Blessed


  • A Vatican of Cardinals

    “We are here, we love you.”


  • Jack’s Big Announcement Photoshoot

    Jack’s Big Announcement Photoshoot

      Jack finally spilled the beans! He will be a Big Brother in September! We tried to let Lilu be part of the announcement pictures also, but she was just eating the jelly beans. Oh well. I made the signs with some paint and my Cricut. The eggs were from Target, and I just used…


  • Grinch Ornaments for Giacomo’s 1st Birthday

    Grinch Ornaments for Giacomo’s 1st Birthday

    It’s crazy to believe a whole year has gone by since my Mr. Man came into the world. I always say that the day he was born it felt like an explosion, that my heart grew 3 sizes that day like the Grinch. So for his first birthday, we had a Grinch themed party. Giacomo…


  • Jack’s Christening

    Since going back to work, I really have been working for the weekend. I always thought I was busy all week, until I had someone else to care for everyday. I can’t imagine how people with more than one child do it, let alone people with twins! We christened Jack 2 weeks ago, and I…


  • Using my Cricut Explore for Giacomo’s First Craft Project

    I’ve been dying to use my Christmas gift since Christmas, the new Cricut Explore. I had a Cricut Expressions and thought it was silly to buy a new machine, but I wanted the new model so badly! It has easy material settings, can cut, score, and write on all kinds of material, and the design…


  • Life with Jack

    Oh wow; babies are exhausting! I know you’re supposed to know that, but I don’t think the fact can ever be truly appreciated until you actually have your own baby. See I have plenty of baby experience thanks to my nieces and nephew, but I was always able to return them at the end of…


  • Happy Thanksgiving

    Happy Thanksgiving! Unfortunately my hands have been so swollen and my carpel tunnel  has gotten worse, so I haven’t been as crafty as I’d like to be. But even still, in these past few weeks I’ve certainly have had a lot to be thankful for. Two weeks ago, my family threw me a beautiful baby…


  • Sweet Start to Spring

    What a wonderful few weeks I’ve been having. I feel like every week has been crammed with  one happy blessing after another. For example, my niece Angelina was recently named the “Most Improved Student of the Year” at her intermediate school. I am so proud of her. She works so hard and has come so…


  • Happy Birthday Nancy!

    Today is my oldest sister’s birthday. Nancy is 8 years older than me, which is a relatively large gap. The other day I found this BuzzFeed that really nails our relationship:   http://www.buzzfeed.com/leonoraepstein/things-that-happens-when-you-and-your-sibling-have-a-huge   For the most part, it’s all true. We never ever fought growing up, she was very motherly to me when I…


  • Birthdays and Weight Cake

    Last weekend we celebrated Dad’s birthday, and after weeks of keeping quiet we celebrated my brother-in-law’s surprise 40th birthday. Nancy was able to plan the surprise party without Ben having any idea. She themed the party “Fit and Forty,” and we designed invitations and favor labels to match. For centerpieces, Nancy used foam circles and…