Baby Food Face-Off!!

Baby's First Birthday: Framed Hopes

There are a few kids in my life that I love almost as much as I love my own children.  And most of those kids are my nieces and nephews.  Recently, my brother's beautiful daugher, Carina, turned one.

Black Bean Chorizo Soup

My family is  . . . special.  And I'm not talking special like diamonds in the rough.  Sure, they are wonderful.  But I'm talking about special as in  . . . unique.  Particularly when it comes to dietary needs.  All of them.  Sigh.  They really love me for my blog.

Mint Oreo Bark (a.k.a. I MUST WIN!)

My brother and I (along with Nathan and my brother-in-law) are in a weight loss competition.  The goal is to be the first one to lose 8% of your starting weight.  My brother, John, looks pretty innocent and nice, doesn't he?  All lovey dovey with my newborn baby Quinn.

Give Your Valentine a Fortune

Nathan.  Stop reading this.  It's not Valentine's Day yet.

Fortune cookies have this really romantic quality to me.  Which may seem odd if you don't know me, because . . . they're fortune cookies.  And if you do know me, it may seem odd because I'm not a particularly romantic person.  For example, my idea of romance right now is Nathan making the bed in the morning so that every time I walk by our room I don't have to think, "Ugh. There's a mess in there."  Or doing the dishes for me . . . that is super romantic.

Love Birds: Valentine's Day Bird Feeders

I kind of love these.  They are so simple, but so sweet.  I first saw them as a wedding favor idea.  What a great idea, right??  I would love to get something like this at a wedding.  (As a side note, a good friend of mine from college is getting married this summer, and I am now obsessing over wedding details.)

Make Your Own Watercolors

Need more red paint?  We do.  We always do.  And by "we," I mean Gavin.  He is perpetually worried that we are running out of red paint, his favorite color.  In fact, if I paint with him, each dip I make into the red paint elicits a small gasp from him, followed by, "Can you please not use all the red paint??"

Chocolate Covered Cherry Cupcakes

Hello Lover.