Tag: Holidays

We had quite a fun weekend (and no, we didn’t overdo it this time), especially at the boys’ school Halloween party. Milo went all out with his zombie costume, Oliver asked for a red face and a head on a spike (but wouldn’t tell us what he was), and Emil went as Darth Vader, of … Continue reading “Halloween Weekend Shenanigans”

This past weekend was such a good one! Annie (Andrew’s sister-in-law) and I joined forces with the five kids here in St. Louis and had such a blast. We managed to avoid all the big crowds and instead forged our own path with a home-made parade, circus trick show, a picnic in the park, a … Continue reading “4th of July Shenanigans”

Today is our 8-year anniversary, though that seems like the understatement of a lifetime; we’ve been together for almost 16 years and in just a couple more years, that means we will have been together for half our lives. We dove head-first and intensely into a relationship as raucous, silly, emotionally-charged teenagers, and the fact … Continue reading “8 Years”

Flowers, flowers, everywhere! It was a weekend full of enjoying spring and our lovely friends. We held fast to tradition and headed to Ingrid and Brent’s neighborhood where we partook in the Easter day parade and egg hunt before heading back to their house for an afternoon of games and shenanigans. It was, as expected, … Continue reading “(Easter) Weekend Shenanigans”

Some days you just need to bake a cake for no other reason than to lift your spirits! I had one of those days recently, and decided to give Saveur’s coconut cake a whirl. With its bright white frosting and large shavings of coconut, it reminds me of the Easter cakes I used to covet … Continue reading “Coconut Cake”