I am sad to say this is my last post from my trip to Europe this June. I have loved reliving the trip while sharing the photos with you and I hope that you enjoyed it a little too! All I can say is, I can’t wait to go back! And I will go back! [...]
BBQ Chicken Salad
Earlier this week I posted a recipe for Cheesy Bread. The picture included a salad I had made for dinner the night I served the bread – it was BBQ Chicken Salad. I have had numerous requests for the recipe after posting the photo here and on Facebook. It is really more of a list [...]
Paris}Versailles
Our second day in Paris we got up early and took the train out to Versailles – about an hour outside of Paris. Versailles was the home of Louis XIV and Marie Antoinette. Remember how I said the Eiffel Tower was HUGE, well, Versailles is HUGE too! Just in a different way. There is nothing [...]
Thirty One Apron Giveaway
I have a fun giveaway for you today sponsored by Celeste of Thirty One. love a pretty apron and I know you will too. Click on over here to see the pretty apron Celeste is giving away and for a chance to win it! I want one too!
Thirty One Apron Giveaway
Welcome back to Celeste of Thirty One, a direct sales company specializing in pretty and functional products. Celeste has sponsored a giveaway here at Your Homebased Mom before and we are excited to have her back again. This time Celeste is offering a darling, personalized apron. I love aprons and believe a girl can never [...]
Shabby Apple
We love dresses at our house. We especially love pretty dresses! There are days where I choose to wear a dress or skirt over shorts or capris because it’s cooler and cuter! One of my favorite websites to look for a pretty and modest dress is Shabby Apple. Earlier this summer they contacted my daughter [...]
Cheesy Bread
I just have to start today’s post and this week out by saying I love being a mom. I was able to spend this last weekend with three of my children and husband playing, eating and just having fun together. Logan was home for a friend’s wedding and life is always a little brighter and [...]
Paris}Pretty Things
Note: Somehow this post didn’t get published – this was what we did after our visit to Notre Dame before we visited Versailles the next morning! Notre Dame is actually located on an island in the middle of the Seine River – the Ile de la Cite. We walked around a bit and took in [...]
Paris}Notre Dame
One place I knew I had to visit while in Paris was Notre Dame. Built in the 1600′s Notre Dame is a beautiful and elegant lady. The day had turned rather chilly and blustery and we even got rained on while we waited to climb the stairs to the very top of Notre Dame – [...]
Paris}Champs Elysees and the Louvre
After leaving the Eiffel Tower we strolled down the Champs Elysees. Really, we walked rather fast because we had a lot to see during our two day stay in Paris. We passed by the Place de la Concorde, one of the major public squares in Paris. And we continued down through the Tuileries Garden. And [...]























