My son, Matthew, turned 9 last month and wanted to have a dinosaur-themed birthday party. Specifically Jurassic Park. (For his 5th birthday, we had a dinosaur party, but wanted to make this one different.) He really wanted decorated cookies and dirt cake. I made T-Rexs, triceratops, and brontosauruses. Trying to make…
I still haven’t figured out exactly what dessert I am going to make for Easter dinner, but I have an idea. Well, a few ideas. Okay, scratch that. I haven’t decided because I struggle making decisions. My husband loves lemon, my mom loves chocolate, but few in my family love…
Well, spring has definitely sprung. Our magnolia trees have started blooming and the daphnia is sweetly perfuming our backyard. When I take my early morning walks before work, (and I mean like 5:30 early!), I hear the melody of a chorus of birds. Nature is clearly coming back to life…
As I write this, it is snowing outside. For the Pacific Northwest, this is weird March weather. It’s not sticking, but it is pretty watching it come down. Winter weather always has me craving to bake more in the kitchen (homemade bread anyone?) and to try new things. This recipe…
All the local meteorologists predicted 2-12 inches of snow this weekend. I thought that if I was going to be snowed in, what better way to use the “snow day” than decorate cookies? Watching the snow fall, as I decorated cookies with my kids, seemed like an ideal way to…
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas! For me, spending time with family is so precious, and I soak in the moments my kids have with grandparents, cousins, aunts, and uncles. While the past few days in my house have been full of last minute preparations for Christmas, now that…
It’s been the perfect weekend to do indoor things. While the weather has been sunny here, it has been windy and cold. Although I normally don’t like wind when the weather is cold, I welcomed it this weekend because it has blown all the leaves off the roof. Which, honestly,…
Happy fall! Autumn in the Pacific Northwest was turning out to be really nice, with 60-70 degree days and lots of sunshine. Then the rain and wind dumped yesterday and I woke up to my driveway and backyard covered in leaves and branches on the ground. As we were pulling…
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