'Yoda Best' FREE Valentine Printable

Yes. This is a Valentine's post, in March...
I feel like I have kind of been all over the place lately...Don't worry people, I'm trying to get organized!
So, this will hopefully come in handy for you next year :)
My son is in preschool this year, which means it was going to be his first time handing out Valentines.

I had been thinking about what he would take to school for weeks...I get really excited around holidays, especially since I have kids. They make everything more fun and magical :)

So if you remember, a few months ago my son requested a Star Wars themed birthday party.

Well, we were still loving Star Wars, so my son said he wanted to do that for Valentine's Day.

This was so fun to make because we did all of the planning together.

I gave my son some ideas and he said he wanted to give out something with Yoda and light sabers (glow sticks).
This is what we came up with.

DIY Reversible Bibs

My beautiful little chunky baby is 7 1/2 months old already!

It's true :( it's going by so quickly.

After I had my first son I held onto everything.

I knew I would be using it all again.

There are a couple of things I didn't use as much with my first that I am constantly using with my second. I had received some bibs during my first pregnancy where there is fabric on one side and a towel on the other. Well, my second baby is a drooler :). He is always sucking or chomping on everything, and his shirts get kind of soaked. So, I have been using those towel/fabric bibs, but I only had 2. 

These bibs are the best for catching drool, so I decided I needed to make some more for myself.

How to Remove Carpet Stains

Today I have a cleaning post for you.

Let's start out with our before and afters, shall we?

Looks pretty good, eh?

I first saw this carpet cleaning method over at DIY & Crafts and I pinned it for a time when I would need it.

Well as you can tell in the before picture, I needed it :)

This was our apartment in California. This was our family room area, just after walking in through the front door.

When we first moved in they had just cleaned the carpets.

It looked beautiful.

Crispy Chicken with a Lemon Cream Sauce

I've still been keeping up with my goal of finding and trying out new recipes.

I was really excited to try this one when I found it on Pinterest, and my family LOVED it!

I think I've made this chicken dish 5 or 6 times now.

I did modify the recipe from the original, just a little bit.

DIY Indoor Golf Game

I must say I have kind of really been loving the warmer winter we've been having here.

Don't get me wrong, I love the snow, but it's nice to not have it so harshly cold with my baby only being 6 months old.

There have been a couple of days where we did get some snow and we didn't really want to venture outside, so my son and I got our crafting on.

I pinned this idea last year, but when I clicked on the picture that's all it was. No website, no instructions, nothing.

It looked simple enough to figure out, so we made our own version.

This was really easy to put together.

DynaPro Direct Resistance Band Review

*Disclosure: I received this product as part of an advertorial. 

For the past month or so I have been thinking about working out.

Within a couple of weeks of having my second baby I had lost all of the weight from my pregnancy. I hadn't gained a lot throughout, so it just kind of came off.

However, I have noticed that I am not as toned as I would like to be.

How do I fix this dilemma you might ask?

Well I should go to the gym, right?

Wrong.

My baby is only 6 months old, and to be 100% honest, I just don't feel comfortable leaving him in a gym daycare yet. Especially in the winter months with all of the germs...gross...and my poor husband has been working crazy long hours this month...like gets home after myself and the rest of the country is already asleep. So I can't leave my kids with him and go to the gym.

So, what is my solution?

Working out at home!

The Pro Grade Resistance Bands are perfect for my situation, and I'm sure many of you will feel the same way.

Southwestern Quinoa Salad

I have a new recipe for you!

This was my second attempt making quinoa and I must say I love having it as an option to throw in the mix of dinners.

This dish had really great flavor.

We actually ended up having some left over, so the next night for dinner I actually made nachos with it. I just added tortilla chips, cheese, and lettuce for a meatless version of nachos, and it was really good.

And it doesn't hurt that this is super simple to throw together :)