Today, in addition to beginning our new school year, we also celebrated the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary!This year I baked a simple lemon cake in my Marian Fleur De Lis Bundt Pan, dusted it with powdered sugar, and topped it with our...
A Hockey Birthday
This year we celebrated Snuggles' 8th birthday with a Hockey themed party. He had been talking about wanting this party theme ever since he started playing hockey last fall with his older brothers, but of course I ended up not making any plans until the very last...
April Instagram Recap
April 10thWrapping up our school week with another art lesson! This week we studied Frederic Remington and our activity emphasized Realism in Western Landscapes. Our five year old especially loved learning how to cut out triangle teepees and make cactuses by tracing...
Farmer Boy :: Big Red Barn Birthday
Books, Bingo, Birthday Cake, and Birthday Gifts... That's how we celebrated Bud's 3rd birthday last December! The cake took the most time and effort to create, but it was so much fun to make and the birthday boy LOVED his cake! You can find the directions for creating...
Ranger’s Apprentice Archery Target Cake
"Will was in the open meadow behind Halt's cottage, practicing. He had four targets set up at different ranges and was alternating shots at random between the four of them, never firing at the same one twice in a row." ~ Ranger's Apprentice, Book 1, The Ruins of...
Made with Love :: Chocolate Cake, Strawberries & Thirty-Seven Candles!
I didn't think the kids were going to have time (after an afternoon spent ice skating!) which is why I made the Mud Pie, but the girls were putting the final touches on a birthday cake when Sean and I arrived home from our dinner date on my birthday last Friday night!...
Dairy-Free Cappuccino Almond Fudge Mud Pie
One of my favorite desserts has always been Mud Pie from Baskin-Robbins. I can't enjoy it any more, thanks to my dairy-intolerance, but this past Friday I decided to try and make a homemade dairy-free and gluten-free version for my birthday. It turned out really...
Happy 3rd Birthday Bud!
A Bacon Birthday Party!
This past Sunday our oldest son turned 14 years old! Fourteen!!! How that is even possible?! He is growing into such a wonderful young man, and I sure can't imagine our life without this incredible son of ours. Originally I thought I would serve a big...
{pretty, happy, funny, real}
~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life. ~{pretty}I wasn't the only one in the kitchen this past Saturday… Our oldest daughter has been such a huge help and loves working with me (or without me!) in the kitchen. In these pictures she is cooking...
Prayer of Mothers
Father in heaven, grant me the grace to appreciate the dignity which you have conferred on me. Let me realize that not even the Angels have been blessed with such a privilege—to share in your creative miracle and bring new Saints to heaven. Make me a good mother to all my children after the example of Mary, the Mother of your Son. Through the intercession of Jesus and Mary I ask your continued blessings on my family. Let us all be dedicated to your service on earth and attain the eternal happiness of your kingdom in heaven. Amen.