Happy Thanksgiving!

What Turkey? I see no Turkey! Remember last year we had these cute little pitiful fondant Turkeys show up at Thanksgiving? This year, they came well prepared for the hunt. Well played guys, well played... I just wanted to take a moment in between the cooking/baking frenzy and sure to be food coma to say Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! I am so very thankful for all of my ... [ read more... ]

Sweet Stars Trip To Duncan Hines!

I am so excited to finally share with you guys my recent trip to the Duncan Hines Test Kitchen - an amazing once twice in a lifetime experience. In case your just tuning in, last year I had the chance to visit Duncan Hines as a winner of their frosting creations baking challenge! It was an incredible trip - but it didn't end there! If you remember this post from the spring I told you guys I was ... [ read more... ]

The Sweet life: Kindergarten

Every once in a while I get the chance to share a little bit of our Sweet Life with you guys! Today I thought I would take the time to share a big milestone we just hit, our oldest kiddo's first day in Kindergarten! Yes, Kindergarten already...it seems like I was just writing this post last week. Time sure does fly when you're baking cupcakes... If you remember last years PreK post I ... [ read more... ]

Our Journey…In Cookies!

Today I have a post a little different from the norm. But don't worry...it still involves cookies. ;) For those of you that may not know, we're an Army family and of course we move a lot. When I say a lot, I mean my children average a state per year they have been alive, a lot. While moving is part of the normal military lifestyle, I think we exceed the average by a bit! We just can't seem to stay ... [ read more... ]

Our very first, first day of school!

Today I'm  taking a break from all things sweet and crafty to share a very special milestone we reached as a family, the first day of school. Since I'm writing this post you can assume we made it through without any complete disasters lol. If you remember yesterdays post I wasn't exactly ready...but things worked out in the end as they always do. To some, the first day of Pre-K might not be such a ... [ read more... ]