Carb lovers UNITE!

Hello! I have so many good, new recipes to share over the next week or so. And I'm super excited about the one today. I love bread. I'm one of those, "never-met-a-card-I-didn't-love" people. So when we eat Italian, bread is always on the menu. And since we've enacted "Italian Sunday," lots of bread is on the menu! 

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Italian Beef Bolognese

It appears that "Italian Sunday" is becoming a thing around our house. We just so happened to have another Italian dish this past Sunday and we both loved it! Cue a super fast google of delish Italian recipes..... 

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DIY Wall Mount Bookshelf + Free Plans

So... a couple weekends ago, I built a bookshelf for Kate's new room. I'll start off by saying, I don't think I really thought it through before it just happened. I looked high and low for the perfect shelving for her room. 

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Birthday Gift - Special Keepsake

I love a good reason to make a handmade gift. I made a flip book for Brian on our 1st (paper) Anniversary called, "100 Reasons Why I Love You!" It was made from index cards and random photos and bound together with string. Wasn't my proudest project but the sentiment was the goal. 

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Kate's Kitchen - IKEA Hack

Y'all. I can not say enough good things about this kitchen. It's been so fun for ME and Kate :). I honestly can't believe it's taken me this long to blog this adorable little thing. It was actually a birthday gift for our girl back in September! I bought it about a month before so I would have plenty of time to renovate it and get it looking precious! 

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Valentine's Day Treats

Happy Valentine's Day! I started working -slash that- thinking about treats for Kate's class well in advance. I had a plan but in true Alex fashion, I waited til the very last minute to put these guys together. But I'm in love with the end result. :)

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Gnocchi With Pomodoro Sauce

I really hate to make you jealous by posting this picture first-- okay, actually I do want to make you jealous. That's WHY I'm posting this awesomeness that we had for dinner over the weekend. I've made this once before but loosely followed the recipe. This time, I followed every (almost) single bit and the outcome was so amazing. 

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Toddler Food - Spinach Pesto "Pizzas"

I might have mentioned in a post a few days ago how frustrating making lunches for Kate has been. I actually kind of enjoy the meal planning and preparation, it's the watching her refuse the labor of love that is the trying part. 

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Christmas Cards, Lights & Garland

I LOVE receiving all our friends Christmas cards. It one of my favorite things to come home to each evening during the holiday season. I've always struggled with a good way to display them during the month of December.

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Baby ISH- 4th Installment

1. Wooden Rocking Chair  |  2. Anti-slip Moccasins  |   3.  My 1st Purse  |  4. Melissa & Doug Cookie Set  

  5. Green Toys Tea Set  |  6. Little Books for Little Hands  |  7. Soft Veggie Set  |  8. Stacking Rings  |  9. Take Along Tunes  

 10. Soft Fruit Set  |  11. Play Kitchen 

I haven't done one of these in a while. If you've been following along at all, you know these are so fun for me to put together! I figured a new one for my ONE YEAR OLD (plus some!)

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