If you have a girl between the ages of 6 and 14 living in your house, I’m sure you were watching the Disney channel last Friday night. It was the evening of the exciting sequel to the popular “Teen Beach” movie…the premiere of “Teen Beach 2.” Claire has been looking forward to it for a […]
Archives for June 2015
strawberry baking part ii
So I’ve had some requests for the recipe of the mini strawberry hand pies that were pictured on my post this morning. My oldest daughter found the recipe here. I must confess that she was the baker of these delicious pies. I just sampled them for her! Strawberry Hand Pies Ingredients… CRUST 2 cups flour […]
strawberry baking
After we picked ALL those strawberries (20 plus pounds) last week, it was time to bake! And baked we did…muffins, mini hand pies, bread, cupcakes, pies, shortcakes! Everything was so yummy! There is nothing better than fresh picked strawberries. Out of all the recipes, my favorite was the strawberry rhubarb pie. Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Ingredients… […]
sneak peek…
Just a quick sneak peek at something fun happening at our house tonight… Have you figured it out? If you have not turned on the Disney channel today (they are counting down to the big premiere), here’s a BIG hint… Yes, we are hosting a house full of tween girls tonight for the Teen Beach […]
friday’s favorites
My favorite things this week… watching the kelp forest feeding at the Monterey Bay Aquarium exploring all the points of interest along the 17 Mile Drive Heaven, a fabulous children’s boutique in Carmel-by-the-Sea cheering on C at her first swim meet of the season my girls baking together Happy weekend!
strawberry picking
Strawberry picking season is here! We love strawberries at our house…it is the ONE berry that all five of us eat! So sweet and juicy, especially when they are just picked. Picking our own strawberries brings back memories of my childhood. My grandparents had a small berry patch, and we would spend countless June mornings […]
san francisco…off the beaten path
Yesterday I shared my top five adventures that my family had while on summer vacation in San Francisco…the Golden Gate Bridge, riding the cable cars, Alcatraz, Coit Tower, and walking up Lombard Street. I know what you are thinking…these are all very touristy activities; but we had to experience them since we were in “the […]
san francisco
My family just returned from San Francisco, and I thought I would share five of our favorite things about the city! Golden Gate Bridge You can’t visit San Francisco without going across the Golden Gate Bridge. In fact, we traveled across it a total of four times…two round trip rides. The first time across was […]
friday’s favorites
My favorite things this week… riding across the Golden Gate Bridge in an open air vehicle…I imagined I was in the opening credits of “Full House” the audio tour of Alcatraz seeing the redwoods at Muir Woods…just amazing my new washi tape (you know I love the stuff) book that I found at Flax Art […]
summer party
Summer officially begins this Sunday…June 21st, although my kids have been calling it “summer” since the last day of school. It seems like such a short season, maybe because we try to fit in SO many activities in these warm months. Last year, I hosted a party for my daughter and her friends to celebrate […]