The Foreman Five

LBD with Cape

Every now and then you come across an article of clothing that is like a piece of art. This cape dress is just that; a rare find! A little black dress is a staple in every closet but finding an unique LBD is like winning the lotto. When I spotted this partial cape dress I knew I had to have it for some of my more formal events. I specifically have it in mind for an upcoming wedding. The cape covers one arm but not the other. I love how it swoops across the front of the dress and I love the white lining on the underside of the cape adding even more detail and uniqueness. I didn't add much in terms of accessories because the dress is a statement enough. A few pieces of jewelry, black pumps, and a clutch are enough to complete the look.

Easy Easter Eats & Egg Hunt

My family and I always host Easter at our house. I love having all the family over for good food and good fun. I love decorating and having festive food and games but those things have to be simple! I wanted to share with you some super easy fun bites for your get togethers as well as some ways to turn up your Easter Egg Hunts.

For a beyond easy app I'm serving a simple veggie platter with ranch dip. It's just carrots and broccoli in the shape of a carrot. It doesn't take any more effort really to make this into a carrot but it makes it so much for fun!

My fun food is usually geared towards the kids. So we will have a fruit salad for everyone but the kids will get a fruit skewer with a purple bunny Peep on it which makes it that much for fun and appealing.

A simple sweet treat is always in order so this year I'm serving Bunny Bait. Again I only do simple with the very little time I have so you just pop Kettle Corn and then lay on a cookie sheet. I recommend laying parchment paper down first for easy clean up. You melt candy melts or melting chips in the micro and then add just a couple of drops of red food coloring to make the chocolate pink. I then drizzled it over the popcorn. While the chocolate was still hot I sprinkled M&M's, pastel mini marshmallows, and sprinkles. I set it in the freezer for about 5 minutes and then put it in a dish to serve. Easy, delicious and fun!

A favor for the little ones are these cute carrots. Fill a pastry bag with goldfish (because all kids will have enough candy by now) and tie with a ribbon. You can right click the printable below to make your own favor tags. I used a 3.5 inch scalloped die cut to cut them out.

Are you tired of the same ole egg hunt every year?!?! I try to add a little something different each year to our hunt to keep it exciting. One option for little ones is to assign each child a color. Then they only pick up the eggs that match their color. This keeps it fair so a little one doesn't lose it over losing.

The next game is great for young hunters but not super young. It's the Addition Easter Egg Hunt. You place a number in plastic eggs. At the very end of the hunt everyone opens their eggs and adds up their numbers. The child with the highest total wins a prize.

You can print these and cut on the lines to put inside your eggs:

In addition to searching for eggs add a scavenger hunt. Some of the items are already outside and others you will have to place before the hunt. The child that gets all the items wins or if multiple kids complete it, the winner is the one who completed it first.

You can check out my segment on CBS 47 sharing these ideas.

Wishing everyone a blessed Easter! Also let me know what easy and fun recipes and games you have.

Friday Favorites 4/7

Maybe I should just say I'm going to do Friday Favorites once a month because I just looked and it was the first Friday of March the last time I did a FF. Yikes, but so is life and it's just been hectic as ever. Since it's been awhile I have a lot to share.

Emily had her first Father Daughter Dance and it was very special. She was busting at the seams for weeks in anticipation. Kevin said she danced her heart out all night long. After the dance some of the dads and girls went out for ice cream.

I shared some educational games recently that we've been enjoying. You can see the post here and find more inspiration here.

I have been DYING to try Lipsense for awhile and I finally got my hands on it. I was also lucky enough to grab ShadowSense and I've been trying both products out for just over a week. I'll be sharing far more details soon but let's just say I think I'm hooked! I'm wearing both products here:

Some of my best friends and I snuck away for a girls trip or more accurately called a mommy getaway this last week. We stayed in West Hollywood where we shopped, ate a ton, and went to a taping of Dancing With the Stars. It was an extremely fun 36 hours!

Jojo, the Bachelorette from a few seasons ago was at a bar we went to in West Hollywood and was kind enough to offer us a photo. She was extremely friendly and sweet. We also saw a few other celebrities but we didn't want to bother them while they were eating.

We went to some great places but one of the highlights from the trip was dining at Au Fudge, Jessica Biel's restaurant in LA. The atmosphere was to die for and the food was equally delicious!

I guess we needed to tell the stranger to get the sign in the photo, lol!!!!

I did a double take when strolling through my IG feed recently. I scroll so quickly that I had to go backwards when I saw some familiar faces. We love Tofas! If you catch the previews at Maya Cinemas you may or may not see these faces on the Tofas commercial.

It's honestly shocking that Kevin and I have been together for 17 years and it was only recently that he took me to the gun range. Kevin could supply an army so it's crazy that his wife had never shot a gun before. I loved it and since I'm really competitive I want to go back soon for more practice. I got most of my shots in the first ring and never missed the dummy completely so Kevin was impressed.

The girls and I got to see my nieces perform at a cheer competition a few weeks ago and my girls were in heaven since they idolize Sienna and Gianna. I hear non-stop about growing up and becoming cheer leaders too; someone help me!

Dental checkups were in order recently and Powell Pediatric Dentistry is so phenomenal. There's no way I could say enough good things about this practice. This time in particular was A++++. The dental hygienist was so fabulous with Madi and had her assist so that when it was her turn she was familiar with the process.

Just because I get busier doesn't mean I care less about a clean home so I've been relying on my bObi. It's not a slam dunk but it does allow me to worry less about cleaning the floors every day. The details are found here and it's always exciting to see our photos featured by a company.

This is pathetic that I have to report my excitement about this but I've had a Fitbit for almost two years and never once hit my weekly goal. Gosh, isn't that so sad?!?! Anyways, my goal is 10,000 steps per day and I've never hit the 70,000 at the end of the week. But just recently I finally hit 70,000 and was so stinkin' excited.

Emily's Open House at school was last night and it was a joy to see her work in her classroom. Her dear teacher also said Emily is beyond ready for Kindergarten and she's so impressed with how smart she is. She told us something we didn't know; that she can write her numbers past 50 and likely up to 100. This picture below is from her writing journal. The star is there because she wrote the sentence without any assistance at all.

Her school had Dr. Seuss dress up day today and Emily went as Fox in Socks. My mom made the ears and basically pulled the whole thing together. Thank God for Voa Voa! I had to share all her poses. I told her, "Just stand still." She responds, "What I'm just posing!"