Keolanani Kinghorn

I'm constantly looking for traditions to start with my own family and even though I only have a baby some of these activities are things Phil and I can start doing. However, these are meant for families with children. Easter My favorite site for Easter traditions was this one:  A Deliberate Mother’s Guide to a Christ-Centered Easter  from the blog, The Power of Moms. It has a week worth of activities to do, all centered around Christ (not just the Easter Bunny). It also has ideas for gifts and decorating your house during Easter. Here are some of the images taken off this post... General Conference (If you are not sure what this is read my old post about it here ) My favorite site that has an activity pack to help kids to pay attention during General Conference was this one:  The Ultimate General Conference Packet And here's a link to my last General Conference post with ideas for kids:  why-i-am-so-stoked-fo...

So, I found a really easy recipe for crockpot Hawaiian BBQ chicken onine, but I didn't want to buy the  Hawaiian Style Barbecue Sauce from Target that it called for. So, I found one online and tweaked it. Here is the final recipe I came up with...                       Crock Pot Hawaiian BBQ Chicken(for 5-8 people) Ingredients: 4 or 5 Boneless Chicken Breasts (thawed or frozen) 1 20 oz. can Pineapple Chunks, drained 3/4 cup -1 cup unsweetend pineapple juice (just use juice from can of pineapple  chunks) 1/2 cup ketchup 1/2 cup of BBQ sauce (optional) 3/4 cup aloha shoyu sauce 3 tbsp brown sugar 1 tbsp Molasses 3 tsp ginger 2 minced garlic cloves 8 ounces  tropical fruit juice or puree'  (I used  1 jar of mango baby food because that is what I had). 1 cup water Directions: Spray the inside of your crock pot with cooking spray for an easy c...

 Well, I guess its true. Time really does fly with a baby.  Before you know it, Emma will be turning one. It's weird to think about, and at the same time so exciting! Emma weighs in at 18.36 lbs and she is 28 inches long. She learns new things daily and has started mimicking a lot of our movements (an equally cute and terrifying prospect). She loves to clap her hands and give us fives. She also loves to click her tongue in her mouth (or at least try). She giggles every time she does it. So we start doing it too. Hmmm... now that I think about it, maybe its Phil and I who mimik her (instead of the reverse).  Haha. This is at least true of her screaming. I don't know where she gets it from, but since she was a newborn she has been a screamer. She does it SO much that sometimes we don't know what to do, except scream with her. Emma is also finally starting to crawl, or rather scoot. She can only go backwards so far, but she can roll and dive forward (from a s...