In 2012 we attended seven weddings. Michael was in two of the weddings, Ella was in two of the weddings, and I was in one of the weddings…and then there were the showers, bachelor parties, bachelorette parties, and rehearsal dinners. Now it’s 2013 and there’s only one wedding on the books so far. I wonder...
My cousin and his wife are expecting a baby and their baby shower was last weekend. Ella and I thought that we should make a very special present for their babe. So of course we turned to Pinterest for ideas, and YouTube for videos on how to make desserts out of baby items. I couldn’t...
I feel like we’re finally getting back into the swing of things after the holidays. I’ve been pretty good about meal planning and cooking at home. Although we did have a treat this week and had dinner at one of our favorite neighborhood restaurants. For more menu-planning inspiration check out my Pinterest boards and OrgJunkie’s...
I had the opportunity to spend some time in our church, Mother of God, one evening this week, with very few people there. We were attending practice for Max’s first Reconciliation this weekend. It was so strange being in the nearly empty church, and I spent the time marveling at the beauty of our parish. ...
There’s so many many things going on around here lately…here’s a few of the many many things going on that make me smile…. many many jars filled with tasty snacks… hanging out with many many toddler boys…. many many homemade muffins waiting in the freezer to be popped into school lunches…. many many books on...
We had a really tasty week last week, so be sure to check out all of these links below if you need some ideas for new recipes! And for even more menu planning inspiration check out OrgJunkie’s Menu Plan Monday roundup. Here’s what we were eating last week: Black Bean Burritos Oven Beef & Vegetables...
While visiting Tammy York, who wrote one of my favorite books (60 Hikes with 60 Miles of Cincinnati) I learned about the game Enchanted Forest. She told me how much her family loves this game, and it seemed very cool. I happened to find it while Christmas shopping at King Arthur’s Court Toys and picked...
I wanted to share a few of my favorite pictures from the holidays. We had a wonderful Christmas, in fact we celebrated for an entire week. We ate great food, caught up with loved ones, and received some awesome gifts. We are blessed. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season, and here’s wishing...
Congrats to Nicole S. And Amy Barber. You ladies won the tickets to see Nuclear Cowboyz! Email me within 24 hours to claim your prize! Katie(at)Cards-by-Katie(dot)com. Thanks to everyone who entered! I told you in this post that the Nuclear Cowboyz are coming back to town this month, and I even gave away tickets already,...
We haven’t let Ella stay up until midnight on New Year’s Eve since she was a baby…. But this year she asked to stay up until midnight and we said yes…it was a sweet new year’s with our little baby girl…
Oh what a week it has been! Our menu is a little bit of everything…dinners, appetizers, breakfast items…I’ve been cooking for the six of us, and cooking for parties. I made some of my very favorite recipes this week. ALSO…we had a Hot Chocolate Bar at a Christmas party at our house this weekend, and it...
When I told my mom that I was going to have my husband’s family over for Christmas she offered to give me my Nana’s coffee mugs. At first, I turned them down, as we are not big coffee drinkers and I prefer to drink out of my cherished personalized photo mugs anyway. But then I...
