this year, we have found ourselves slightly obsessed with an instagram personality known as the tiny chef. he’s a stop motion character of unknown species, with a lovable and distinct manner of speaking, who loves to cook and hike, and is into pop culture and buttons. if you don’t know who he is, you should […]
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november twentytwentyone.
i seriously can’t believe it’s already december. this year has flown by. between my virtual teaching fiasco, preparing for and taking a long summer road trip, and the chaos of adjusting to two kids in school, i feel like i blinked and 11 months have gone by. anyhoooo. here’s a recap of all things november. […]
anna = eleven.
Despite my best efforts, it appears my kids are growing up before my eyes. Most recently, the Annababy, who is clearly and unequivocally no longer a baby, has turned eleven. ELEVEN. it makes no sense. She is a fantastic kid. She is an avid reader and aspiring artist. She is a motivated homeschooler and is […]
the boy is fourteen.
On January 24th, the boy had himself yet another birthday. How it’s been 14 years since he hit the scene, I cannot comprehend. As per my usual, I attempted to take a photo for instagram, to commemmorate the occasion with lovely sentiments. And as per the Lidkid usual, he made that difficult. But, I can […]
hazel’s josh allen cake.
when hazel told me that she wanted a josh allen birthday, i was really excited to make her cake. i mean, i like making all the kids cakes, but its for sure more fun when it’s a theme i love too. and the 2020 buffalo bills are on fire, as is their superstar QB, so […]
hazel is seven!!!!
i don’t know how it all went by so quickly, but the baby hazelnut turned seven this month. seven! even though we were thick in the stupid post thanksgiving covid spike, we were determined to make her day epic. we kicked things off with gramma and grampa dropping off a special delivery of duck donuts, […]
rainbow unicorn cake.
while we were on one of our fall leaves hike, i informed anna that i wanted a rainbow unicorn cake for my birthday. well, as my birthday came closer, she (with a little help) made it happen. i helped with some of the difficult bits, like leveling the cake, getting a smooth frosting base, and […]
a return to cupcakery.
after dance class last week, anna told me that her teacher was planning to bring cupcakes for the class, in celebration of her own birthday. i knew i couldn’t let that happen, and volunteered to make cupcakes to send with anna. no one should have to make/buy their own cupcakes. anna picked out the decorating […]
quarantine may.
even though things started opening up in may, we mostly laid low, and did a lot of the same things we have been doing for the entire quarantine. music concerts, baking, sewing, dog snuggling, yard work. you know the drill. but then also a few outings, of varying degrees of excitement. 🙂 firstly. on anna’s […]
anna’s ballet cake.
during anna’s quest to plan the most perfect birthday of all time, she scoured pinterest for ballet cakes. when she showed them to me and they all had gumpaste ballet slippers standing upright on top, i knew i had to make that happen. even if her party attendees were only family and venue was our […]