This is the gift we gifted to all the little girls last year.The first part of the gift was the little burlap bag everything was tucked into.I tend to really like to find gifts that are simple, useful, and easy to find a home for after the holidays are over. I try to shop with those 3 goals in mind. What was to be...
We enjoyed a very nice Thanksgiving with family and friends.Noah gave a well very thought out blessing along with a list of things he was thankful for.Our meal was delicious and traditional. I had sweet little visitors who completely enjoyed making crafts. They went home with bunches of handmade ornaments for their tree! I wasn't going to post about the Thanksgiving table -...
Josh's school had their holiday bazaar Saturday so I made a bunch of bake sale goodies, and a cake for the cake walk. I quickly baked this cake in the morning. It was nice enough, but needed a little something to make it more special! I ran downstairs to see what I could make from what I already owned. The butterfly stickers were...
I tried a new recipe last week that I absolutely have to share with you. Amazing Sloppy Joes. The best I have ever made or eaten! I followed this recipe from the very talented Guy Fieri. I only changed 2 things - I used half the amount of cayenne pepper, and I didn't toast the rolls. The first night we ate them I...
Made cupcakes for the school bake sale - LOVE the cupcake liners. They are green and brown - once baked the liner has an adorable brown dotted stripe around the upper edge. They are from Michaels - Paula Deen. Anthropologie - little ikat bowl. Great to give as gifts. They are the perfect size to hold jewelry by the sink. Someone on my...
I wanted to share a few more photo's of our Halloween decorations. Front Room: Target - Missoni score. The day after what sounded like a crazy shopping morning at Target I was doing my normal Target shopping and they had a fair amount of Missoni out. Maybe they were late shipments or something. I picked up this 3 piece platter because it reminded...
Hope everyone enjoyed Halloween. Here is my little candy helper. She would much rather help by eating the candy, but was happy enough seeing what was happening at the door. Josh and Noah both had friends over so we had 8 boys total. I made pizza to look like candy corn when sliced, mummy hot dogs, and a vegetable skeleton guy. We finished...
