Naked cakes. I have definitely been loving this trend in cake decorating. Not being one for much frosting it’s right up my alley. I love how natural and beautiful the cakes look with minimal frosting. Why have we been covering them up all these years any way? It’s become tradition for Christmas Eve to be […]
We had a little birthday party for my middle daughter immediately after returning from two weeks in Europe. Needless to say, I knew there would be no time for mom’s typical creations and hired some help for the first time for one of my kids’ birthday parties. We’ve had fairy parties, baseball parties (x2), swim […]
One thing I’ve learned having three kids is that you cannot assume any child will be any certain way. No matter how much you may wish they were more this or more that, the mold is set. Every beautiful being on earth is their own person. This has never been truer to me than watching […]
Starting with my daughter’s birthday in July, it seems as if we are always celebrating a birthday around here. Second up is my son’s, who this year requested a chocolate cake with vanilla frosting ala cookies + cream style. I remembered this beauty from Eat, Live, Run and decided to give it a try. It […]
It’s been all about birthdays over here this week! My labor of love for all my sweets’ birthdays is to make a cake. Often it’s mom-made which means mom opens the box and mixes it up with lots of love and makes it look real pretty. But thanks to pinterest, this one is 100% homemade. […]
How can one little person have so many parties?! And it was only #3. She must be one loved little girl. And this momma has become quite a baker. From mini cupcakes for her preschool class to layered chocolate cake for our family party. There were a lot of sprinkles to be had! {Confession: I […]
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 […]