Utah County Mom: Jeweled headband (Nordstrom knock-off)

I saw the headband below at Nordstrom for $38 and thought to myself “I could make that myself.” So I did…and YOU can too! It seriously only took me…

Utah County Mom: Hogle Zoo

Lily and I love the Hogle Zoo! This year we decided to get a year long zoo pass so we can go whenever we want. Two of my friends and I got a Booster …

Utah County Mom: Free Kiddie-Cones at Arctic Circle

Turns out Arctic Circle gives out free Kiddie-Cones. Since they have the best shakes ever it was a no brainer – I had to go! I got an incredible choc…

Utah County Mom: DIY custom pacifier clips

Before Lily was born I made her a bunch of pacifier clips using fabric scraps I had from other projects. They were super easy and cheap to make. Firs…

Utah County Mom: Bicentennial Park

We went to the Provo Rotary Bicentennial Park this week for a picnic. I think this is my favorite park in all of Provo, but I am always surprised how…

Utah County Mom: WINNER of the Brooke Bakken Photography package!

Congratulations to Sariah who won the Mom & Me photography session from Brooke Bakken Photography! You are going to LOVE it! Congratulations!

Utah County Mom: Tracy Aviary

We took Lily to the Tracy Aviary last week and loved it! To be honest, I had never even heard of the Tracy Aviary until just recently. I’m glad we we…

Utah County Mom: Something I learned from my mom – Teaching your kids to cook

My mom did a great job of teaching us how to cook growing up. She came up with a great idea that everyone had a night to help her with dinner. We set…

Utah County Mom: Orem Public Library Laptime

I took Lily to laptime at the Orem Public Library yesterday. I have wanted to go for a few months but it is right during Lily’s morning nap time so I…

Utah County Mom: Orem Cemetery Field (Circle Park)

The Orem City Cemetary’s South side has a park with a walking/jogging trail we like to call “circle park”. I love coming here to walk with Lily or wa…

Utah County Mom: A little trick for guacamole…and the recipe

I learned today when you make guacamole, if you keep the avacado pit in the bowl it doesn’t go brown nearly as fast. I don’t usually like guacamole,…

Utah County Mom: Kid-friendly meals: Homemade Mac & Cheese

A few friends have recently asked me for kid-friendly meal ideas so I decided to devote this week to a few ideas. First, homemade macaroni & cheese…..

Utah County Mom: Kid-Friendly Meals: Homemade lunchables

Sometimes I get sick of sandwiches for picnics but those lunchables at the store are so expensive! Since Lily loves cheese and crackers I came up wit…

Utah County Mom: Flower hair clip

To make the flower clips I clipped onto my flower clip wall hanging, just choose a silk flower you like and use a wire cutter to cut the stem off. I …

Utah County Mom: Flower girl dress

My brother got married yesterday so I made Lily a flower girl dress using the summer dress pattern I had made for her earlier. I used dupioni silk be…

Utah County Mom: Etsy

In an attempt to earn money for this among other things, I have created an etsy store. Right now I don’t have many things listed yet, but I will post…

Utah County Mom: Easy handmade bridal shower invitation

I made this easy bridal shower invite for my soon to be sister-in-law. I just took a piece 5 7/8″ by 5 7/8″ pink cardstock (so it fit in my 6 inch en…

Utah County Mom: Discovery Gateway

I took Lily to Discovery Gateway in Salt Lake a few days ago and she loved it. There is SO much to see there! This post doesn’t cover all of it – the…

Utah County Mom: Cabela’s

We had another rainy day yesterday, so my parents and I took Lily to Cabelas to have some inside fun. Cabelas has huge fresh water fish tanks with tr…

Utah County Mom: Brooke Bakken Photography Giveaway!! (Ends May 11)

As an early Mothers Day present I was treated to a Mommy & Me session with Brooke Bakken Photography. This girl is amazing! Lily was less than thrill…

Utah County Mom: Celebrity Birthday Party

One of my all time heroes is an astronaut named Jim Lovell. Jim Lovell was the command module pilot on Apollo 8 (the first one to go to the moon even…

Utah County Mom: Cat and Dog Cupcakes

Lily turns 1 on Tuesday, and today is her first birthday party with my husband’s side of the family. Lily loves cats and dogs (in fact she can say bo…

Utah County Mom: 1st birthday party – Favors

I wanted to do favors for Lily’s baby-friends birthday party but didn’t want to do the traditional “loot bag” filled with candy due to the age of her…

Utah County Mom: WINNERS for the organza flower headband

CONGRATULATIONS to the following winners of our facebook giveaway for an organza flower headband of your very own!DeannaAmyMelanieKellyI have sent yo…