I was scrolling through pictures the other day and realized that I haven’t ever put this pretty, flower-y, pink, swan themed baby shower on the blog (what!?!?!). It was thrown together really quickly for a fellow foster mama from church who added a new baby girl to her mix rather abruptly. And looking through these pictures […]
travel lego box
The idea of a travel lego box is totally not new (in fact, I made one for Burke a few years ago). But I put together a super easy version for our trip to Europe a couple summers ago, and now that same Lego carrier has now made its way around the world. It was […]
father’s day gift ideas
I will be honest- this post is a GOLD MINE of gift for guys (and Father’s day) ideas! It was compiled with the help of Adam, my dad, my brother, and my brother-in-laws and is filled to the brim with great guy-gift ideas. In fact, after getting suggestions from the not-Adam contributors, I ordered several […]
father’s day gift basket
(A Father’s Day gift basket filled with gift-for-guys ideas) I am a huge ‘gift person’ (I LOVE LOVE LOVE putting together gifts!), but I will be the first to admit that I am often stumped when it comes to gifts for Adam, my dad, my brother and my brother-in-laws. Gifts for guys are just tricky! […]
DIY grill rubs (with free printable spice packets)
These DIY grill rubs are the perfect present to mix up for Father’s Day (or any other guy-gifting occasion). I might’ve mentioned once or twice that Adam is not the *easiest* person to buy/make presents for. But years ago, I made DIY grill rubs from some spice mix recipes here on the blog and they […]
sunrise rice krispy treats
One of the highlights of the sunrise colored dessert grazing platter were these sunrise colored rice krispy treats. (Fun fact- in New Zealand- this treat is called “Rice Bubble Slice.”) They are super simple to make- basically make three batches of rice krispy treats (using yellow marshmallows for the first batch, orange marshmallows for the […]
free printable mother’s day cards
Printable Mother’s Day cards for all the moms/grandma’s/moms-to-be/lovely women you know I have lived an ocean away from at least part of my family for the last fifteen years, but I’ve NEVER felt quite so far away, and quite so homesick, as I have during the corona-crazy (closed borders and cancelled summer trips to the […]
grazing platter for mother’s day brunch
What better time to work on perfecting my current favorite trend- THE GRAZING PLATTER – than during quarantine, while everyone is home 24-7 and our kitchen basically rivals the Great British Baking Show for flour usage. And this extra pretty, baked-goods-heavy, fruit filled Mother’s Day brunch board was a great place to start. (To be […]
the most magical harry potter birthday party
I cannot even believe how much I love this magical Harry Potter birthday party (see what I did there? But seriously. Magical). And what better use of corona-quarantine than finally going through 700 pictures and putting together the Harry Potter Brunch Birthday Party post. Before we start- here’s a quick list of Harry Potter Party […]
DIY projects to try (with supplies you have on hand!)
This week, New Zealand went into COVID-19 lockdown/quarantine/shelter-in-place/stay-at-home, joining what seems to be almost the whole world hunkered down, staying home. And even though there aren’t quite words for the difficult parts of all of this, for those hardest hit, nor enough gratitude for the people who are putting themselves at risk to help those […]