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Quick and Easy 4th of July Cookie Pizza

By sunshineandholly on June 28, 2017

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We’ve been making cookie pizza for years. I remember making one to share with my classmates back in college and it was a huge hit! And while there are tons of different recipes for cookie pizza on Pinterest, my quick and easy 4th of July cookie pizza is great because it starts with a pouch of store-bought sugar cookie mix. It’s also a super versatile recipe – you can customize it for any holiday. A heart pizza for Valentine’s Day, a Christmas tree for Christmas, a margarita shaped pizza for World Margarita Day. Ha! (It’s in February FYI.) The possibilities are endless!

My kids absolutely love making fruit pizza. They like spreading the frosting, placing the fruit, and drizzling the topping. And the fruit totally makes this a healthy recipe, right?

My quick and easy 4th of July cookie pizza is a perfect dessert to take to a 4th of July potluck or barbecue. Just wait and arrange the fruit and drizzle the marmalade at the last minute. It doesn’t keep well (it starts to get mushy) so make sure you eat all of it in one sitting. Which isn’t hard for my family to do!

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5 Tips for Climbing Stone Mountain

By sunshineandholly on June 20, 2017

If you’ve been to Atlanta, chances are you’ve heard of Stone Mountain, one of the largest exposed masses of granite in the world. (Fun fact – I worked at Stone Mountain Park for years!) We still live pretty close and visit often to enjoy the attractions and climb the mountain.

Stone Mountain’s walk-up trail is located near the west entrance to the park and is a 1-mile trek up to the top of the mountain. The trail is open from dawn until dusk, and if you decide to climb up, you’ll get to experience some amazing views of the surrounding scenery and (on clear days) views of the Atlanta skyline.

Here are 5 tips for climbing Stone Mountain:

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10 Times I Should Have STFU as a FTM

By sunshineandholly on June 15, 2017

Before you become a mom, you have this idea in your head of what it’s going to be like and the type of mom you’re going to be.

But every mom knows that all of those ideas go out the window when the nurse places your first baby in your arms.

You realize it’s all about survival in the beginning. And after a while, you end up doing what works for you and your baby. The longer you’re a mom, the less you care about what other people think and the more you rely on your instincts and what is working for your family.

That being said, when I was pregnant with my first child, I had a lot of great ideas about how I’d raise my kids and the type of mom I would be. As a first-time-mom (FTM), I knew that my kids would be different and I would be different. I would be the best mom and my kids would only get the best.

But now that I’m a seasoned mom…I’d like to go back and tell FTM Holly to STFU!

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Father’s Day Gift Guide – Gifts for the Nerdy Dad

By sunshineandholly on June 8, 2017

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My husband is an amazing dad. He’s so great with kids! There’s nothing he loves more than coming home from work, putting on one of his superhero t-shirts, and playing with the kids for hours. I’m pretty sure the reason that he’s such a good dad is because he’s still a kid at heart. Seriously. He has more action figures than Graham does!

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Yes, my husband is a nerd. A movie buff, comic book-loving, electronic obsessed nerd. But I’m pretty dorky myself (#disneynerd) so I guess that’s why we get along so well?

So if you have a lovable nerdy husband, just like mine, here is my Father’s Day Gift Guide – Gifts for the Nerdy Dad.

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Free Printable – Visual Editable Summer Schedule for Kids

By sunshineandholly on June 6, 2017

I don’t know about your kids, but my kids thrive on a schedule. It took me a while to figure out how important a set schedule was for our family. Graham gave up his nap right around the time I had Maddie, and our days became super irregular. I was doing my best to fill the long days with activities, and for about a year, we went here and there and our days never looked the same.

Graham’s behavior was terrible during this period. It was actually the therapist that I started seeing for my postpartum depression that insisted we get on a set schedule. And boy, was she right! About a month after we started following our new schedule, I could already see a difference in Graham’s behavior. I think he feels more secure when he knows exactly what the plan is for the day. The schedule also gave me dedicated breaks, which was crucial in my recovery from the depression.