In just five days, Pumpkin Doodle turns five years old! As cliche as it sounds, the past five years have flown by, and I am both excited by the new stage we’re entering and sad that my baby girl is growing up so fast!
Pumpkin Doodle loves birthdays. She pretty much starts counting down to her [...]

One of our family traditions is that each of our girls gets a birthday tea party each year starting at 3 years old (yet one more reason I’m scared to have a baby boy – I have no idea what the equivalent of this tradition would be!).
I’m not really a fan of big birthday parties, [...]

One good thing about the commercialization of Easter (okay, maybe the only good thing!) is the abundance of pastel-colored candy, which makes simple and girly flower cupcakes like these possible!

The flowers themselves need no explanation, but I did want to share my secret for easy and scrumptious cupcakes for those of you who might prefer [...]

I absolutely love felt projects because there are so many possibilities, and it is so, so, so easy to work with!
So it’s no surprise that when I saw this princess wand at Zakka Life and this princess hat at Skip to My Lou, I just knew they’d be perfect for Monkey Doodle’s birthday. I literally [...]

I love celebrating my girls’ birthdays! Although we don’t usually spend a lot of money, we try to fill at least two weeks with fun and celebrations and special memories just for them.
This week, we are in the midst of celebrating Monkey Doodle’s 3rd birthday. I’m not sure how this sweet baby girl got to [...]

Forget traditional party favor bags! These pop-top cans that I first found at Crafts on a Whim make an adorable alternative that’s not only cute, but also fun!
Obviously you can dress these up a lot more than I did (hey, first trimester = morning sickness and exhaustion, remember?), but I actually think they turned out [...]

I originally saw these in Family Fun magazine, and I just finished making a bunch for our Operation Christmas Child boxes. My girls LOVE them, and Pumpkin Doodle was more than happy to model one this morning. I think they’ll be excited to find some in their stockings on Christmas morning since they know these [...]