We celebrated Luke and Lila’s sixth birthday this weekend. This year’s theme was a pink and green camouflage army boot camp party, an idea Luke and Lila came up with. We sent invitations with personalized dog tags … … and gave directions to our military base. I was so excited to have this party outside. […]
How to Make Camo Cupcakes
Luke and Lila’s big boot camp birthday party is set to go this weekend despite the fact that the weather is throwing a serious wrench in my plans. My awesome outdoor location will likely get rained out and I’ll be doing a little boot camp overhaul in my gameroom. I’m trying to just go with […]
A Tool Box for a Boy
Yesterday I shared Lila’s DIY birthday gift and today I thought I’d share Luke’s. Over the last couple of months, Luke has done some building and tool experimentation with Poppa and he’s loved it. {What boy wouldn’t love getting their hands on a power drill?} Their latest project was a mitered wood frame that turned […]
A Doll Closet
If you follow me on twitter, you may have seen a few building related tweets last week as I tackled my first solo building project and made Lila a doll closet for her American Girl. We gave it to her yesterday for her birthday, and despite its many flaws, she seems thrilled with it. I […]
DIY Shoelace Headband
A few months ago, I was in Gymboree and saw a cute shoelace headband. It was themed for the holiday season and was so cute. When I spotted some shamrock laces for a dollar, I thought I’d try making one. I think mine is a bit poofier than the original but it’ll be a fun […]
Birthday Shirts
Luke and Lila turn six tomorrow. And if you follow me on Pinterest, you might have figured out that we’re having a boot camp party with pink and green camo. Luke and Lila came up with the idea and I love it. I like to make a special shirt {or outfit, when they’re little} for […]
Simple Thing 1 and Thing 2 Costumes
Yesterday was Dr. Seuss’s birthday and Luke and Lila had to dress up as Dr. Seuss characters for school {I love the fun themed days in kindergarten!}. When you’re twins, Thing 1 and Thing 2 are just the natural costume choices. Let me show you how simple these Thing 1 and Thing 2 costumes are […]
A Verse for our Family
I recently finished a project that might be one of my favorite projects ever: a Bible verse stenciled on wood pickets. A few months ago, we were sitting in church listening to this Scripture {1 Peter 3:8-9} and it sounded like such a perfect passage for our family. I wanted it up on the wall […]
Wrapping Up February
Happy March! February sure flew like the wind, didn’t it? And we even had that extra day. I love looking back at the months that have gone by. It makes me feel like I was fairly productive despite the fact that my kitchen floor still needs scrubbing. In February, I knit a robe and slippers […]
The Bird ‘n’ Breakfast
Remember the pretty bird feeder I showed you last month? Well, the delivery truck brought us a new one this month and Tate, who has deemed all bird feeders hers, couldn’t wait to hang it up. This time around we chose The Fortress, a squirrel proof feeder. The neighborhood squirrels have been super busy around […]
An Oatmeal Bar
After some super warm weather, the weekend cooled off quite a bit. The wind was blowing hard and warm oatmeal seemed like the perfect way to start the day. Earth’s Best Instant Oatmeal is convenient and nutritious, two things that don’t always go hand in hand. It contains 30 grams of whole grains per serving […]
Easy DIY Knit Lampshade
Inspired by this knit pendant lampshade cover that can be purchased in the UK, I decided to make an easy DIY knit lampshade for a small wall sconce in our family room. I love color and this room, and the sconce, don’t have much. A colorful knit lampshade cover seemed like a great solution. I […]
Sweet and Spicy {Crockpot} Pork Tacos
This crockpot recipe was printed in our newspaper a few weeks ago and it’s delicious {or da-wishus, as Tate would say}! It has a bit of a kick to it so if your kids are really picky about spicy things, you might want to only use half of the first two ingredients. My kids ate […]
Painted Granite Countertops
These painted granite countertops were created as part of a sponsored post for Giani. My countertops are in need of some updates. While I want to replace my kitchen countertops with true granite, the counters in our upstairs bathrooms will likely never get replaced. That bathroom is used mostly by kids and it’s not on the top […]
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