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Weekend Lovelies

April 5, 2014

:: Weekend Lovelies ::

Rise and shine! Welcome to this edition of Weekend Lovelies. Yes I say rise and shine, as this picture literally is the sun rising on an early spring morning. My kids are early risers, and though I am one too, I am never quite ready to rise early on the weekends. This particular morning I was grumpy, when Mason made his way into my room. He said mom, “I have to show you something”, thinking it was a recent Lego build, I slowly got out of bed and made my way towards him. To my surprise this was my morning greeting. “Isn’t this beautiful Mom?” This made my day. So for you parents out there, I do have say there are positives to these early mornings. Seeing the sun rise just over the trees is not always going to be noticed in our lives. It is a special treat, and one day we will be wishing and hoping for these early morning risers. This weeks Weekend Lovelies is full of our favorites. A little DIY to some spring fashion. I am looking forward to having this week off for Spring break. Though we don’t have huge plans, my family will be celebrating a few family birthdays…..two very special ones are sandwiched together in our week off. I am excited to be celebrating Shane’s birthday, and Madeline’s 5th birthday! Do you have any upcoming celebrations or spring plans? [Read more…]

Strawberry Shortbread Pie & Giveaway

March 20, 2014

:: Strawberry Shortbread Pie & Giveaway ::

Okay, so I am going to date Sara and I with this Strawberry Shortbread Pie Recipe. We don’t talk about our age, but let’s say besides Sara being my favorite red head; Strawberry Shortcake was mine as a kid. Luckily our girls have been able to experience one of our favorite childhood characters. Strawberry Shortcake and Cabbage Patch Kids were a big deal at the age of 5. In fact because of Strawberry Shortcake, I had asked for a Strawberry Cake for my 6th birthday party. From then on I loved everything that was strawberry. This Strawberry Shortbread Pie is an ode to all things strawberry. These little red berries make me happy and their sweetness makes for a winning combination with Walkers Shortbread Round Cookies. The mixture of the two makes for an awesome yet simple spring time pie!

We are a little blessed to experience these magical berries for most of the year. Sometimes we forget that strawberries aren’t as readily available to most of the country until the summer. Strawberries honestly, {besides all the talk of Strawberry Shortcake talk} have been a big part of my life. My Grandma Joan was a Californian Native. She was a fourth generation Californian. Making her family here in the state long before it was even a state. She had a fondness for strawberries. She liked to bake with them and she grew them in her backyard. My sister and I loved to see the little white flowers turn into red berries. Picking them and eating them straight from her garden was our favorite part.

In fact in a way this recipe is dedicated to her. It is my Grandma’s Strawberry Pie Recipe. I hope you enjoy it….

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