• The Barbie Cake

    Ok, taking a little diversion from our regular decor posts today and getting a little Pinteresty on you! A few weeks ago, Tessa shared this photo and impressed us all with her Martha Stewart skills. Unfortunately for me, my daughter Maggie was so impressed with the cake that she asked for one for her birthday. I personally wanted to buy one…

  • Dealing with Kids’ Artwork Revisited

    A lot of kids are ending school this week and they are going to walk home with their backpacks stuffed full of artwork.  What do you do with all of that?  We get lots of questions on our blog asking for ideas on how to store kids’ artwork so I thought we should revisit this topic. I went back and…

  • Maggie’s Big Girl Bed

    My daughter, Maggie, is turning four in a week and all she wants for her birthday is a big girl room. Well, specifically a big girl bed. If you remember, this is what her room currently looks like: View from the bed Okay, let’s face it, it never looks like the photo above. This is a more accurate photo. As…