This weekend Clara turned three! We celebrated with a small family party at her demand … I mean request. She had the absolute time of her life and is now fully stocked with a lifetime supply of wands, bright plastic jewelry and tutus. I’ll share my tiny budget with you and how I didn’t buy… Read More How to save money on birthday parties
We have people over to our house two or three times a week. AND I do not like to clean. AND I hate spending a bunch of money. So how is this possible?! I’m going to give you all my tips on how I make it happen without spending my whole day in preparation for… Read More 9 tricks to make hosting a snap
If you’re like me, Christmas has occupied all your brain space for a month and then you think, “Oh yeah, New Year’s Eve!” And we take note that we have zero plans. Always. We have three small children, so it’s not like we’re going to tear up the town, but it would still be nice… Read More Last minute NYE decorations left from Christmas
Dora’s shower was canceled when Hurricane Irma slammed into Flordia, and sweet baby Wesley is already here now! Our friend Estee had the idea to have a sprinkle for her during our monthly girls’ Bible study. So quick came down the rats and bats to make it a little more sweet for baby pumpkin. Yes, that’s right… Read More Fall baby shower decorations
Happy Fourth! Sit back, relax poolside, and whistle along to this happy little Spotify playlist. I guarantee you’ll be wearing a smile and tapping your foot. Go ahead and press play. Easy Fourth of July popsicles: blueberries, sliced strawberries and lemonade Decorations: I was excited to pull out some patriotic clearance finds from after holiday… Read More Happy pool party playlist
Ready for a fun and exciting New Year’s Eve?! If you are then I’m jealous — please tell me all about it so I can live vicariously. If you’re not headed out for a night on the town, you’re in good company with yours truly, but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy a little bubbly!… Read More New Year’s bubbly on the cheap
About a week ago we had a little birthday party for Adriano. It was really fun — even for Marcello and I! Normally Marcello has a tendency to go overboard on the food, and I have a tendency to go overboard on the decorations. But this time we seemed to have maybe found our balance of simple… Read More Kids birthday party checklist
My best pal, Ashby, had a birthday on Tuesday, so I wanted to do something special with the table setting on her day. After all, she is pretty amazing. I just put a blue and white rug on the wall, so I decided to build on that. The blue glasses are from the dollar store and the mismatching plates… Read More Blue and white table setting