Easter 2015: We had a blast with the Pennsylvania cousins this past weekend. Lots of candy, lots of giggles, lots of good food. On Easter Day, we drove over to the hill by the Hershey Gardens and had a fun (and windy) Easter Egg hunt. We missed having our oldest daughter there, since she’s […]
Avengers Easter Eggs #AvengersEvent
In anticipation of next week’s press event with the cast of Avengers: Age of Ultron, my 15-year-old daughter and I painted a dozen Easter Eggs inspired by the Avengers. It took a long time, but we had SO much fun getting creative (because it’s NOT always easy to figure out how to represent a […]
Homemade Crescent Rolls
These crescent rolls were present, thanks to my Aunt Connie, at just about every family holiday get-together and dinner we had when I was growing up. I have continued to make these rolls for every holiday for the last 20 years. You’d think I’d have the recipe memorized at this point, but I still […]
Chunky Bunnies - DIY Spring Craft

My crafty friend, Lisa, comes up with the most adorable crafts to share on the blog (don’t believe me? See what she’s created for us already). I know that Lisa and I have both been eager to welcome spring (so far the handful of sunshiny, slightly warm days hasn’t quite satisfied my hunger for […]
20 Spring and Easter Books for Kids
DIY Spring Easter Egg Button Canvas

After having so much fun making a Valentine’s Day button heart canvas, I decided to try making a Easter-themed canvas to brighten up my walls for Spring. Looking at the pastel buttons and the yellow and blue striped canvas makes me happy. Supplies needed: 1 8×10 blank canvas Acrylic paint Foam brushes Variety of […]
Light Carrot Cake Cupcakes {With Hatching Chick Cookies}
The Annual Easter Family Pictures #PSF Give Me Your Best Shot

We almost missed the annual Easter family pictures. And that would have been a shame. We’ve been doing a picture in our Sunday-best every Easter morning for as long as I can remember. We had no time to spare before church (Easter egg hunt, Easter baskets, and cooking Easter dinner before we left was […]















