Valentine’s Day Afternoon Tea My daughters love afternoon herbal tea parties. I’ve thrown a few large-scale ones: a baby shower and a bridal shower and my girls have loved them. I asked my daughters if they wanted to do a Galentine’s Tea Party for Valentine’s Day and they said, “Yes!”. My husband was in the room …
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This is an Elf on the Shelf Sewing Scene that was left for us by our elves. I loved this scene, it is so darling; there were many miniature details that were cute. The elves were sewing on this antique sewing machine that had a manual hand wheel that moved the needle bar, the spool, …
Universal Studios Orlando in 1 Day—How to Get your Must-Do’s done in one day in the park without paying for a fast pass. At 1 p.m. at Universal Studios Orlando, Florida my daughter and I had done everything on our must-do list. This allowed us 8 hours of extra time to re-ride rides, ride other …
How to make this Anna Barbie Cake from the Movie Frozen. My daughter, Amelia, really loves Frozen right now. For her 4th birthday party she asked for a Frozen theme. I had fun planning and throwing her this Frozen birthday party. She absolutely loved it. She especially loved her Elsa and Anna Barbie cakes that …
Summer Snowman Olaf Jellos from the Movie Frozen. My older daughter, Aurora, and I made these fun little jello desserts for my daughter’s Frozen birthday party. They were fun to make. At first, they were a little tricky to assemble but they became simple and quick after we made a few. Hopefully, by watching the …
Frozen Birthday Party for a Four-Year-Old My daughter is obsessed with Frozen; when I asked her what she wanted for her birthday party theme she very emphatically said that she wanted a Frozen party! Normally, I choose themes that are a little more rustic, like this Peter Rabbit Birthday Party, or this Woodland birthday party, …
Baby Items Trending for 2024 I wanted to share some of the best baby items I or many of my friends who have babies and toddlers have loved. I say are trending for 2024 since they either have recently hit the market in the past few years and/or they have stood the test of time …
Audiobooks I Listened to in June 2023. I like to list the audiobooks I listen to each month so that I can keep track of them. Hopefully, I’ll share some good ones with those readers who are interested. These are the audiobooks that I listened to this June of 2023. The titles in bold are …
How to make an Isabela Encanto Barbie Cake… A while ago, I threw an Encanto birthday party for my daughter. I posted a tutorial of how I made the Mirabel Barbie cake around that time and never did get around to posting about how I made this Isabela cake. Today, I’m finally getting around to …
Audiobooks I Listened To In April 2023 These are the audiobooks that I listened to in April 2023. I find listening to books, especially on fast mode a pace of 2x mode or higher, helps me get cleaning, cooking, laundry, yard work, and other mundane tasks done more quickly and enjoyably. Listening to audiobooks fast …
Tree Stump Cake for a Woodland Birthday Party I threw a woodland party for my son’s second birthday and made this tree-stump strawberry vanilla cake. I choose strawberry vanilla because I found a fantastic vanilla cake recipe (link below) and I know that vanilla pairs well with strawberries. Also, strawberries can be found in the …