Did I already show you these? I can’t remember, but I don’t think so. I made the Wee One a couple handmade things for his birthday, plus we gave him some mini super hero figures that came with a book and play mat. I bought a fun larger-scale super hero fabric that I cut around … Continue reading »
The Wee One’s birthday is Friday! I can’t believe my baby is going to be four. Giant sigh. Where have the last four years gone? Time has flown by so quickly… Because Friday is also Good Friday, his preschool is closed so he is taking in birthday treats for his classmates tomorrow. They are already … Continue reading »
What do you have planned for your weekend? Today is my niece’s birthday party! The Wee One is very excited to see his cousins. He made/had me make something special for his birthday girl cousin and is looking forward to giving it to her today. He wanted to give her a heart that is pink … Continue reading »
I started off Saturday wanting to make easy coconut macaroons (coconut, vanilla, and 1 can sweetened condensed milk). However, I had no where near enough coconut for that to work. After being annoyed about this, I decided to rummage and see what else I could find. I came up with Reese’s mini pb cups, peanuts, … Continue reading »
It is no secret the Wee One and I love snow and the winter. We also love crafting, which you probably guessed. And baking. So we made a cute snowman painting and some mini baked doughnuts. The snowman and large “snowballs” in the sky are drawn with oil pastels. Then the Wee One used watercolors … Continue reading »
This past fall I won a copy of the autumn issue of Crafting Connections in a blog giveaway. This is a wonderful quarterly magazine for kids and their grown-ups, full of hands-on activities, recipes, and nature activities. My son and I have loved every thing we have done from the magazine. This past weekend we tried our hand … Continue reading »
Mmm, dark chocolate cookies… These cookies are really rich with a subtle coffee flavor, thanks to cappuccino chips. This recipe is adapted from The Cake Mix Doctor cookbook. Cappuccino Chip Dark Chocolate Chewies 1 box dark chocolate cake mix 1/2 cup water 1/2 stick (4 TBSP) butter, melted 1 egg 1 cup cappuccino chips Stir … Continue reading »
Now that we have had our biggest Christmas get-together (yesterday! it was really nice to see all my family), I can post pictures of some of the handmade gifts I made this season. I embroidered and then made this bag for my younger sister (pictures aren’t the best, sorry!): front of the bag Inside pocket … Continue reading »
My Gram gave me a cake pop machine for Christmas, so the Wee One and I tried it out today. It is made by the Keebler elves, so you know anything that comes from it must be tasty. We certainly weren’t disappointed! We used funfetti cake mix (my Gram had given it to me), crushed … Continue reading »
Now that I am almost all better (just a cough hanging on), I am back in the kitchen! I made a yummy baked french toast this Boxing Day morning. I altered this recipe to make it. And I totally cheated and didn’t let it sit overnight, so I am sure it would taste even yummier … Continue reading »
