I love decorating for the holidays.  Unfortunately it can get expensive fast, which is why I like trying to make my own decorations (or hitting up stores when things are on major sale). These blocks were going to be reversible (with Spartans on one side and Halloween on the other) but I never got around […]

Last week we had a board meeting for the Mom’s Club, and I brought some Maple Sugar cookies.  They turned out pretty yummy, and are a great fall treat!  They don’t have an overwhelming maple flavor, and have a slight gingerbread taste. Here are the step by step directions, to get the recipe you can […]

Can you believe that it is already October?!  Last week I slowly started adding some Halloween decorations to the house.  I am still not done, but here are a few of the decorations. 1. My new chalkboard. 2.  I made Annabelle a Halloween skirt the other day.  I have a few other fun fabrics to […]

The other week at the store I picked up a pie pumpkin.  I was thinking about making pumpkin pie, but wanted to try something different.  I thought about it and decided a chocolate pumpkin cheese cake sounded yummy.  After looking around on the internet I really didn’t find a recipe that I liked, so I […]

So I wasn’t able to find all of the pictures I have been taking while making Annabelle’s quiet book, but luckily I was able to find some. This page is the flower color match. Before sewing, I cut five stems out of green felt.  Since I knew I wanted Annabelle to match the colors with […]

So excited to be getting back to my link parties!  This is going to be a pretty random five, but hey, it keeps things interesting right? ONE: Annabelle and I went to the apple orchard with my parents a few weeks ago.  She had so much more fun this time than the last time we […]