Our New Year’s Day Brunch
The sixth (out of six) event we hosted this holiday season was a brunch to celebrate the first day of the new year. We made it a potluck, with us providing pancakes and waffles, coffee and tea, and...
View ArticleSuperhero Birthday Party – Masks & Capes
Our original plan had been to make fabric masks and capes for the kids so they could be “superheroes” all afternoon — but then my husband decided to shape foam sheets into masks and off he went, making...
View ArticleLego Birthday Party
My youngest turns six today. We celebrated on Sunday with a small birthday party in the theme of his choosing — Lego Dinosaurs. I did a simple invite based off the Dino Lego website, using the...
View ArticleFood coma
Holy crap, that was a lot of food. And I didn’t even have turkey! Steve made an awesome bacon-wrapped pork loin so I went for that. And my mama’s world famous sweet potatoes with marshmallows. And...
View ArticleLet’s get it started
Yesterday we held our second Annual New Year’s Day Brunch — what started as a small gathering with a couple of friends wanting to start the new year right (good friends, good food, good conversation)...
View ArticleMinecraft Party, part 1
Minecraft is everywhere. Just about every kid I know plays it, and just about every parent I know knows about it. It’s like Legos, but online, and each block has different properties. So of course, my...
View ArticleSa-weet!
No, not just the chai cupcakes – which, seriously, are yum on a major scale. Not just the buttercream, made by my sweet friend J. But planning something with a good friend or two who have your back....
View ArticleBollywood Bash!
As I mentioned on Friday, Steve and I celebrated our tenth wedding anniversary this past weekend. We’d been wanting to throw a Bollywood-themed party for years and we figured this was our chance. My...
View ArticleThanksgiving 2013
Our Thanksgiving celebration was pretty damn awesome, I have to say. We hosted as we have for the past few years, but this time it was super special because we got to meet the littlest member of the...
View ArticleThird annual New Year’s Day Brunch
What better way to start the new year than with a bunch of friends and lots of excellent food? After the success of our second annual NYD brunch, we knew our little tradition had serious traction and...
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