Birthdays are always a pretty special thing to celebrate – something that becomes radically more apparent when little ones come into your life – whether they’re your own, your grandchildren, nieces & nephews…- it’s pretty hard not to get caught up in the excitement. To be honest, we didn’t go all out for 1st birthdays in our house – each ... Read More »
I came across this idea early on in my Pinterest days but forgot about it until this week. And, like way too many good pins that I see, I thought, “Hey, that’s a great idea!” and promptly failed to actually pin it. This past week, my family all came to town and we celebrated Christmas together, as well as a ... Read More »
Happy birthday to us happy birthday to us! Happy birthday, YouPinspireMe, Happy birthday to us! Hip Hip, Horray! Hip Hip, Horray! Hip Hip, Horray! Is it lame to sing Happy Birthday to yourself? Perhaps. But you know what makes it not lame? Celebrating by giving away a $75 Prepaid VISA Gift Card! That’s right – we’re doing the truly Dutch ... Read More »
In the past 18 months, I’ve done a fair amount of gluten and wheat free baking, and while there are some excellent and tasty recipes out there, it’s so very rare to find easy gluten free recipes that turn out so similar to those tasty white flour alternatives. {By ‘easy’, I mean recipes that don’t involve all of the extras ... Read More »
Our little lady celebrated her 1st birthday last week – time flies so quickly!! Here’s my deal with birthdays and parties for wee little ones – I don’t really think that a 1 year old needs a table full of presents, or $50 worth of decorations, or much of anything, really – but I *do* love making cakes, and I ... Read More »
Wow…he does look kind of angry doesn’t he? MR – I’ve never actually played the game, but I’ve heard that it is very popular, and my 6-year old really wanted something with “Angry Birds” for his party. We decided to try to make a piñata. Now, it’s been years since I’ve made anything with paper mache, and I kind ... Read More »
MR – My recently-turned-four-year-old really wanted a Spiderman cake for his birthday. As I was browsing Pinterest (where else?!) for ideas, I saw some really cute cakes. But I am not adventurous enough to try fondant (and I really have no desire to), and that’s what most of them were. I looked at a few cakes for inspiration, and came ... Read More »
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