Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer - Nursery Love

The nursery is finally complete! We spent all summer - in between re-watching episodes of Gilmore Girls - finishing up the nursery. (This kid is going to know Lorelai and Rory's voice as much as he'll know mine.) So much needed to be done and we really needed these past few months to do it.

There are several DIY projects we did in the nursery that I will post separately, but for now, here is our favorite room in the house:

Knock You Naked Brownies

I just had to share these brownies with you. They are amazing. I can't even begin to tell you how much I love them. I didn't take any of my own photos (I was in quite the hurry to get these in the oven and fridge so we could eat them!) so you'll have to mosey on over to The Pioneer Woman's blog and check out the wonderful step-by-step instructions for this recipe.

Baby Mobile

I would really like to make baby's mobile and have started researching some ideas. Here are a few I have found so far -

Some of these are slightly feminine but any one can be made to suite a little boy.

This one can be found at Gather and Nest. I love it because you don't need to start completely from scratch.





I found this mobile over at Bugs and Fishes. The butterflies can easily be changed to owls, foxes, or other furry little creatures.





I really like how simple (and cheap!) this one is from the Artful Abode.





Spool might just have my favorite mobile yet:

Etsy Love

I love Etsy. There are so many things I want to order before the baby comes!

I love this Diaper Clutch from BarnofColors -

We decided to use cloth diapers, and this wet bag from playfulpeanut would be a perfect addition to a diaper bag!

This diaper bag accessory set by LoveyBabyBoutique is so cool (who knew anything to do with diapers would be cool?!) -

I'm sad I haven't found that perfect diaper bag yet...any mom's out there have one they love? I want one that can be turned into a library bag, grocery bag, etc. when our little boy is potty trained. Neutral colors (grey!) prefered!

Happy 4th of July!

{Lemon cupcakes with a lemon and almond buttercream frosting.}

A Baby Shower

I had my very first baby shower Saturday night and I had no idea what to expect. All I knew was that it was going to be in Claire's backyard, planned by her and our good friend Mikaela. The beauty of Claire's transformed yard was amazing. The photos really don't do it justice, but here is a glimpse at our baby boy's beautiful shower -



















Thank you so much Claire and Mikaela, I couldn't have asked for a more beautiful shower. You girls are amazing!

Birds & Buttons

Well, after quite the long (and unintentional) hiatus, I am now back to keep posting what I love to do...cakes and crafts!

Claire and I made our very first wedding cake together this past weekend and it just so happens to be my favorite one!









For those interested in the logistics...the tiny birds are made out of gumpaste that we colored and were then cut out using a cookie cutter. The large birds are also colored gumpaste, but were done freehand. The buttons are different sized circle cutters with the rest done freehand. The branches are painted on.

It was a super fun cake to make and I am glad we had the honor to do it!