I've been dreaming up this Snakes & Snails 1st Birthday ever since I spied some really adorable candy mushrooms at Fiona's in San Francisco (when Milo was about 3 months!) I could just imagine a …
This pavilion in the park was party central. I loved the letter-only banners: "Happy 1st Birthday" on the front and "Snakes Snails & Puppy Dog Tails" (repeated thrice) above the food. (thank you Chelsea and …
For the food, we went with a build-your-own picnic lunch! All of the food was one-year-old friendly, while still satisfying the parents. (see the darling Snakes & Snails bunting?)The picnic started with a sandwich in …
Everyone took home a handmade snail finger puppet (I created the pattern inspired by an IKEA finger puppet and named it Uno, as in One...for my one-year-old Milo!) Never mind the hours of near sweatshop …
All lined up and ready for their birthday donuts...the candles probably weren't a great idea anyway, but didn't light very well and were never quite set in the donuts to begin with. So, I just …
Here they are, the three celebrated One-Year-Olds! How cute are they in those shirts? I'd been wanting to try out this tutorial for a while, and this was the perfect opportunity. The 1s are felt …
To celebrate my 27th, Dave suggested we create a home cooking show. So, the camera rolled while I whipped up my cake: a chocolate mousse layer cake with vanilla buttercream frosting...Mmmmmm.The video is a two-part …
These fantastic little balls of Danish pancake-y goodness are a tradition in my family. Not only for Birthday breakfast, but for EVERY holiday breakfast of the year...but there's a catch, you can ONLY have them …
Milo and I are so lucky to have you in our life. You make life so much fun! Whether we are checking out monuments and museums......helping you bake and craft......or going on vacations...(well, technincally Milo …
...my Anthropologie 15% off Birthday card comes in the mail! I was especially impressed with this year's presentation: Thick card stock, embossed cupcake with a candle that turns into...you'll never guess...a necklace! Who are these …
Emily is Eight!We celebrated with her requested meal of grilled salmon, and spaghetti squash with sauce. Then she made a wish and blew out the candles on an incredible chocolate dome cake from Wegman's (have …
Mmmmm. Fresh mountain air, morning breeze swishing through the pines, a plate of propane-grilled home cooking and good old Johnny running through my head:"Well, a simple kind of life never did me no harm, raising …