Oh how I love fall in the midwest. The leaves haven’t been quite as vibrant this year as years past (I hear it’s because we had a late 1st freeze last year), but it’s still such a gorgeous time of year. Too bad fall gives way to winter though – I’m not a cold weather
Jump to recipe I had a bit of a panic moment last week when I thought I lost my husband’s grandmother’s pumpkin bar recipe. Every fall I make a batch of pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting to start off my holiday baking season. They’re so good I usually make them again around Thanksgiving. Truth
I have finally learned the simple art of making roasted pumpkin seeds. As a kid I remember munching on roasted pumpkin seeds while finishing up our pumpkin carving. As an adult I tried to make them a few times without success. They either ended up burnt or raw. A few years ago, it came up
It’s un-officially pumpkin week at our house. Today my son and I carved and decorated pumpkins. A monogram pumpkin for me and a painted and felt pirate for him. Then I roasted pumpkin seeds which we’ll be snacking on all week (or at least through tomorrow) and later this week I’m making pumpkin bars –
I’m finally getting around to writing about my son’s Avengers Birthday party from this past weekend. I think it took me this long to recover! When we first started planning his party a month or so ago, I started pinning a lot of Superhero birthday party ideas on Pinterest. At the time, we thought we were
Felt superhero masks are sure to delight your little superhero! This step by step tutorial includes both sew and no-sew directions for Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Thor, Wolverine, Batman, Batgirl, and Spiderman masks. As you know if you follow regularly, Carter just turned the big 5! We had his first friends birthday party this weekend
I was happy to see September come, but also a little happy to see September end! It’s always a busy but celebratory month for us with both our anniversary and Carter’s birthday. It’s also the switch to new fall schedules and the beginning of the busiest season at my job. This means it wasn’t an
Make a Superman Birthday Shirt using my free printables that replace Superman’s “S” with your child’s age. It was a big day in our house today, my son Carter turned 5! He’s a typical 5 year old boy who loves super heroes. We’re having a super hero themed birthday party with his friends next weekend,
This year has been the first year our son has participated in organized sports. The first season of soccer had some ups and downs, mostly downs with tears at some point during most of the games. Baseball went a lot better this summer and Carter said he wanted to try soccer again this fall. After
My grandma used to make Chex mix for every family get together and make one batch for everyone else and one batch for my cousin and I to share – because we were addicts! Over the years, I believe I’ve perfected the process, and most people are surprised to find out I make my Chex
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