hb to me!

Posted on December 22, 2014 by tandem in love

my birthday started out with me and olive. we were having a great morning! she was snuggly and in a great mood. i got ready and we spent a little us time, snuggling, that morning and then i decided we would hit target.

of course our shopping ‘short’ stop turned into a longer escapade than i had in mind {i should know better, it’s target!}! i was a bit behind on her breakfast and nap. we rushed home and i threw the groceries on the floor and went to work on her breakfast. i fed her, then nursed her, and then off to bed she went! she put up a fight. almost one hour later, she finally fell asleep!

hc’s parents came over around three o’clock, right when olive was finishing up her lunch. i had let her eat her pudding by herself, which is always a hot mess, and i typically throw her in the tub afterwards to clean her up. she gets her food all over the place. she will get pudding on her face {natch}, her hair, her ears, her pj’s, her hands, elbows, you name it…food is on it!

while his parents were over, i made some christmas popcorn {more on that later!} and hc {who came home early} hung out with his dad, while gramma entertained miss olive. once i was done, i got myself all gussied up and was ready to open up my birthday presents!

[my presents!]

i opened up dick and jane’s gift first. oh my goodness! i was not expecting to find what was inside. actually, i really had no clue what it was but i was extremely surprised! they bought me a pair of tory burch shoes! i was excited! i have a pair {and i looooooove them} but they are old and ragged. the shoes have been through more than what i should have put them through. yay!

[opening gifts before we head out to dinner]

[i was sooooo excited to receive these shoes!!!! it was so unexpected!]

[tory burch caroline flats!]

i was ready for hc’s gift. it was quite a big box. as i unwrapped it, i couldn’t get the box open {as you can see, i’m super amused}. my struggles were well paid off!!! my birthday present was from burberry! i was soooooo excited and happy! i had mentioned to hc that i wanted a new coat, my old burberry was dunzo, but i wasn’t sure when i was going to get it. i hoped for it as a possible birthday/christmas gift or something we could buy next year when all the cray spending would settle down. nope. it was here, on my birthday. woot. woot. a beautiful, new, sleek long puffer coat in the color olive. how perfect.

[not amused on why i can’t get the big box open]

[oh em gee…didn’t really expect this either!!!]

[olive was curious]

[so focused]

[in love! the color is called olive!]

[about to head out for our dinner reservations]

after much hoopla, we rushed out of the house and headed to the city for our dinner reservations. i was super excited to have dinner at our favorite sushi restaurant. hc and i had our third date there. plus, when we lived in the city, it was so easy to go to coast as it was a hop skip and a jump away from our place.

as we were driving there, we passed a new donut shop called stan’s. i loved the store front and how inviting it looked but we were surprised a donut shop opened up there, right across the street from another favorite of ours, glazed and infused. that kind of sucked for them! donut competition!

[we were amused that this donut shop popped up right across the street from glazed and infused, i’m sure they weren’t amused…wow, competition}

we arrived at coast {we scored an awesome parking spot} and were seated immediately. oh, it was delightful. just like old times. we were seated in a cozy corner and had the best time drinking wine, eating apps, and conversing. dinner was fantastic, as usual. i crave sushi and i die over their fried tofu soup. it’s amaze.

well, we ate waaaayyy too much. hc had planned for us to go to hot chocolate for dessert. it’s our usual routine. eat at coast and have dessert at hot chocolate. but we were so stuffed that we passed on it, knowing we had cupcakes waiting for us at home. we wrapped up and headed out. it was great to not rush, to enjoy each other’s company, and savor a delicious meal together.

[best evah…my favorite is the white dragon]

once we got home, we lit my birthday candle, they sang happy birthday, and it was a wrap! it was quite a successful birthday!

[my birthday cupcake]

[singing happy birthday to me!]

[make a wish!]

i had the best day with miss olive & hc’s parents. hc always makes my birthday so special! he knows, with it being so close to the holiday craziness, how important it is to celebrate it as my memorable day. he will go out of his way to make it exceptional. he is, honestly, the best birthday present i could ever ask for!

xoxo

christmas popcorn

Posted on December 21, 2014 by tandem in love

while i was at target the other day, the idea of making christmas popcorn {literally} popped into my head. i was super thrilled at the thought! so, i grabbed a bunch of ingredients and put it into the shopping cart to create the yummy goodness.

my first attempt was an utter failure. our microwave is old, it’s a hand me down from the house and it’s quite unpredictable on how it heats our food. we have a new one, but we won’t put it out until we remodel our kitchen. so i burnt the popcorn and burned the chocolate. fail. i was super bummed and a bit frustrated.

i cleared my head and tried again. this time, it was a complete success! i figured out the right cooking time for the popcorn and decided to melt the chocolate over the stove instead. perfecto. the popcorn was fluffy and the chocolate melted seamlessly {no clumps, no seizing, no graininess}.

[mulit-tasking: writing thank you cards and collecting ingredients for my baking excursion]

as for the popcorn, you can either pop it the old fashioned way, buy kernels and pop it over the stove {it depends on if you want your popcorn free of other flavors}. i chose to use the microwave bags of buttered popcorn.

what you will need:

four bags of microwavable buttered popcorn bags

two 12 oz. bags of white chocolate morsels

one 12 oz. bag of milk chocolate morsels

one bag of mini m&m’s

red and green nonpereils

one bag of mini pretzels

one dozen 32 oz wide mouth ball jars

red twine or raffia to decorate with

[popped corn]

[melting white chocolate // use a double broiler (fill the bottom pot with one inch of water) boil the water and then turn down the heat // add the chocolate to the top pot – constantly stir the chocolate until there are a few lumps left, remove the chocolate and continue to stir…it will all melt eventually from the heat]

i started with small batches of popcorn. i used two bowls to separate it. a big bowl to make the christmas popcorn in and a smaller bowl to house all the popped corn. i put a small batch of popcorn into the big bowl and drizzled it with the melted white chocolate. i then sprinkled in red and green nonpareils and mini m&m’s. i then took another batch of popcorn and repeated the steps until i used up all the fresh popcorn and all the nooks and crannies where filled with tasty sugary morsels.

[christmas popcorn]

after i made the popcorn, i then dipped pretzels in first, the white chocolate and then i made a batch in milk chocolate. i used wax paper to place all the dipped pretzels and plus, it’s easy to pull off the finished goods. i sprinkled the dipped pretzels in green and red sugar, and rainbow nonpareils to dress them up.

i let the popcorn and pretzels dry and harden up for about an hour. after everything was set, i packed up all the goodies in large ball jars {i love ball jars…so many fun uses}. i like the wide mouth jars so it’s easier to transfer the goodies in and easy to pull it out and eat!

[white chocolate pretzels]

i packed the christmas popcorn first and then topped off the jar with the white dipped pretzels and then the milk chocolate dipped pretzels. i wrote merry christmas on little tags and used raffia string and twine to tie it together for a finished festive look.

[christmas popcorn // ball jar // twine and tag]

annnndd, ta da! christmas popcorn and pretzels! so cute, fun, and tasty. it’s a perfect homemade gift for the holidays for loved ones, neighbors, or co-workers!

xoxo

christmas in the city

Posted on December 20, 2014 by tandem in love

every year, i love to go downtown with the family to enjoy christmas in the city. i love to see all the decor, the bustling of the sidewalks and stores, and experience some typical holiday activities.

it was crowded. the weather was unseasonably warm, hitting 50 degrees and such. so, the masses were out. people were swarming everywhere and it was very difficult for us to maneuver through the streets with a car. we finally made it to a parking garage {um…block 37, you have the craziest parking garage} and went on our merry way to meet up with the rest of the fam.

[daley center christkindlmarket – i don’t know how anyone got anything there…it was soooo jam packed]

we decided to take the elevator because we had the stroller, ah, big mistake. it took us at least 10-15 minutes to finally nab one and it was the worst elevator ride i have ever been on {you can get details in person if you’d like to know the nightmare experience}. we finally made it to the seventh floor to nab some grub! kim and famille were already there. we said our hello’s then walked around to see what we wanted to eat. i love that olive is at a place where she will eat our food. so whatever we get, she will munch on. it’s so much easier than hauling her food around. especially if it needed to warmed or just the clean up was a pain.

[i’m loving olive’s cute holiday outfit, she has on green socks 🙂 ]

[chillin’ and eatin’]

after eating, we finally made it up to tree! the tree sits in the walnut room and is 45 feet high! every year, macy’s decorates it with a different theme. the kids got to enjoy the tree while i nursed olive. thank goodness it’s in their furniture section. i got a comfy couch to sit on while i nursed her!

[45 foot great tree in the walnut room]

[goofy monkeys]

[oh bennett!]

after viewing the trees, we walked over to their ornament department but before we headed into the ornament section, bennett and reagan dropped off their wish lists for santa in their north pole mailbox! it was so cute, i love the christmas season and spirit…it’s so magical.

macy’s has this section where they have all their christmas ornaments, decor, and goodies all in one place. there is so much to look at! it’s pretty cool to see all their themed trees and we get to pick out some fun ornaments for our tree; we each pick out an ornament each year to build our tree swag!

[writing letters to santa]

[sending letters to santa]

[heading into ornament land]

after we hit up the ornament department, we grabbed ourselves some starbucks. i bought olive the vanilla milk, she has never had cow’s milk and i thought it would be great for her to try. oh boy, she loved it. she drank and drank and drank it. i then gave her a madeline to nibble on {in a time lapse of an hour} and then i handed her the milk carton again. we were chillin’ on the second floor at block 37, with the famille, i was sitting on a chair with olive when a stream of vomit flew out of her mouth!!! oh em gee. it splashed onto her pants, shirt, my coat, my shirt, and all over my leggings. what. a. disaster. hc and terry took olive {screaming btw} and ran to the bathroom to clean up. there was a huge line for the water closets, i swiftly passed all of them and headed for the sink. i explained myself to the gals waiting and they were all so understanding. they were like…been there, done that and so empathetic with me.

[a day wouldn’t be complete without a starbucks run]

[olive loving, like loving the vanilla milk from starbucks]

[shopping at anthropologie!]

[my brother in law and me, being silly]

well, needless to say, we were dunzo. we wrapped ourselves up and headed out to go back to the ‘burbs. all in all, despite olive being super grumpy all day and then vomiting on me, it was a fun day in the city! 🙂

xoxo

vanille and peppermint cupcakes

Posted on December 19, 2014 by tandem in love

mmmmm, vanille and peppermint cupcakes! i pulled out my santa plate from our holiday decor box and got inspired to make something sweet. i thought, vanilla and peppermint cupcakes sound like a treat!

i am a bit of a crafty hoarder. i love buying stuff on sale or just because, ’cause i know i will eventually use it or need it. as i ran through the ingredients and supplies in my head, i realized i only needed a few trinkets to finish out my baking adventure. sweet!

i rummaged downstairs inside the copious amount of craft boxes i have and found myself some holiday cupcake liners. i grabbed some decorative toppings too, had all the ingredients in the cupboard, and then went to the store to buy some marshmallows and peppermint candy canes.

[festive cupcake liners]

[bake, bake, bake away!]

i preheated the oven, made the batter, and then popped the pans into the oven. i then crushed the candy canes {i only used two…that was plenty for two dozen cupcakes} and set them aside for the decorating.

after the cupcakes were done baking, i set them on racks to cool. i added peppermint extract to the frosting {half a teaspoon to maybe two cups of frosting} and whipped it together. i then scooped the frosting into my piping container and pumped each cupcake with a generous amount of frosting.

[crushed candy canes]

i wanted to mix up the decorating, so i sprinkled some cupcakes with coconut {snow!} and added on the crushed peppermint. or i just added on the crushed peppermint and topped it off with the elf on the shelf. or i placed a vanilla marshmallow tree instead. i just alternated the decorative ingredients and voila! my sweet vanille and peppermint cupcakes! yum!

[i love my vintage santa plate]

[crushed peppermint, coconut, marshmallows, and elf on the shelf!]

all this thanks to my vintage santa plate, for inspiring me to bake something yummy! they were delicious and fun! they got rave reviews from grace, olive, and my husband’s co-workers! yay!

xoxo

christmukkah

Posted on December 18, 2014 by tandem in love

dana and i were able to meet up for lunch during this holiday craziness that has enveloped us. we were so excited! we had tried the week prior but we were so busy, we couldn’t get together but not the following week {score}! woo!

of course, we decided to meet up at our favorite place: southport grocery. we love eating there! olive and i were totally on time {can you believe that?!}. we got there right when we said we would; the only reason why we were on time was because olive didn’t take her morning nap, she woke up so late that morning that it was not in the cards. although she did end up falling asleep on the ride in, which was totally fine and perfect. a little cat nap is what she needed.

[southport avenue // my old, old, old stomping ground]

[the crooked picture frames bug me]

[my little babes fast asleep]

dana had arrive there first {and early} and put our name in, there was a bit of a wait so she trekked on over to cvs to pick up a few things. i arrived and scored a front parking spot across from the restaurant. the little babes was sleeping so i kept her in her car seat…thank goodness she is still small enough for that car seat and i can keep her sleeping! as i was finishing up, i saw my eye doctor walking down the street and we waved hello! {i have been going to the same place on southport for over ten years!} we walked inside the restaurant and they were ready for us, just then, dana walked in as well – perfect.

our brunch day was a designated holiday gift exchange. i brought dana a hanukkah gift and she brought me a christmas gift! although i didn’t get her eight gifts…it was a darn, good gift! : P anyhoo, i opened up my gift {wrapped in a plastic bag from jerusalem} and discovered the cutest little knit ornament! it was a llama from peru!! i love it! she had visited her dad, while he was on business, in peru and brought me back the gift…so sweet!

[miss dana with her hanukkah gift]

[[my fancy gift bag from jerusalem]

[my cute little knit ornament from peru]

[i love her]

after we exchanged our gifts, our delicious food arrived and we noshed away, making our bellies and minds happy. we typically get the same dishes every time. once in a blue moon, we will change it up but we are creatures of habit!

after we finished eating, dana and i decided to make gift baskets for some people on our list. i love southport grocery for all their little goodies inside. they use fresh, organic ingredients for their food and their little grocery store inside is so cute! we picked out some yummy stuff and they wrapped it all up in pretty metal basket. we were so excited when we saw the packaging. what a great place to build a gift for anyone!

while we waited for our baskets to get wrapped, dana and i trekked over to anthropologie {of course!}. we perused the whole place and commented on all the stuff we love or want. i ended up buying some candles and wrapping decor for the christmas presents i needed to wrap.

[the southern…so delish]

[panda feet]

[trying to get friendly with the doggy but he wasn’t having it]

we finished up at the store, swung by to pick up our awesome baskets, and walked over to starbucks for get a coffee. after a few hours of hanging out, it was time to go. i drove dana home {it took seconds, she lives so close} because she came with nothing and left with something. so much so that it wasn’t possible for her to walk back home!

[starbucks]

we had such a wonderful afternoon together. i love this girl. we literally were skipping down the sidewalk holding hands…that’s how awesome it is to spend time with her.

cheers to great friends and holiday charm!

xoxo

kind of a date night

Posted on December 17, 2014 by tandem in love

so, we had an impromptu date night. yes, the stars were aligned and we jumped right on it!

our day started out with just me and olive. we chilled in the morning, did our usual routine, and then we got ready to head out to olive’s one year doctor’s appointment. traffic wasn’t so bad but {harhar} we were running late! we were about 15 minutes late and scored a close parking spot, so we were right on time to our predicted late time {ha!}. i was super excited to see how much my baby has grown! olive was in the 85 percentile for her head and height but she was at the 50 percentile for her weight…not too shabby. i really thought she was going to weigh more, but everything is just perfect. she is super healthy and just stinkin’ wonderful.

after her appointment, we went to starbucks and i bought a coffee. we then cruised down southport to check out some shops. of course, we stopped at our favorite store: anthropologie! we walked around and around enjoying all the holiday decor, knick knacks, and beautiful clothes. the store is so whimsical and fun but not only that, they have the coolest, prettiest dresses! after we shopped around for a bit, we decided to head out just in time for olive’s second nap during our car ride home. natch.

[at our favorite store – anthropologie]

***

olive woke up just in time for a shopping trip to target. we bought a bunch of grocery items and some holiday decor. while i was shopping at target, my sister text me about wanting miss olive to come over to my parent’s house because our nephews were over and they wanted to play with her! so right after our shopping excursion, i headed over to my parent’s house and dropped miss olive off!

i headed back home to unload the groceries and hc declared that we were going to take advantage of this alone time and go out to dinner! when he first mentioned doing something together, my mind immediately went to doing some errands together but he firmly said no. he said we were going to spend our time together doing nothing but enjoy a lovely dinner together with just us. what a fantastic thought!!

wow…it had been awhile since we went out to dinner, sat eye to eye, conversed, and not get interrupted by anything! it was amazing. it felt good. it felt like a true {short} date night! it’s crazy to think we haven’t done something like that in months! how simple things like that can be taken for granted! i loved every second of our alone time together. i am super thankful hc insisted on it and grateful he is a romantic like that. gosh, he helps me slow down and enjoy life, ’cause sometimes i move at warp speed and i need someone to tell me to stop and smell the roses.

xoxo

november snapshots

Posted on December 16, 2014 by tandem in love

oh my goodness…november has come and gone. it’s been such a whirlwind month. like seriously cray. i planned like a mad women for olive’s first birthday party, we had thanksgiving, olive had her first visit with santa, and we had a lot of fun times in between with friends and family.

november was so much fun! i had the best time getting ready for olive’s birthday {okaaayy, i was a bit stressed for some of it!}. i spent most of the month {and prior months!}, scheming up ideas and putting together the decor for her party. hosting the event at our house was definitely the highlight of my month!

olive learning how to walk was, seriously, the best moment evah! i was delirious with excitement and joy. her tyrannosaurus rex walking style is so stinkin’ cute…the way she tucks and curls her arms up and wobbles all over the place is so adorbs, i could eat her up!

of course, all the times i spent with my family {doing fun festive stuff} and friends is always awesome. there were plenty of moments where i met up with friends for brunches, chilled with the fam, and spent oodles of time with miss olive!

[first time with santa!]

[olive’s first birthday cake]

[mama is still sleeping]

[olive’s first birthday party]

[auntie kim]

[being silly]

[brown bear, brown bear, what do you see?]

[helping momma put together some christmas lights]

[run run run run runaway]

[how does it taste?]

[matchy black and white]

[baby cheeks]

[cookie favors]

[silly gal]

[i pose, therefore i am]

[shagalicious]

[first birthday cake]

[bunny blankie]

[little goat]

[chubby cheeks]

[chocolate cupcakes!]

[she loves to put anything in her mouth and let it hang there like a cigar]

[learning how to blow her nose]

[being a super, super fussy gal]

well, that’s a wrap up of november! a lot of olive cuteness and a bit of other things. 😉 i can’t wait to share with y’all some jolly ol’ december goodness!

xoxo

deck the halls!

Posted on December 13, 2014 by tandem in love

we finally and slowly decorated our home. annndd, it’s still not done. well, let me explain. since we are in a new home {and first christmas here!}, there’s so much more space and so much more we can do! so, the old decorations we had at our place in chicago totally suffice, but we want to do so much more {in time my dear, in time…what’s that proverbial phrase? patience is a virtue. hmph}.

we did our usual routine, we whipped out the decor, turned on the christmas tunes, and drank some wine! well, this time around {with us having olive} it was quite the slow process. there was a lot of holding her. stopping. there was a lot of giggle time. stopping. there was a lot of her crying because she either wanted to touch the ornaments or just be in our arms. stopping. wow…decorating took a l o n g time. it actually became a part deux!

well we did it! we finally got our decorations up. it is still a work in progress, i am still adding little things here and there as i assess how ‘festive’ our home is. i definitely don’t like getting too crazy {haha…some might argue} with the decor but i know that there isn’t enough oomph yet in our house for it to scream holiday! slowly but surely, it will all come together…

in the meantime, enjoy the pics and captions! some things have already changed since i took these photos, but naturally that will be for next year’s holiday post! 😉

[boxwood wreath]

[banner by little dovie]

[bright lab lights and our lit bushes // i actually found these cute little white reindeers from target that i added around the pine trees…so fun! it still needs a little something else, i’m still trying to figure it out]

[decking the halls in our pj’s!]

[my cuties]

[olive was very good at helping out]

[we took a little snuggle/goofy time break in-between decorating]

[goofy girl]

[then she got grumpy]

[and grumpy…somebody is getting coal in their stocking!]

[she was happy in our arms, so she helped with the star topper]

[handmade snow ‘globes’, silver mercury, and holly]

[pottery barn pillows]

[my handmade card holder! a diy from a few years back!]

***

[holly berries in a silver mercury vase]

[the reindeer vase needs more cheer! i will be shopping for some pretty florals to add to this]

[i will also be adding more holiday pizazz to this mantle…possibly some glitzy ornaments]

[i will be adding in some red ribbon and possibly ornaments]

***

next up, olive’s room! i did some tiny little touches of christmas to her room.

[mr. gingerbread man from the land of nod]

[olivia helps with christmas // tiffany’s rabbit piggybank]

[the personalized christmas mouse book from her aunties last year and olive the reindeer book]

[i love vintage, i love kitschy]

there ya go! our holiday makeover. i love adding a little cheer to every room in the house. it definitely is the most wonderful time of the year!!!

xoxo

santa’s bag: the ultimate christmas gift tracking app

Posted on December 12, 2014 by tandem in love

can you believe christmas is just around the corner {12 days left}?! we’re all doing our best to get everything prepped and ready for the big day {so much to do!}! in between shopping and putting up the tree and hanging the christmas lights, we’re all rushing about! christmas shopping is one of those things that can sometimes get pushed to the sidelines and forgotten until the very last minute, when you end up scrambling for gifts {not this year!}.

luckily, the folks over at clay pot software LLC have created an app that makes christmas shopping easier: santa’s bag. already featured on Forbes’ “8 santa-approved apps for big savings this season “, the app is proving to be a favorite among christmas shoppers {pretty cool, right?!}. the app lets you set a budget for all your christmas gifts, and then import a list of recipients from your contacts {so easy}.

you can then assign a gift {or two, or three} to each recipient, as well as their own individual budget. you can then organize the items based on recipient or place where you’re buying the gift from, so your list of presents can become a shopping list with the tap of a finger. once you’ve purchased the items, you can then input the total cost of the gift, and the app shows you how much total you’ve spent for each recipient, and whether you’ve gone over or under the budget. isn’t that just spectacular?!

of course, because you’ll want to make sure that you’ve got this app running while you’re out shopping, it’s important to remember to close any other apps you might have running. a blog post on Pocket Fruity says that forgetting to close apps you’re no longer using is one of the reasons why your battery doesn’t last as long as it should {duh! great advice!}. they also add that, “another way to prolong your battery life… is to adjust the brightness of your screen to a more suitable, less energy-consuming level. you’ll find this option somewhere in your mobile settings.” i love that…the brightness on my phone has been adjusted and it totally helps. if you’re going to be using this app the way you’re supposed to, you’ll want to make sure that your phone’s battery lasts long enough to get your christmas shopping done. we all have been in that situation, no? i definitely need my phone battery to last, especially since i will be on it a lot while i christmas shop!

well, lovies, I hope you find this app and tips useful. i sure do! christmas shopping will now be a breeze, organized, and on budget!

do you use any other apps to help you prep for the holidays?

xoxo

sugar cookie making and baking

Posted on December 11, 2014 by tandem in love

as i stated in my prior blog post, i love making sugar cookies for our thanksgiving get togethers. it’s a fun activity for the kids {decorating & eating them!} but it definitely gets me in the holiday spirit when making them. it reminds me of all the times i made sugar cookies as a kid and how excited i would get to make ’em and then eat them all {yum!}!

so the day before turkey day, hc and i broke out a bottle of wine, put on christmas music, and i got to work on making some yummy cookies. this recipe is a classic and so easy to do. the recipe will yield up to five dozen cookies, give or take a dozen {depending on the size of your cookie cutters!}.

[let’s start with the first ingredient…wine]

[cheers]

ingredients

1 1/2 cups of butter, softened
2 cups of white sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
5 cups of all purpose flour
2 teaspoons of baking powder
1 teaspoon of salt

[a few ingredients]

in a large bowl, cream together the {soft} butter and sugar until it’s smooth. then beat in the eggs and vanilla. then stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. split the dough into two halves and wrap it each with saran wrap and chill in the freezer for an hour.

after the dough chills, preheat the oven to 400 degrees and start rolling out the dough {about 1/4 inch thick} onto a floured surface. start cutting out all your fun, festive shapes and then transfer your cookies onto a greased baking sheet.

bake your cookies for 6-8 minutes {or until the edges are slightly browned}. don’t over bake your cookies or they will be too crunchy and hard! after you take your cookies out of the oven, place them on a cooling rack so you free up your baking sheets to start the cycle all over again!

[whip it good]

[wine + baking = some damn good sugar cookies]

[decorated sugar cookies by my nephews and grace]

there you go! some delicious, soft, yummy, sweet sugar cookies to festively decorate and eat! tis the season to overindulge. i hope you enjoy this recipe as much as i do. it’s such a great way to keep kids entertained, get them to be creative, and start a fun holiday tradition.

xoxo

tandem in love

{life is truly beautiful and it should be celebrated + shared.}

Category Archives: c’est la vie

hb to me!

christmas popcorn

christmas in the city

vanille and peppermint cupcakes

christmukkah

kind of a date night

november snapshots

deck the halls!

santa’s bag: the ultimate christmas gift tracking app

sugar cookie making and baking