Easter with Family

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter! We spent ours at our home with family for a backyard bash.

I started by setting the stage before everyone arrived. I bought a cheaper bouquet of flowers from the grocery store and broke it all up. I placed individual flowers in random jars and containers I had around the house. I spread all of the flowers over the dining table as my centerpiece for a rustic spring look.

 To set the table I made cloth napkin bunnies (I did this days before to check it off my list), and made everyone a peep straw. I tried and failed to actually pop the paper straw through the peep without a gooey mess of peep guts left on my straw. So, I decided they were best off as decoration.

 

I used this colorful egg runner I bought from Target last year for the food table. We had a build your own pasta bar which turned out to be a lot of fun. My mom made meatballs, my grandma brought chicken cacciatore, and I created all of the sauces including a classic red, alfredo, and pesto. I made two kinds of pasta and had warm garlic bread and a green salad on the table. This is not a typical Easter menu I know, but we are Italian...we can eat pasta anytime! Mangia, Mangia!

I fell in love with this "happy easter" banner from Target. It has different fabric swatches with embroidered letters. I also think it cost around $5...such a steal!

For dessert I served up a fancy s'more bar. We roasted the marshmallows (and peeps...which totally charred not in a good way) over our outdoor fire pit.

 

 

Here is a closer look at the s'more platter. I was so proud of this! From left to right we have peanut butter cups, milk chocolate bars, cookies 'n' creme bars, peppermint patties, graham crackers, and Ritz crackers. My personal favorite combo was a peanut butter cup and a super burnt marshmallow sandwiched between two Ritz crackers. I am a sweet and salty junky and I don't care who knows about it!

I bought these tissue paper tassels at Target as a last minute grab. They were too cute to pass up and I knew I could find a place for them.

I hope you all enjoyed your Easter as much as we did...for PEEP SAKE!

For Peep Sake!

For the love of peeps it's been too long! Check out how Sawyer has gown...

Sawyer is growing up so fast and we are trying to savor every minute of it! He seems to change week to week and sometimes day to day. This week it's all about exploring. Once he started to crawl it has been hard to get him to sit in one place. Hence the crawling monthly photo, but I actually think it fits perfect with his 8th month of life.

Valentine's Freebie

I'm a sucker for conversation hearts. To me they say all there needs to be said for Valentine's day. I like to eat display the candy in a large apothecary jar on our dining room table. This year I wanted to make them the centerpiece of my Valentine's décor. I'm sharing the LOVE with some free printables. The prints come in 4"x6", 5"x7", and 11"x17". Frame them, cut them out, string the hearts into garland, write a love note on the back and give it as a Valentine. However you use them enjoy and spread the LOVE!

Below is a sampling of hearts. Ten phrases in total! Download your copy here.

Our weekend

We took Sawyer to the park this weekend and it's such great place to hang with your baby. It can be a daunting task to get out of the house, but the park is pretty easy. Unlimited places to change and feed the baby...just layout a blanket and a way you go! Sawyer enjoyed grabbing at the grass, plants, and playing with his feet. It's a tough life! We had a picnic lunch and just enjoyed being outside. Sawyer is sporting his baby blue bear hoodie. Um, I have to admit that it's 0-3 months, but I LOVE it so much I can't let go! I think I will wait until it looks like a crop top with short sleeves and finally say goodbye. I found a similar one here.

Quality time with my family was my favorite part of this weekend.

5 Months Old

I'm a little late on posting this, but at least I got it up before Sawyer is 6 months! Love is definitely in the air in our household. I've officially decorated for the season and I'm LOVING IT.

I have a chandelier ceiling fan (cringe) above our dining room table and I've found it's the perfect vehicle to hang stuff from. I love these pom poms and they add a lot of drama to the room.

I collect plates and display them on a wall in our dining room. I like keeping it fresh by switching them out to match the season. I found these heart plates at Target...SCORE!