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Halloween 2021

October 31, 2021

I blinked and now it’s Halloween. This year’s Halloween costume goes underwater and focused on something that’s both mystical and haunting. The leaves are a little underwhelming this year, but there have been some great pockets of color in and around the city and the Hudson Valley. Last weekend, we hiked upstate to a farm we visted last year, DuBois Farms. They have THE BEST apple cider donuts. Yes, more…

October 31, 2021 By Brian

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DIY Pumpkin Pillows

October 6, 2021

It would not be a proper fall on the blog unless there were two new posts: a fall dessert and a DIY project. The fall dessert is on the way, but here’s the DIY project. These DIY pumpkin pillows are inspired by Pottery Barn’s Halloween 2021 collection. Over the summer, Pottery Barn released their Halloween collection. Two pillows caught my eye: a ghost pillow and a jack-o-lantern pillow. I wavered…

October 6, 2021 By Brian

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Cake Donuts and a three-year-old!

June 9, 2021

Oh my goodness, we have a three-year-old! How is this possible? Where did the time go? How much longer will he be my baby? For his birthday this year, we celebrated with all of his favorite things under the theme: One, Two, Three…hit it! Donuts, cake, pizza, Word Party, balloons, music, dancing, and trains. And the cake? Cake donuts! For our family portraits, we cozied up in some tie-dye sweats.…

June 9, 2021 By Brian

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Christmas Cookie Board

December 24, 2020

This Christmas cookie charcuterie board is meat-free. A classic charcuterie board, however, may display meat, cheese, and/or fruit. Today, charcuterie boards have evolved into themed presentations: donuts, pies, Christmas cookies, muffins, and candy. TBH is this even a charcuterie board? The perfect cookie charcuterie board is filled with all of your favorite cookies: gingerbread, peanut butter blossoms, decorated sugar cookies, and even store-bought cut and bake ones! A cookie board…

December 24, 2020 By Brian

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Christmas Lights and Ice Cream

December 22, 2020

One of my favorite family traditions growing up was going to see the Christmas lights at parks in Connecticut. My dad would organize the whole family to drive across the state to various light shows. We’d go from Hartford to New Haven sometimes covering three different shows in one night. At the end of the night, we’d stop at Friendly’s for an ice cream sundae. It was a perfectly delicious…

December 22, 2020 By Brian

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The One With The Baby Shower Car Parade

July 29, 2020

My baby sister had a baby! I still cannot believe it. In June, my mom and I threw her a Friends-themed baby shower car parade. We set up an outdoor Central Perk so she could lounge and watch her friends and family drive by. We’re in the middle of a pandemic. As we were planning, we knew we needed to be flexible. States were just about to reopen, but we…

July 29, 2020 By Brian

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Liam’s Second Birthday: Two the Moon

May 28, 2020

Life under quarantine doesn’t have to suck. We stay home to save lives. As parents, we’ve found one of the hardest things to do is to make life seem normal for a two-year-old. He doesn’t know why we can’t go to the playground, why we get frustrated at him for not wanting to wear his mask outside, why we use the rain cover on the stroller on sunny days, why…

May 28, 2020 By Brian

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Moon Cake: Two the Moon

May 27, 2020

A themed birthday party has to have a themed cake. Although quarantine shifted our plans, I still wanted to tackle this cake. Our son’s second birthday was themed Two the Moon, so what better cake than to have a moon cake! I never met a boxed cake I didn’t like. In the off chance I have, it was 100% the baker’s fault :). When it comes to planning a party, the…

May 27, 2020 By Brian

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DIY Rocket Backpack: Two the Moon

May 26, 2020

I have decided that for every birthday, my kids will have a themed photoshoot. They’ll make great memories to look back on and this way we get family portraits out of it! This year’s birthday theme was Two the Moon. For our son’s portraits, I crafted this DIY rocket backpack so he could land on the moon! Because my wife and I are crazy planners, we ended with six of these backpacks…

May 26, 2020 By Brian

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Dole Whip: Disney’s Not-So-Secret Secret Recipe

May 4, 2020

May the Fourth be with you! To celebrate Star Wars Day, we made Disney’s Dole Whip! It was the perfect weekend to try this recipe out. After weekends of damp and cold weather, this weekend was much needed (which challenged social distancing). We had a feeling it would be difficult to take a walk around the neighborhood with a toddler who refuses to wear a mask. So we took early…

May 4, 2020 By Brian

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Mini Cadbury Egg Kissed Pretzels

April 3, 2020

Hey you, we see you. Thanks for finding us. Right now, we are (by “we” I mean “the world”) going through something really awful. We’re all feeling something: stressed, upset, anxious, isolated, and a million other emotions all at once. You’re not alone. No, really, we want you to know that. While we may not be able to enjoy the physical presence of our friends, family, and neighbors right now,…

April 3, 2020 By Brian

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Merry Christmas 2019

December 25, 2019

Merry Christmas from our family to yours! Santa didn’t take all of his cookies!…

December 25, 2019 By Brian

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Celebrating Life’s Summer Moments

August 14, 2019

It’s that time of year when you’re over the summer heat, time seems to stop, and all you want to do is jump into something cold. You’re running around to summer picnics, planning last-minute vacations, prepping for back to school, and/or stressing about how you’re going to have to go back to five-day work weeks once summer Fridays end. Since Liam was born, our summer days look a little different…

August 14, 2019 By Brian

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A Valentine Craft for Babies and Infants

February 6, 2019

We are so excited for our son’s first Valentine’s Day! Like any first holiday, we are more excited to get him involved in whatever cute DIY Valentine craft we are creating. So, we decided to make these adorable stamped feet cards and sent them to our family. Do you remember those Valentine’s Day cards you would buy in grade school? They were themed for whatever cartoon character you loved. They…

February 6, 2019 By Brian

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Christmas Card 2018

December 19, 2018

Merry Christmas from our family to yours! 2018 has been a whirlwind and we can’t believe we get to celebrate our first Christmas with our son. As our family changes, so will our traditions. Luckily he doesn’t really know what’s going on yet, so we have at least another year to figure out our family’s traditions for the holidays. Like doing an annual family Christmas card. What we do know…

December 19, 2018 By Brian

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DIY Mrs. Weasley Sweaters

November 28, 2018

Every December, we scramble to find a cute or ugly Christmas sweater for a holiday party. It usually ends in a last-minute purchase with one we aren’t thrilled about. Since ugly sweaters became trendy, prices have gotten out of control. Last year, I searched for Mrs. Weasley sweaters. I was looking for something we could monogram with our initials (like in the film) not just an ‘H’ nor ‘R’. The…

November 28, 2018 By Brian

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