Thanks for visiting! I'm Alicia, the author of this blog, and I love sharing bits of our life here and on social media. Back in 2008, when my oldest was only a month old, I started Making Time For Mommy as a way to make time for myself and meet other moms. I hope this blog encourages you to make time for yourself, gives you ideas for family fun, and provides easy tips you can incorporate into your busy life! ---read more about me here ---
Just in time for Christmas is the Gift Card Giveaway Hop hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer & Attack of the Book. This hop features over 140 blogs, all giving you a chance to win gift cards! My giveaway is sponsored by eBay and they are offering a $25 e-gift card to … Read more
Today’s Truth In The Tinsel ornament was to make the sun. We substituted glitter paint for glitter foam and Jacob smeared the paint all over the ornament (which is a great sensory activity for him). He handled it okay but as soon as he was done he wanted his hand cleaned off. *** If you … Read more
The New Living Translation Facebook page has great giveaways going on now through December 24th. They are giving away lots of great prizes and something free for you just for singing up. By visiting the giveaway entry page (located on the NLT Facebook page, the link is under the profile picture) and entering your name … Read more
Head on over to Woman Freebies to enter to win an iPad2! All you do is fill in your name and email address in the form that pops up. Contest ends January 15th. Good luck everyone! :) (Disclosure: I was compensated for posting about this contest but I want one of you to win because … Read more
Legos and building blocks of any kind are a favorite of boys {and girls} everywhere. I remember my brothers building with them when they were younger and making large structures and intricate vehicles. All of them had one thing in common. They were plain- red, green, blue, and yellow. That’s why I like BrickStix. They … Read more
*** Today we talked about Mary’s song. Jacob enjoyed gluing on these sequins to a CD and it was an easy craft for me to set up for him. I think it turned out great!
Bloggers: Do you love shoes as much as I do?! If so you have to join in on this event…. It is a perfect time to showcase your favorite Spring Shoes. Kobiso and Jamie’s Precious Peas are proud to present Spring Shoe Runway Event from Feb 24 12:01 PM EST to Feb 29 at 12:01 PM EST and … Read more
This year instead of a Gingerbread House we bought a Gingerbread Train. The boys enjoyed decorating it with their Nana but liked eating the candy more! :)