{Real Party} You Are My Sunshine First Birthday

The song “You Are My Sunshine” has been one that I often sing my son. Living in Portland, Oregon the sun only really shines during the summer and early Fall. So, my son keeps me smiling year round. I hired Macey from Motormouth Studios to hang out at the party all day and take photos. …

{Real Party} Portland Blogger’s Family Picnic

The Portland Bloggers group that I’ve been meeting up with just had the June Meet-up. The group meets approximately every two months. This month it was a family picnic so that everyone could meet some of the people that we all blog about. Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate. A last minute venue change along …

{Recipe} Sweet Potato Cake with Marshmallow Buttercream Frosting

Mmmm… birthday cake. Is there anything better? I really enjoy making my friends birthday cakes or cupcakes. I like to play around with flavors and frostings. I like using things I have on hand or going to buy something special. I made this cake  (featured in the Rustic Birthday Party Post from yesterday) using some …

{Real Party} Rustic Dinner Party

On a previous {Working on it Wednesday} post I shared an inspiration board for a Fall dinner party with a color scheme of whites, tans, browns and blues. Guests were in charge of bringing desserts or appetizers while I was in charge of making a main course dish and two sides for 20 people. I …

{Real Party} Little Pumpkin Sip and See

This week is the week of baby showers here at the blog… Monday we saw a {Real Party} of a rustic, yet soft baby shower for a girl Tuesday we saw a {Real Party} of a modern robot-themed shower for a boy Wednesday was {Working on it Wednesday} with inspiration for a woodland-themed shower ~*~ …