cooking
almost too cute to eat–
Can you tell how we rang in Maddy’s big numero seis birthday? That’s right–this past weekend, we celebrated by taking Maddy and a few of her pals to see Disney’s ...
recipe reading (and cookie-eating)
Today was our holiday cookie-baking day. We baked a million cookies, and we’re still not finished. As Maddy’s becoming a stronger reader, she has really enjoyed trying her hand at ...
new for us friday–dinner in a pumpkin
This New for Us Friday isn’t really new–that’s the funny thing. I’ve made Dinner in a Pumpkin for the last two years as our Halloween night dinner. But when we ...
new for us friday–artichokes
I give total and complete credit for this New For Us Friday to Maddy, who, while we were at the grocery store earlier this week said, Mommy, what are these? ...
our not-so-teeny-zucchini
Last week, a good friend of mine gave us the most ginormous zucchini I had ever seen. I’m not sure what she’s feeding her plants, but I knew right away ...
cleaning, counting, and sortin’ colors with cora
This past weekend had us busier than usual, with my sister getting hitched (woo-hoo!) and Maddy in the wedding. It was awesome, but we’re dragging today. It was nice to ...
today we were salad people
Today we tried a recipe from a book that was recently recommended to me by a friend after I shared our last muffin-making extravaganza and my desire for more kid-friendly ...
recipe-reading: let’s make muffins!
Today, we mixed up the way we usually make muffins–and we make them a LOT around here. Usually my little bakers stand on their chairs, aprons on (I honestly cannot ...
muffin madness & sound sorting
Just from the way that things worked out today, I had some chunks of quiet time with each Maddy, Owen, and Cora. As much as I love watching my little ...
