Tag: molly

  • jackson’s 5th birthday @ school

    a few weeks ago, right before jackson’s pre-k school year ended at mvmpcs, we celebrated jackson’s 5th birthday with all of his classmates and teachers. molly made special treats for the celebration, cake pops! they were a hit, especially since they were crazy space cats, awesome aliens and wacky asteroids! molly and dave spent a…

  • go take a hike!

    go take a hike!

    as an early father’s day treat, we made a trip in early june to skyline drive and shenandoah national park in virginia and we loved it so much, we reserved another night’s stay in november, so we can see the park in all its fall glory! shenandoah national park is known as the yellowstone of…

  • trip to the circus with the barainyaks!

  • crafting for a cause

    crafting for a cause

    when our favorite local toy shop dancing bear toys and gifts blogs about something, we listen. this has lead to lots of great toy and game finds, of course. but this week, our friends at the bear blogged about a special crafty art project that could help teach kids about helping others. so, naturally, we…

  • cinnamon buns from scratch!

    cinnamon buns from scratch!

    jackson had a big idea today — let’s bake something! so he got out his “favorite cooker’s book,” also known as paula deen’s cookbook for kids (don’t ask!), and found a cinnamon bun recipe. of course, paula wanted us to use a can of crescent roll dough, and not only did I not have any,…