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Easter Lovely

by Stacy on April 4, 2010


“Easter is the demonstration of God
that life is essentially spiritual and timeless.”

~ Charles M. Crowe

[This collage is a collection of photos from Flickr, sadly the mosaic builder crashed before I could credit the original photographers. Thanks for looking, if one of these is your photo please let me know so I can give you credit :) ]

Here’s hoping your Easter was as laid back and peaceful as ours. I really couldn’t have asked for a better day, the kids were fabulous, the day wasn’t rushed and the food was delicious. I’ll go to bed this evening thankful for this special day and all that it means to us.

If you’ve never made a resurrection roll, I HIGHLY suggest you do so right away. Not only were these a nice way to share the story of Easter with my young children and toddlers but they tasted like homemade cinnamon rolls – on the table in less than 20 minutes! (And the kids made them even)

Resurrection Rolls

My healthified version of the carrot cake was a smashing success (if I do say so myself), but my icing recipe could still use some work though – I’ve never seen cream cheese icing go so horribly awry. I’ll share the carrot cake recipe with you very soon (promise) and keep my yucky icing recipe all to myself.

{No Picture Here – It was a cake only a Mom could love}

The Egg Hunt was a blast, but my 4 year old was a bit underwhelmed that the Easter Bunny put raisins and cereal in his eggs instead of more candy. (He did get a chocolate Easter bunny and some M&Ms in a few of the eggs). I salvaged the Easter Bunny’s reputation by having the kids dump their cranberries, assorted cereals and M&M’s into a bowl and showing them the Easter bunny really left them Easter Trail Mix. * This made it much more fun for them and I felt as if I succeeded in not turning Easter in to a sugary, sweet holiday *

Easter's Over

Originally, I planned to fill the eggs with puzzle pieces but our eggs were too small to hold the pieces. Next year, though – there will be puzzle pieces in our eggs :) and Easter trail mix too (I love new traditions, especially ones you stumble on to by accident)

New to Us Traditions

Baking Carrot Cake & Leaving it out for the Easter Bunny
Making Resurrection Rolls for Easter breakfast
Easter Bunny Trail Mix
Puzzle pieces leading to the baskets and in the eggs

Did you start any new traditions in your home this year? I’m all Ears … get it :)

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Easter Plans

by Stacy on April 1, 2010

I was planning a low-key family Easter this year with nothing “eggstravagant” or fancy since this is probably the last year I’ll be able to get away with it (my oldest is 4). That is, that was my plan … UNTIL … I stumbled on to Heather’s site and her adorable letter to the Easter bunny which filled me with all sorts of fun ideas. I’m still going to stay true to myself and do this all pretty low-key, but here’s what we’ll be doing at our house this Sunday.

- Brown Sugar Glazed Ham, Mac & Cheese (w/ hidden veggies) & Green Beans

- Carrot Cake (made on Saturday & left out for the Easter Bunny)

I’ll be testing a new & improved, healthy carrot cake recipe (if all goes well I’ll share it with you soon)

- Fun & Simple Dyed Eggs

- Easter Egg Hunt (eggs filled with puzzle pieces instead of candy)

Thank you Family Fun, for this great idea

- Resurrection Rolls (borrowed this idea from Smashed Peas and Carrots)

I only wish I had the energy to do some of these amazing finds – there’s always next year I guess

Bakerella style Easter Oreo Suckers from How Does She

Finally a good use for Peeps, I’m loving this Easter Centerpiece from Mix Mingle Glow

Too Cute Peep Shirts from All The Small Things

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A Moment of Prayer for Easter

by Stacy on April 12, 2009

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Lord Jesus, purify my heart with your truth and guide me in the way of holiness,
so that I may always do what is pleasing in your sight.

May the peace of your presence abide with me and make each day you give me the most beautiful day of my life.

Amen.

Prayer courtesy of Living Water Community, Photos brought to you by these folks on Flickr:
1. Pittsfield Hot Air Balloon Rally – 2006, 2. look like lollipops, 3. Untitled, 4. Bath Toy Boats, 5. Skogstur med familien Boysen/Knutsen – 30/31, 6. Psyckedelia, 7. Flowers bring colour…, 8. 080620-tb, 9. Summer, 10. An Army of Peeps, 11. Scenery while driving home, 12. Crab-apple- (14)Kal5, 13. 2004-07-02 17-43-44, 14. Candy Floss, 15. Flower Buds, 16. Lemon Berry Smoothie Remix, 17. Bom dia!, 18. Santiago www.viajar24h.com-124, 19. The Crayola Pallet, 20. flikr1514, 21. P2074011, 22. pinkies, 23. Rainbow and trees, 24. more community garden flowers, 25. watercolor
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Easter’s Best

by Stacy on April 11, 2009

Sweet Treats

Katherine Marie lets her creative genius shine with these completely doable Bunny Racers!

Adorable Bunny and Chick cupcakes from one of our faves, Bright Ideas

Little Lamb Cakes courtesy of the Food Network

Yummy Pretzel Nests also from Bright Ideas (lovin’ this site)

Personalized Gifts

Adorable Wool and Cashmere Easter Pals from Lindamade (via One Pretty Thing)

Hard to believe Fiona Carter made these egg-citing softies available for download, complete with tutorial

Love, Love, Love this upcycled fabric basket from Moda Bake Shop. Pair this with one of our previously featured My Cakies scrap necklaces and you’ll have a perfectly coordinated gift set for a very special girl.

Crafts for Kids

Ingenius Jelly Bean Bracelets from Mrs. D Lightful (perfect for any time of year)

Every little girl (and mommy too) loves Paper Dolls! Print these out for a fantastic last-minute Easter Gift, courtesy of the amazing Tricia Rennea

Martha’s got you covered with these super simple envelope treat bunnies

Upcycle your fruit cups into these fabulous tulip cups with 4 Crazy Kings

I also love these creative transparent eggs from 4 Crazy Kings. I’d love to make these in star shapes!

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Amazing WFB Easter Giveaway

by Stacy on March 30, 2009

Now here’s a giveaway all parents/bloggers should get excited about. Wholesale Furniture Brokers have decided to giveaway $500 in Kids furniture to one lucky blogger. Even better, If there are more than 100 entries, they’ll giveaway 2 prizes!!

Here’s the official rules of the WFB Easter Blog contest:

Celebrate Easter with your kids by winning new furniture for them. We want you to let us know what kids furniture you want to reward your kids with and why on your own blog post. Be creative and let us know why you and your kids deserve it. If you convince us that you deserve the kids furniture the most out of all the contestants, you’ll win a $500 gift certificate towards FREE kids furniture. On Tuesday, April 14, 2009, we will review all of the blog entries for this contest and choose the winner. The winner will be the contestant with the most creative and authentic blog post that inspires others to post comments, bookmarks, and write their own blog posts about it.

We will give away a second $500 gift certificate towards FREE kids furniture if we have more than 100 contestants!

How to Enter:
Write a blog post that includes the following:
1. In 100 – 200 words, explain which kids furniture item you would like to win your kids for Easter. Convince us why you deserve to win. (Item must be chosen from Wholesale Furniture Brokers.)
2. Include a link to the furniture you’d like to win. (Don’t worry, if you win, you can change your mind.)
3. Link to one of our kids furniture categories. (See
contest rules for details)
4. You’re authorized to use any image from WFB in your post.
5. Publish your post.
6. Notify us by email at
KidsFurnitureContest@GoWFB.com.

The deadline for entries is Monday, April 13, 2009.

Stumped on how to go about entering? Well, here’s my take on it:

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Three Reasons my kids deserve to win:

1. My children have no furniture ~ Yep, I said it NONE. If you’ve followed the site you’ll probably remember we recently moved all the way from Germany to Texas. Making a continental move like that, really forces you to choose which items you’ll be taking with you to your new home. Since my kids were transitioning from cribs to real beds and everything we had was a mish-mash of hand-me- downs, we decided to leave it all behind. Now that we’re in the States, the kids could really use some new furniture. In fact, right now they’re sleeping on mattresses on the floor with little piles of clothing stacked all around them. C’mon WFB, help us out, and FAST (why? See #2).

2. There will soon be three of them ~ My third child is due at the end of April. A three year old, a two year old, and pretty soon a newborn with no furniture. I know, I’m a bit ashamed myself. Still, that’s a lot of furniture to acquire at a time when splurging on things like children’s furniture just isn’t in the cards. Again, WFB – we could really use your help

3. We’ve already made great plans for it ~ Don’t believe me? Check out this adorable toddler’s room thrown together on a super tight budget.

Inspiration Piece – Sunday Funnies Dresser

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Toddler Spring Garden Party Room

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Note: The colors of the actual items are much brighter than they appear in these images

Lavender Gingham Panels from Target ~ $6 (Darn, these SOLD OUT)
LED accent lamps from Target ~ $11
Ikea Lack Bookshelf ~ $129
Garden Party Sheet Set from Target ~ $20 SOLD OUT
Flower Wall Peg set from Target ~ $11
Ikea Lack Table ~ $13
Scandi Bean Bag from Target ~ $30

If I win, I’ll probably grab a box spring from Craigslist and then attempt a DIY picket fence headboard.

For a cheap way to finish off the look, I’ll use tons of these around the room

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The paper flowers are from Oriental Trading Co, 12 for $5.99 – I found nylon flowers similar to these at Hobby Lobby in all sorts of bright colors really cheap

That’s a complete girls room fully decorated for just $230, that’s a price tag I can live with

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