Hollidazzzzzzzle!

We love the Hollidazzle Parade! It is such a fun, sparkly parade! If you live outside of Minneapolis, you're missing out!! So many colorful Christmas-light-covered characters & floats. There's nothing like it. It's awesome. I love it. It was especially fun last night with Adelie & Kennedi. The girls are sick, so we were a little hesitant to go last night - but the weather was perfect! Hard to beat a 50 degree night in Minneapolis on November 25th...so we headed to downtown Minneapolis, and it was well worth it! Adelie loved it! She wasn't a fan of sitting on Nate's shoulders....but otherwise, she was happy as can be! Kennedi was bright-eyed as well! So great. I think I love it just as much as the children!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving up at mom & dad's house! We loved celebrating Thanksgiving with mom & dad, grandma & grandpa, mike & susan & steph! It was a perfect holiday! The dinner was fantastic!!! Everyone pitched in & the dinner was fantastic - mom made a delicious turkey & we loved all the side dishes. So yummy. We sure are enjoying our leftovers! Kennedi & Adelie were sick with fevers....so they weren't their cheerful selves, but we still had a great holiday as a family. I just adore my grandparents, so I felt extra grateful that they made the trip up for the day to be with us. I love those two! I know my daughters adore them too. They are wonderful. Thanks, mom & dad, for the wonderful holiday together!!

dear santa...

Cheerful holiday treasures are so sweet & warm your heart when it's frosty outside!! Sprinklybaby loves the holiday season!! What's more precious than a child's hand-written "Dear Santa...." letter? Here's the perfect spot to place that letter: a red felt "Santa" envelope. It's hand-stitched with light blue & mint green stitches & is stamped with a snowflake stamp & ready for delivery to the North Pole!! Red & white baker's twine & a green felt button keep the "Dear Santa" letter safe inside the envelope! You will treasure this for years to come! Happy holidays! Love, sprinklybaby ♥ purchase here!

felt & yarn wreaths

I added this darling little piece of decor to my shop. I just adore these felt & yarn wreaths. I've seen them in the past & have always loved them. There's something so timeless & charming about a yarn & felt wreath. I think this would be a cute addition to a nursery - or anywhere in the home! So sweet & a perfect pop of color.

happy halloween! love, peas & carrot

happy halloween! love, our little peapod & carrot! love you all!

fun projects!

I have been wanting to make this pom-pom garland for the girls' room for a little while now, and finally made it today! It turned out so sweet & so colorful. I need to take better pictures of it in their room when the lighting is better. I love it. If Nate didn't mind, I would string this all over our bedroom too! It's adorable. I also made a really cool dry-erase board (pictured in top photo. I need to get heavy-duty magnets to hang it on the refrigerator still). It's pretty darling. I can't think of a cuter spot to write the grocery list! More projects to come...I need to finish Kennedi's costume before I do any more projects! Adelie's is finished (can't wait to see her in it!).

$22 of apples + little A = yummy danishes!

So the great thing about picking apples at the apple orchard is that we now have $22 worth of apples to bake with! Yay! I plan on baking a classic apple pie later this week. But I first wanted to try something new & yummy! I was super excited to try this recipe. It did not disappoint! I love this recipe. I wanted to make something special for Nate. He loves apple pie, and danishes, and cheesecake - so I figured this would be a treat (the deliciousness of sweet cinnamon-sugary apples, sweet cream cheese, and a flaky powder-sugar-topped danish!). I have a feeling this recipe will be a Cartwright favorite for a long time! You will love this! It would be delicious for a Sunday brunch or a sweet autumn snack. I made a couple changes to the recipe: I used Haralson apples. I didn't use ricotta cheese or lemon zest. Also, I made mine into mini little 'cake-like' danishes instead of doing one large danish. It's messy when you make the danishes (and when you bake them!), but it's nice to have individual cakes. I think next time I'll try just making one large danish & slicing it. I actually made the first batch last night & had tons of the apple mix left over (and it was way too yummy to waste!), so I made another round this afternoon. This recipe makes a ton! Oh, and my secret to making an excellent, delicious batch of apple-cheese danishes is to find a darling little kitchen helper to help you bake! Nothing better!