fun "home ec/cooking with stepmom" activity--candy sushi! I have really enjoyed having the time during quarantine to...
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Lara Draxler
Apr 27, 20203 min read
Staycation fun-grasshoppers, murder mystery games, oh my!
Within the last week, we have been enjoying some wonderful simple pleasures at home. Some favorite moments include... *walks in nature...
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Lara Draxler
Apr 25, 20202 min read
Copycat Dollywood Cinnamon Bread
One of my FAVORITE travel destinations is Dollywood, Dolly Parton's theme park located in my home state of Tennessee. It is such a great...
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Lara Draxler
Apr 23, 20202 min read
Lemon Granitas & Cinnamon Spritz
This week, we tried some fun and frugal family activities in the kitchen. Our family is BIG on food and home cooking (and dining out too)...
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Lara Draxler
Apr 20, 20202 min read
Stay cation report-April 20th, 2020
Hi friends! How is everybody holding up? I was looking over what I did last week that actually kept me sane. I definitely had my ups and...
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