My pal Stephanie’s kiddo Kaylin and I go way back. When I worked in the toddler room at our church and Stephanie and her fam had just started coming, Kaylin would only come to me for the handoff. Then, I became pregnant with Anna and my due date was Kaylin’s birthday. As you may know, […]
cupcakes
easter-ish, including a family gathering, indoors!
And now, for this year’s Easter festivities and shenanigans. First off. Anna and I signed up for a natural dyeing workshop at the Village Fabric Shop. We had debated doing our own natural dyeing, but it seemed rather labor intensive, so when this opportunity presented itself, we gladly forked over the cash for the chance […]
december in the time of covid.
well. here we are. the december wrap up post. the truth is, i could have completed this a few days ago, because not much noteworthy stuff has happened since christmas. i was holding out for an epic new year, but then i went to bed at 10:30, so no epicness was had. unless you count […]
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 […]
last minute july fourth cupcakes.
due to pandemics, we didn’t have any extravagant fourth of july plans. we mostly laid low. ate a bunch of junk. and at the last minute, anna and i decided that a batch of not quite red, white, and blue cupcakes were in order. we looked up a few ideas on pinterest and instagram and […]
june. sigh. in quarantine-ish.
well. another month has come and gone and we are still in the middle of this coronavirus pandemic thing. during june, things opened up a bit more and we were able to get out and visit with friends a bit more, so it didn’t feel as locked down-y as months past. on one particularly hot […]
cinco de mayo, in the time of coronavirus.
during our time roaming around the southwest in the camper, we developed quite an affinity for mexican culture. so, this year, we decided to really do it up, quarantine style, for cinco de mayo. fun fact, annas due date was may 5th, but she was late. ho hum. originally, i had just planned to do […]
ruby dooby doo is one!
on february third, our beloved canine turned one. ruby lola arya stark lidbom is the most perfect dog for our family. she’s snuggly and loves belly rubs and is exceptionally tolerant when being mauled by hugs and headlocks from lidkids. she loves to roam our wooded property, barking at the neighbor’s horses and donkeys, chasing […]
grandlidbom 50th!and related craziness.
as soon as christmas was in our rearview mirror, and we had recovered mostly from various illnesses, we began planning to host derek’s parents fiftieth wedding anniversary party at our house. i acquired generous amounts of sprinkles and golden decor at post christmas clearance sales. and everything was set. and then mayhem struck. the night […]
and then the crazel was six.
after thanksgiving, the next major event in the lidbom calendar is the birthday of one hazel grace lidbom. somehow she’s already six. the crazelnut is still super hilarious, always trying to be the class clown of the family. she’s super smart and now loves to read. she is snuggly, sweet, and generous, and i’m told […]