We have fallen in 💕 with author Amy Krouse Rosenthal!  Our first introduction to her was through her book Uni the Unicorn.  We were hooked!  Like, we went straight to the computer and reserved several of her other books, hooked! Today we read one of […]

My 4 year old is stuck in a breakfast rut.  All she wants to eat is english muffins and butter, pancakes and butter, toast and butter, tortilla and butter, muffin and butter, butter and butter……. butter, butter, butter.  She literally would eat a stick of […]

Celebrating baby Jett with his mama (my SIL), friends and family was so much fun!  We can’t wait for Mr. Cutie Pie to get here so we can squeeze his chubby little cheeks and kiss him all over.  He’s got lots of cousins, aunts and […]

As we head into our big birthday weekend things are a bit crazy at our house.  So, in honor of our pretty little girly who’s turning four I thought I would share some of my favorite pretty little cakes I’ve made over the years. I […]

Ever since I was young, Raggedy Ann and Andy have always had a special place in my heart. My mom made my very first Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls (seen on the party table below) for my first Christmas.   As kids, we loved her […]

Turning our sweet girl’s nursery into a toddler room was hard enough, but turning that toddler room into a big girl room was just as incredibly hard.  Good grief!  This mama stuff is so hard on the heart!  Mine is in a constant state of […]

Mother’s Day is right around the corner.  So I thought I’d share a cute and easy activity you might do with your little tutus.  These little washing tape “gift boxes” would be the perfect thing to hold a small  present or note to grandma. If […]

Now that Easter is over and you are like me, you have a ton of leftover hard boiled eggs!  According to the experts, they are only good for one week if they have been refrigerated properly. For me, that means mine are good until tonight😳. […]

My family has been making Italian bow knots or farfallette dolce cookies for at least 6 generations.  They are a lightly sweet strips of dough that are tied into knots, deep fried and then dusted with powdered sugar.  My brothers, their wives, nieces, nephews and […]

Well, it’s that time of year again!  The time I finally feel somewhat recovered from the holidays and spring is just around the corner.  A time when most people feel they can take a breath and relax for a bit.  Not me!  January 2nd means […]