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 ---
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! :)
Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter 1 bag (10 oz) large marshmallows (5 cups) 8 cups Cocoa Puffs® cereal (from 11.8-oz box) 3 bags (12 oz each) semisweet chocolate chips or 36 oz (from two 24-oz packages) chocolate-flavored candy coating 3 tablespoons shortening Black sugar and/or black jimmies sprinkles Directions: Line 13×9-inch pan with foil. Spray with … Read more
We are not a gluten free household but with all the talk I’ve been hearing lately about how helpful gluten free diets are to children with special needs we might be headed in that direction. I was excited to try my first product that’s labeled gluten free when I sampled Crunchmaster Multi-Grain Crackers. I was … Read more
As I shared last week, we have never had a home with a place to decorate outside so I was really excited to head to Sears to get some outdoor Christmas decorations. There was a lot to choose from but I decided to buy three items to decorate the front of our home. Here’s a … Read more
Check out this song, This Is Christmas, by Kutless. It’s now one of my favorite Christmas songs: