It’s the first birthday in our family for 2013. It’s fitting for us that’s it’s also our littlest’s birthday. She is fun + funny. She knows what she wants and isn’t afraid to ask for it. This year she learned to ride an inner tube on the lake and ski on the mountain. She dresses […]
Did anyone get the newest Barefoot Contessa Cookbook, Foolproof for Christmas? I couldn’t wait so I had pre-ordered it this summer. It’s the perfect title for one of her cookbooks as I have always said that they are truly foolproof. I have a friend that always did a test run on recipes before dinner parties […]
Phew! How great does a new year feel? I mean as much as I love Thanksgiving and Christmas and everything in between, it sure feels awesome to start a new year. I love to deck the halls as much as the next gal, but seeing my home cleared out, striped down, free of all that […]
Every year, my whole life, my birthday has seemed like a bust! 3 days after Christmas, 2 days before the biggest party of the year and friends and family scattered around the world visiting loved ones. Bumm-er. But this year, for whatever reason, it has also occurred to me that with a birthday at […]
As I was sitting in front of my brightly lit laptop early Friday morning, it was dark outside still in California. I was writing about all the beautiful ways my life had been lit that week and the optimism I had for this third weekend in December. We were planning baking and birthday parties, holiday […]
It’s been a busy week around here. Sick kids, not fun. We still managed to continue some Random Acts of Christmas Kindness, and have a few special Christmas moments. Up for this weekend- baking, holiday performances, and 3 birthday parties! phew! A few photos of our week and some yummy ideas for your holiday baking. […]
A friend with young children recently asked me what our family’s all time most favorite outdoor toys were. From big ticket items to the smallest ones our kids have thoroughly used {and abused} all of these from sun up to sun down through each season and from 0-9 years old. So from one outdoorsy family […]