With Winnie’s birthday in October, a Halloween-theme party was inevitable and I love how her pink Halloween birthday party turned out! It was a spooky-fun time, but not “two” scary for our little two-year-old. It’s been nearly a month since Winnie’s birthday, but life has been busy and challenging the past few weeks. So you… Continue Reading
Throw a Valentine’s Day Party for kids that will impress everyone! You’ll fall in love with these simple ideas for celebrating Valentine’s Day with children. Putting together something special for holidays like Valentine’s Day doesn’t need to be hard. A few easy but awesome ideas can go a long way in creating a celebration to… Continue Reading
Getting ready to throw a spooky celebration for Halloween? I’ve got a few easy and boo-tiful ideas for a black & white Halloween party. Halloween is my fav. Candy corn, costumes, candy, candy corn…what’s not to love? It’s pretty much every thing I love about life in one holiday. I thoroughly enjoy planning really creative… Continue Reading
Easter is only days away, so it’s time to decorate eggs! This past weekend, we hosted a charming Easter egg decorating party for our children and their cousins. It was a fun evening with sweet treats, colorful eggs, and super excited kids. For the past few years, my family has gathered at my house to… Continue Reading
I’m loving all things rainbow-themed lately (it’s the result of Lisa Frank nostalgia brought on by the current magical unicorn trends and, more obviously, having a rainbow baby). So, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day this month, I’m posting a series of rainbow DIYs. And I’m starting the series with super easy rainbow treat bags! They’re… Continue Reading
Since the kids have been bugging me recently (i.e. the past four years), I was inspired to make love bug valentines this year. So I created valentine cards with a few different “buggy” messages that I paired with adorable wind-up flipping bug toys. And because I’m a super nice person, I made the love bug… Continue Reading
You guys, Valentine’s Day is just five days away. And I’ve got a super cute and fun idea — splat ball valentines! When I saw red heart-shaped splat balls from Oriental Trading, I knew they would be perfect for Owen’s valentines for his friends. Throwing a sticky, squishy ball around is pretty much Owen’s version of… Continue Reading
Goodbye 2016! It was a year with many happy memories, the year we welcomed our precious Winnie. It was also a rough year, filled with grief, anxiety, and lots of overwhelming about-to-lose-my-shit parenting moments. But we made it. I suspect 2017 will be just as challenging (if not more so). But again we’ll make it through… Continue Reading
I can’t believe it’s nearly 2017! Time to mix up this delicious citrus mint sangria to ring in the New Year. Mostly my drink preparation is limited to unscrewing a bottle of wine and pouring it into a glass (and usually I just tell my husband to do this for me). So this is my first… Continue Reading
Halloween is less than two weeks away! I can hardly wait. So in anticipation of all the spooky activities coming up, including my family’s annual pumpkin carving gathering, I made cute spider Halloween favors for the children using little candy jars. These favors are creepy, crawly, and filled with sweet treats — a perfect DIY… Continue Reading