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Happy summer solstice friends! We started our celebrations by making a nature crown from some left over billy balls. They are so much fun and easy to craft with! To make the crown we simply to some craft paper, measured it fit around her head and then folded in half to make sort of a …
Today I want to take you by the hand and walk you through the most magical garden experience – in hopes to share with you a bit of the special journey our Midsummer guests experienced. Not only did we want our Midsummer Mingle to be a fun and whimsical party but an experience for each of …
I’m so excited to say that we’ve received a great many lovely Midsummer Mingle photos from our photographer, Natalie Norton. I have a few follow up posts in mind, as the event was filled to the brim with amazing loveliness, so I thought I’d start out with just a few pics that make me smile with …
Every year over the 4th of July my parents put on a big family reunion. My crazy fun loving family is big into themes so we’ve started to chose a theme each year. Past years have been Western, Summer Magic (or Vintage Americana), Hawaiian Luau, Pirates, 1776 / Yankee Doodle Dandy, etc. This years theme …
We’ve been receiving photos back from our magical midsummer mingle event! So naturally I had to pop in real quick to post a little teaser post to share the exquisite wonder of this night that I will never ever forget. Ever. photos: 1) top left: photo is taken by Brittany on Instagram and is of Nassari, owner of the lovely …
Hi friends! Have you ever heard of Kiwi Crate? If you not you are in for a real kids crafting treat. Kiwi Crate contacted me and asked if they could send over a box of fun craft kit items for the boys. Well, being obsessed with this sort of thing, we of course said yes! …
It’s Friday! Where has the week gone to my friends? As busy as we’ve been playing catch up we did manage to make this weeks summer fun treat, Apricot Rice Pudding Pops, recipe by Michael Laiskonis for Bon Appetit. We used simple IKEA popsicle molds so the didn’t turn out looking as gourmet as Michael’s …
(First off, a big Thank You to all of you fabulous readers who were able to retrieve my lost post via Google Reader! I can’t tell you how happy this makes me! xoxo.) We are back from our annual 4th of July reunion in Colorado. We had an excellent time but are very happy to …
Hi Friends! So I just experienced a blogger’s worst nightmare occur (OK, I’ll scale back on the drama as it’s not all that bad). I had just composed a long and lengthy post about our road trip to Colorado (which took all morning!) complete with great tips on how to travel with kids, etc. And …
I have to give full credit to my cousin Crystal for this summer fun idea. For the Mudpuppy giveaway she commented: “So this summer me and the kids made a summer fun jar so I don’t have to be as creative everyday. Each week they pick out an outing, a food to make, and an …