We love a great big breakfast in our house, but it doesn’t happen very often because it’s just hard to get going when we have to get out the door on the weekdays and still have activities Saturday and Sunday morning.  But when we finally get a chance, our favorite part of a big breakfast is pancakes. Pancakes mean love and togetherness for us, and hopefully it will for you too!

Pears are incredibly healthy and full of nutrients so I like to encourage my kids to eat them as often as possible. These poached pears are delicious AND easy and are great by themselves as a snack or as a compliment to a meal.

Handmade gifts for family and grandparents from the kids become priceless gifts as the years go on.  Yeah, nice shiny ornaments looked really classy before the kids came around, but there is nothing that beats the feeling pulling out those handmade ornaments year after year. Also, what else are you going to do with all those wallet sized pictures you bought from school photo day?  This is a really great no-cook dough recipe that fool proof and sets pretty quickly.

This cinnamon bread recipe that I originally found made by Ree Drummond, aka The Pioneer Woman, has the perfect amount of cinnamon sugar to make a sweet loaf that isn’t too sweet. You can enjoy it straight out of the oven, toasted with butter that melts into all the cracks, or topped with something a little sweeter just so you can have something bordering the line into dessert. Kids will love to help bake, and eat, this yummy treat!