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 ---

Mommy Jingles Review and Giveaway

Research shows that music stimulates a baby’s brain and helps them learn. Mommy Jingles is an online music class that teaches busy moms how to introduce music to their children (ages 0-3) throughout the day. Mommy Jingles turns every day tasks, like changing diapers, into quality moments with your child. Upon signing up parents receive … Read more

Family Fun Friday: Making Homemade Pizza

Friday nights were always my favorite meal of the week because it was pizza night! We used to get pizza delivered but I’ve discovered that homemade pizza is even better because it’s fun to make {and cheaper}! We recently made a cheese, ham, tomato, and mushroom pizza. It was sauce-less because the jar of pizza … Read more

Wordless Wednesday: Jacob and Jessie

I have linked this post to: Wordless Wednesday Home 5 Minutes for Mom ~ Go Graham Go! ~ Jolly Mom Mom of 3 Girls ~MomStart ~ Two of a Kind… Momma Findings ~ Mom Knows It All A Daily Dose of Toni The Divine Miss Mommy Grammy Mouse Tails

My Little Easter Bunny

(Picture taken at JCPenney Portraits Studio) Lucas cried all through pictures but I still had to show how adorable he was in his Easter costume. Wholesale Costume Club sells costumes for Halloween but they also sell costumes for children to dress up in all through out the year. I chose the Elite Lil Bunny Infant … Read more

ProFlowers Review and Giveaway

It’s a well known fact that most women love flowers. Personally, seeing flowers in a vase brightens my day so I was excited to be able to do a review for ProFlowers and then gift a bouquet of 30 purple tulips to my Grandma for Easter. I received the flowers in a box on Friday … Read more

Mommy and Me Monday: April 2011

Love this picture of Jacob and I that was taken at JCPenney Portrait Studios this week! *** This post is linked to Really, Are You Serious? Mommy & Me Monday (Disclosure: This is NOT sponsored by JCPenney’s…just love their portrait studios!)

Meal Planning Help (And An Easy Dinner Recipe)

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve opened up my fridge and freezer to figure out what was for dinner and just stood there. More times than I wish to admit we’ve had quesadillas with salsa and fruit on the side because that was easiest to prepare. When I heard about the website Give … Read more

Happy Easter!

He is alive! He is risen! He is risen indeed! I hope you all enjoy this day of celebration with your loved ones. ***