It's Wednesday morning again at the Hess house. Is it me or do weekends go way too fast, as well as the first part of the week?! As I sit here I quick close my eyes {for a nano second} and pretend that this coffee creamer is making my 'cuppa' coffee taste like I'm sitting at a bistro table outside of a French café...  But actually I'm listening...

Let's be honest Monday mornings are always rough especially when you have kids. Nobody wants the weekend to be over but yet they don't mind an early wake up call, nobody thinks dad should leave at 6 am for work, everybody has a meltdown because they want  their strawberry milk {and *cough cough* coffee} NOW, and the threenager would rather eat her...

Hello! Over the weekend our first baby and oldest little lady turned the big THREE!  (Ava @ 12 hours old) On friday morning we started off her birthday with a breakfast of her choosing. That ended up consisting of fruit snacks and goldfish. {don't judge, it was her birthday} We finished our morning routine which usually takes an hour...

Hello Everyone! June has arrived and local strawberries are in season! {Finally!!} By the end of spring I'm always craving some fresh produce. Last summer I started developing more of an interest in preserving various in-season foods for my family to enjoy over the next year, especially though the long winter months. As the local strawberries...