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 ---
I’m really excited to be joining in as a host of the Hands-On Play Party with some fabulous bloggers. This linky will be posted each Tuesday. I will be sharing some of my own activities for kids plus sharing some other great ideas from bloggers that link up each week. This week I’m sharing five … Read more
(Disclosure: I am an Illinois Farm Families Ambassador. All thoughts are my own other than italicized writing which is that of the farmers.) When it’s cold out I want to do nothing but stay inside. Driving out to my mom’s house I pass fields and I’ve always wondered what Farmers did during the winter. I … Read more
With St. Patrick’s Day right around the corner I wanted to create a fun themed sensory bin for my boys. After checking both Walmart and Target for fillers and not finding much, I checked Michael’s and hit the jackpot. All their St. Patrick’s Day items were 40% off! *** *** *** Items in the bin … Read more
(Disclosure: Compensation was provided by Houlihan’s via MomTrends.  The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and are not indicative of the opinions of Houlihan’s or Momtrends.) Going out to eat at a sit down restaurant is normally reserved for special occasions in my family but we decided to break the routine and go out … Read more
Welcome to the Hearts for Home Blog Hop! I am joining a great group of ladies and each Thursday we want you to share your favorite post about anything that shows your heart is for your home: homeschooling, homemaking, parenting, marriage, faith, family, crafts, etc. For those of you that aren’t bloggers I am glad you … Read more
(Disclosure: This post was created in partnership with Quaker. All thoughts and opinions are my own.) I’ll be honest, in between getting the boys ready for school, checking email, packing Luke’s lunch, and starting my work day, I don’t ever have breakfast if Sinisa isn’t home to make it for me. Normally I will just … Read more
I’m really excited to be joining in as a host of the Hands-On Play Party with some fabulous bloggers. This linky will be posted each Tuesday. I will be sharing some of my own activities for kids plus sharing some other great ideas from bloggers that link up each week. This week I’m sharing a … Read more
Despite living only about an hour away from Chicago, we don’t really go downtown that often. I wanted to go somewhere over President’s Day since the boys were out of school and I had the day off from work, so our family headed to Chicago for a couple days of fun in the big city. I … Read more