My friend Sheaffer and I always joke that when we cook dinner in the crock pot, we feel like rock star wives. There is just something about walking into your house smelling a yummy dinner cooking away in the slow…
Happy Birthday Kensington!
I’m interrupting vacation photos to wish my sweet girl a happy third birthday! These pictures were taken on Tuesday, her first day of school. Sweet girl woke up at 3:30 AM ready for the day (darn jet lag). She was…
Northern Europe Days 6 & 7: St. Petersburg, Russia
When we booked our cruise, we had two days in St. Petersburg, Russia. In order to get off the boat in Russia, you had to either stay with a tour group the entire time (being shuttled in a bus, taken…
Northern Europe Day 5: Tallinn, Estonia
Today, we ported in Tallinn, Estonia. I knew very little about this country and what to expect, so it was an adventure for sure. Smith started out his day with some Fruit Loops, of course! One day, I will remind…
Northern Europe Day 4: On the Baltic Sea
We spent day four at sea sailing to our next port. It was lovely. We slept in, Andrew and I each worked out, and we stayed in our pjs most of the day. Smith still in his pjs at breakfast…
Cookbook Giveaway
Hello there! Here’s the deal…I launched my blog on August 28th and then went on vacation for two weeks :). I really wanted to launch it by September 1 and since I would be out of town, that meant launching…
Northern Europe Day 3: Germany
We sailed through the night and woke up in Germany. We were ready to get off the boat and start an adventure. Smith was ready for his Fruit Loops. So excited about our first port!! We ported in Rostock and…
Northern Europe Day 2: Copenhagen, Denmark
We woke up in Copenhagen, Denmark ready to have lunch and look around before boarding our ship. Lunch outside (it’s about 62 degrees here…at lunch time!) Mom and me 🙂 We boarded the ship around 2 PM We walked…
Northern Europe Day 1: London
Last night, my sweet family of four returned from a two week vacation in Northern Europe with my parents and grandparents. To say it was an unbelievable vacation would be an understatement. We started in London, then flew over to Copenhagen,…
Every Day Brownies
I call these “every day brownies”…why? Because I eat one every single day. At night, after my kiddos are asleep, hubs and I sit down and watch some sort of reality TV (whether it be a Real Housewives, The Bachelor, Selling…
Bundt Cake #3: Apple Cinnamon with cinnamon cream cheese frosting
The first year Andrew and I were married, we lived in Michigan. We loved Michigan. We miss Michigan most during the fall. Michigan is in love with apples. I didn’t quite realize how quintessential apples were to fall until I…
S’mores Cookies
I take no credit for this cookie. I didn’t find the recipe. I didn’t make the cookies. All I did was eat them up and snap the pictures. My sweet friend Sheaffer found a recipe for these delectable s’mores cookies…