{Katie’s Baby Blog} Baby #2!

{Katie’s Baby Blog} Baby #2!

Another baby GIRL on the way!!! We are all so excited and I can’t wait to see Lily with a little sister. I think she is going to be such a sweet little helper. She already loved to play “house” and pretend to be a “Mommy” with her dolls. She likes to change and feed…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Do Crosswalk Buttons Actually Do Anything?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Do Crosswalk Buttons Actually Do Anything?

  Crosswalks rarely give you the green light (or, to be more specific, the human-shaped white light) after you press the button, so you’ve probably wondered if those buttons even work. The answer is…it depends.   The first thing you should know: crosswalk buttons aren’t designed to be immediate. They just tell the system someone’s…

How it Started Challenge!

How it Started Challenge!

Whether its a comparison of how things were when the pandemic started vs now, the beginning of your relationship vs now, then and now for 2020 or a weight loss journey….Here’s my #HowItStarted Challenge from Fire in Ice in February to the present day:  

{Katie’s Kitchen} Mummy Hot Dogs

{Katie’s Kitchen} Mummy Hot Dogs

Brought to you by Catoctin Mountain Orchard. Happy Halloween! Here is a cute treat that your kids will love for lunch or dinner. It’s so easy, too. All you need are crescent rolls, hot dogs, cheese (optional), mustard. Pre-heat the oven to 375 Open up the crescent rolls and roll out the dough so it…

{Katie’s Baby Blog} Painting Pumpkins!

{Katie’s Baby Blog} Painting Pumpkins!

Easily one of the messiest things we’ve ever done with Lily! But she had fun…so that’s all that matters. We went to buy pumpkins at a local produce stand in New Market and she picked 2 so her and my husband, Tim got to paint the pumpkins while I sat by ready with napkins ready…

30 Voted Most Iconic Halloween Movies

30 Voted Most Iconic Halloween Movies

  2,000 people voted on the most iconic Halloween movies of all time and these were the results! I personally think Hocus Pocus got gypped….but for the SCARY movie category I guess these make sense! 1.  “Halloween”, 1978, 46% 2.  “A Nightmare on Elm Street”, 1984, 24% 3.  “Scream”, 1996, 22% 4.  “The Exorcist”, 1973, 21% 5.  “Beetlejuice”, 1988, 21%…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What Makes A Breakfast “Continental”?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What Makes A Breakfast “Continental”?

Let’s be honest: the best part about staying in a hotel isn’t the free toiletries or the crisp sheets on comfy beds…it’s the free breakfast. The best place to start your day is at an all-you-can-eat buffet, after all. But what makes a continental breakfast “continental”. American-style waffles & bagels don’t have anything to do…

{Katie’s Baby Blog} Terrible Twos?!

{Katie’s Baby Blog} Terrible Twos?!

Lily is getting increasingly rambunctious…lol. Are the “terrible twos”, starting a month early!? Why can’t it wait to start until after she ACTUALLY turns two?! My sweet little baby that only sometimes got into stuff is now into EVERYTHING. I’m talking about double the amount she was. Have you seen the video of the toddler…