I made these for Avas second birthday party after I saw a recipe for chocolate cake cookies over on Annies Eats (such a cute blog!). They were really easy to make. For the center I us...
We just finished Avas second behavior evaluation at NIH today for her two year review. She is participating in a clinical trial at NIH that is studying the behavior and brain fun...
This weekend we took my mom to the Burke Farmers Market. It takes place every Saturday in the parking lot of the VRE station from 8am - noon, May 5th - November 17th. Burke Farm...
We had a fun little birthday party for Ava yesterday. LOTS of orange and yellow... including my outfit! Luckily that didnt get photographed;) I made strawberry chantilly cupcakes in...
Ava is two years old today (HAPPY BIRTHDAY AVA!!). She is speech delayed, so I do a LOT of most of the speaking around here. Ava take s speech therapy once a week with ...
So Im at Whole Foods the other day and I see this cup... Why am I just finding out about this?? Its a transitional tool for your child to learn to drink from an open cup. The insert contr...
Crunchy mom granola, pretty glass jars, & Sir Paul Smith.
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Sometimes you have the kind of day that calls for Julia Childs chocolate mousse. Sometimes that day also requires you put it in an Oreo pie crust and top it with Chantilly cream. This is most d...
This year was my second Mothers Day. I cant believe Ava is almost two! Crazy... We had a fun day yesterday. Zach (and Ava) gave me some French glass yogurt jars, coo...
You know that picture on Pinterest that has been going around claiming to make a cleaning gel for your bathroom that is "OUT OF THIS WORLD"? Ive been cleaning my bathroom with...
We spend a lot of time entertaining this little kid. A lot. Since Im home most of the time with Ava during the week, I try to roughly follow a schedule. It helps me to hav...
This has been my view every morning when I wake up for the past seven months. A boob light. Not only do I not like boob lights (does anyone really like boob lights???), but it was wa...
Apparently its blueberry season because Zach came home from work the other day with several pints of them after I asked him to pick up some milk. I kind of felt like Marilla on Anne of Gre...
Last week Zach and I found ourselves with a few extra hours of spare time and a sitter. At the same time. This never ever happens. So, we jumped on the opportunity an...
A lot of work goes into having a natural look. My goal is to look naturally polished at all times. I dont always accomplish this goal... but I try;) I already shared with you t...
Sooo.... Ive been making a lot of cupcakes lately. After I made Strawberry Chantilly cupcakes last week I started thinking about another "s emi-homemade" cake I make by do...
Pasta with Goat Cheese, Roasted Asparagus & Lemon. I used this recipe and added 1 TBSP lemon juice and some lemon zest to the sauce. Doesnt it look delicious? It was until I add...
Its that time of year again. Its the time of year that we grill out on Sunday, wear sandals that show off our toes & have delicious pasta salad for lunch. Chicken Caesar pas...
This kid is very flexible. She can get her little legs up over anything to get where she wants to go. Her speech therapist is always telling me I should put her in gymnastics... which is ...
Here is a little secret for you... I dont really like most of the icing on cupcakes. The ratio of icing to cake is usually way too high for me and much too sweet. I love cupcakes though, ...
Roasted Chicken with Potatoes, Lemon & Asparagus from Martha Stewart. After reading this book a little too much... (Im the reason why Web MD should not exist), I discovered that Asparagus i...
When I became a mom, I became emotional... 500% of the time;) It really started when I was pregnant and it never really went away. I take too many pictures,...
Its hot outside, so I made a vintage frozen recipe from my moms church cookbook.... but made it cute by freezing it in ice cube trays and putting it on a stick:) Mix together one 8oz ...
This weekend we hung out at Burke Lake Park. We love to stroll around the trails along the lake and let Ava play on one of the many playgrounds... but now that its...
Honey pecan cream cheese is one of my favorite cream cheese flavors. Ever. The other day I read the ingredients on a package I bought from a local deli. There were a few ingred...
Im hoarding this face wash and pretending like its completely normal. You see... Zach convinced me it was discontinued after he couldnt find it at CVS. So, naturally when I foun...
Weve been out of town (hence my blog absence) for Spring break. We spent a lot of time in one of my favorite cities in the USA, New Orleans. It is such a vibrant, unique and colorful...
After *much* deliberation... I finally bought a new dresser off craigslist. My old modern dresser was literally falling apart and I needed drawers that my clothes would actually fit into. We we...
This week has been filled with haircuts, food, friends and beautiful weather. On Tuesday we had a transition planning conference with our service coordinator from Infant & To...
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