So I’ve always loved pink Christmas trees and white Christmas trees with sweet pink decorations, but am fully committed to a “family tree” (aka- a place to pile on all of our eclectic, homemade, and souvenir ornaments). However, last year Adam got me a rose gold tree when artificial trees went on sale. Pair that […]
crispy spicy sweet potatoes
Even though these sort-of-crunchy and just-a-little-kick-spicy sweet potatoes aren’t necessarily a Christmas-y side dish (in fact, I made them the first time for Easter brunch), they fit right in with a fall-ish, winter-ish holiday menu, making them perfection for this time of the year. Plus easy. And did I mention YUMMY? INGREDIENTS 3 large sweet […]
DIY wooden mountains
I pulled these DIY wooden mountains down from Bohden’s nursery to use as décor for his bear birthday party. And then we used them for a sweet friend’s mountain-y bridal shower. And then we put them up as décor on the mantel for a Woodlands-y baby shower. At all three of these parties, people kept […]
DIY mini bath bombs
We are starting to make our Christmas lists around here, which is pretty much my favorite. We do two sets of lists- lists of things we’d like to receive for Christmas, but then also lists of everyone that we want to surprise with a gift this year and ideas of what they might like. We love […]
make your own italian soda bar
Italian Sodas were pretty much our drink of the summer, and our Italian Soda affection has extended itself into the fall (literally, we have a lazy susan filled with syrups in our pantry as I type). As the holiday season approaches, the kids have been asking about adding Italian Sodas to our Thanksgiving/Christmas/New Year’s Eve […]
the best ingredients for a trail mix bar
Before putting together the Trail Mix Bar for Bohden’s Bear Party, I scoured the internet for trail mix recipes. Then I added ingredients to the party bar, trying to offer elements from each flavor and texture category (plus a few of our favorite extras, just for kicks). The key to making a great trail mix […]
brunch party perfection- a biscuit bar
Once upon a time, in Saipan, Burke asked for a Biscuit Bar for his birthday party. We made biscuits, and eggs, and bacon, and sausage gravy, and rounded up all the toppings we could. And that Biscuit Bar took over the internet (turns out brides everywhere agree with Burke’s sentiments about the perfect pairing of biscuits […]
a mountain-y bear party
Since we call Bohden “bear,” and since his little nursery has a (loose) mountain theme, we didn’t look far for a First Birthday (slash Happy Adoption Day) party theme- mountains and woodland creatures and bears (oh my!). Bohden pretty much loves food (all food), but has a special place for ChickFilA chicken biscuits, so we […]
iced pumpkin spice lattes for a crowd
In honor of fall in Texas (aka- the calendar reads “October” but we could still pool most days), this recipe must be shared. I actually drink iced coffee year round, so Pumpkin Spice Lattes over ice are right up my alley. But this recipe is especially fitting for my weird-fall-weather (and for anywhere else that […]
easy star wars costumes (DIY and no sew!)
I love sewing Halloween costumes! But sometimes you just moved across the ocean and you sold your sewing machine in Saipan and you closed on your house on Halloween morning (like us, last year!) and all you need for Halloween costumes is EASY and NO SEW. These Starwars costumes are both. NO SEW LUKE SKYWALKER […]