button art

Summer Saturday and Which Granola They Chose

There’s not much better than a summer Saturday! It was a hot one here in Pittsburgh, (I think the high was 93 degrees?!) but we made the best of it.

In the morning, our family went on a story hike with our local library. We met at a local trail and hiked with a group of friends from the library, stopped for story time, and then hiked back for snacks! The kids loved it and man did it feel good to be out in the woods.

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How We Spent Independence Day, Button Art, and Bee Stings

If you’re from the U.S., how was your Fourth of July? It was a hot one here in Pittsburgh. I think it was in the high 80s and then it rained in the evening. Jimmy and Sadie were in a parade with our church and Mordecai and I stayed home because I had a ton of baking to do for my niece’s first birthday party.

Strawberry themed chocolate covered Oreos

Olive is turning one, so the theme was “Olive’s Berry First Birthday” and was strawberry-themed. I started off by making chocolate covered Oreos and was able to paint more chocolate. This time, I made strawberries! (more…)