parties and holidays

anniversaries

July 20, 2012

Today is our 10th wedding anniversary. we were married on a beautiful day in the Sierra Nevada. I put much of the wedding together myself on a crazy little budget, but it was lovely. no pintrest. no wedding coordinator. our photographer wasn’t even shooting digital yet! Since 2002, we’ve bought our family home, we’ve had […]

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birthday cake recap

July 13, 2012
a bowl full of simple

Remember my inspiration cakes? Here’s how it all went down for me this week Pilsbury White Cake box (i’m not paid to use this, just think it’s the best boxed cake mix around) Since I decided to alternate colors for the layers, I needed to color my white cake using Wilton’s Icing Colors. I started […]

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birthday parties

July 12, 2012

It’s that time of year for our family. Aunts, uncles, grandmas, grandpas, cousins, and 2 kiddos with birthdays this summer! It’s cake time! Over the years we’ve had magic parties (my cute hubbie is also a magician), treasure hunt parties and music parties. We’ve also had a swim party A Star Wars Party Even Yoda […]

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Pies and Pops

July 6, 2012

Isn’t Rhubarb incredibly beautiful? This pie making was perfect timing. My older kids just returned from a week at a summer camp on a farm in which they helped harvest rhubarb and even tried some plain and raw – and they still wanted to make this pie! Rhubarb is not one of those food that […]

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Fireworks

July 4, 2012

This year we celebrate the 236th Independence Day. The Declaration of Independence was signed a long time ago. The fireworks we’ll enjoy tonight are meant to be reminiscent of the ‘bombs bursting in air’ as The United States declared its independence from Britain and America was born. We may not spend a whole lot of […]

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4th of july – part II

July 1, 2012

For all you party planners, here are some simple ideas to get your party started! Burgers Such a crowd pleaser. and so simple! Here are links to Sunset and Martha Stewart Living with tons of ideas on burger variations. I am a classic burger gal myself. I like to make a huge platter with all […]

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4th of July

June 29, 2012

The 4th of July is one of my favorite days of the year. We are usually too busy having fun outside to fuss about making red, white, and blue jello molds or fancy patriotic bunting, but I do have some simple ideas to help celebrate the day! Children’s Books are a family tradition around here. […]

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Summer Cocktails

June 22, 2012

It’s summertime and it seems like there is always a reason for a refreshing beverage. This is one of my current favorites I made up this spring and have been enjoying it ever since! It is cool and refreshing, the beautiful color of a blood orange, and contains one of my favorite apertifs, Compari. It’s […]

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Father’s Day

June 17, 2012

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there. I’m sure you are all reading my blog daily – LOL! We are lucky to have our daddy. He’s a great guy that lives and breathes for this family. The primary goal of this blog will be to post simple ideas to add a touch of […]

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