When you skip your rebellious phase and go straight to old lady hobbies. My sister repotted all her plants and I sat with my yarn crocheting my latest creation.

What is cheese without a cracker? Crackalackin! I had such a blast learning how to make fresh mozzarella and burrata cheese with my Mom and my sister.

I will never ever tire of being serenaded by The Four Tops and The Temptations. Apologies for such poor picture quality. I was far too busy dancing!

Annual tie-dye day has finally arrived! We were jammin' to the Spice Girls as we were dying our shirts.

Wrapping up our Shark Week with some sharktacular crafts. We spent the week educating ourselves with the Discovery Channel and learning all about these fascinating creatures.

Look Out! Here come the Land Sharks!!! The doggies wanted to get in on the fun of Shark Week and loved running around the yard in their fins.

Two notes and you have a villain. Not to worry. This little cutie is nothing like Jaws. In honor of Shark Week, I decided to make this adorable Shark Baby and a mini shark companion for him.

Chomping at the bit for the start of Shark Week! Made some shark bite sized snacks to kick off the evening and our shark week celebration.

What do you call an otter that just got glasses?

Phil turns 60! What an amazing evening celebrating such a special guy! There is nothing like catching up with friends and watching everyone's family continue to grow with more children.

Part two of Teddy Bear Picnic included a fun surprise from my sister. She surprised us with paint drop bears!

Today marks the start of a new family tradition that is only going to get bigger and bearier. Our first annual Teddy Bear Picnic was a huge success! We grabbed our beloved teddies and set out on a day full of games, crafts, and treats.

Team Bernadette Adopts takes on the Zombie Apocalypse at Sandbox VR. This incredible virtual reality experience was the most fun I have had in a while.

I was so excited to celebrate 25 years of Mulan! My Mom, sister, and I set up a delicious snack tray and may have snuck a few treats to the dogs. Mulan was a family favorite growing up…

Check out my sister and I modeling my Mom's newest creation…Bernadette Adopts T-Shirts!

What a fun day off from work celebrating with my favorites! We all decided to get a little crafty today.

Happy Birthday, Marcin! One of my favorite things about my friend Marcin is how animated his expressions are.

I love the Kindle Reading Challenges. I just completed the Spring Reading Challenge and I am already excited for the release of the Summer Challenge.

I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to pack some comfort care cases for foster children.

What a joy to celebrate Zeus’ 11th birthday! Zeus is such a good boy and such a happy boy.