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A Winter Cocktail: Coffee Stout White Russian

January 5, 2016 by Morgan

Can I share a little discovery? Apparently this isn’t new in anyone’s book, but coffee and kahlua and cream are an amazing combination :).

Coffee Stout White Russian Winter Cocktail

This homemade kahlua recipe is still my very favorite and I’ve been sipping it with cream (or eggnog (!) or half & half, because that’s a fridge staple over here) over ice all Christmas. Kevin brought home a growler of coffee stout from a local brewery the other night and by golly we’ve discovered heaven in a drink. Dash of cinnamon because it’s newly January and holiday spices still sound about right :).

It’s a little bit creamy, a little bit sweet & cinnamon-y (in that holiday way), a little bit caffeinated and a little bit (more) alcoholic. It’s a nice end-of-the-day winter drink. Best enjoyed fireside or in that ‘hush’ after you’ve put kiddos to bed.

Around here we’ve been making a few New Year’s goals (mostly just to make this new year fresh and awesome and lots less busy), The Crafter’s Box sold out on Christmas Eve :), and I’ve been working out all of the logistics to get those boxes out the door! Our February box is soon to be on standby if all goes well over the next couple of days.

Hope that this brand new year is already treating you very well!! Our family is committed to doing something crazy in 2016 (see awesome above). We’ve decided to shake it up in a good way, but we’re still working on what that might be.

- posted on January 5, 2016 Filed Under: Beverages, Christmas, Cocktails, Holidays, Recipes, Winter

Christmas Morning At Our Casa

December 28, 2015 by Morgan

Hope that you had a lovely Christmas and holiday weekend with your family. Ours was peaceful and sweet and full of lots of little happy shrieks. Christmas with kids is possibly the best thing ever.

Here are a few photos of our special day…

Christmas Morning 2015

Christmas Morning 2015

Christmas Morning 2015

Christmas Morning 2015

Christmas Morning 2015

Christmas Morning 2015

Christmas Morning 2015

Christmas Morning 2015

Christmas Morning 2015

Christmas Morning 2015

Christmas Morning 2015

We facetimed our family from out of town, wore undies from stockings on our head as we unwrapped presents (Santa is sending subliminal messages to Taylor as we wrap up this potty training business!), and dressed in head-to-toe matching ballerina outfits with favorite dolls. That doll just above on the left is Molly from American Girls (does anyone else remember her?). She’s 25 years old and my favorite from when I was Liv’s age. My mom saved my entire mini trunk of doll clothing for Molly and I plan on passing down everything in time. Liv might be a hair young but I’m sure she’ll give her just as much love as I did. And T gets to start ballet lessons in January now that she’s 2 and a half! (as of yesterday!) So excited. Leg warmers for everyone.

- posted on December 28, 2015 Filed Under: Christmas, Family & Friends, Holidays

Our Christmas Cards

December 21, 2015 by Morgan

Our Christmas Cards 2015

We have been very late in the game to get our Christmas cards out this year. It feels so great to get photos taken, design worked out, and cards ordered by Thanksgiving, but what a busy holiday this has been!

Back in November, Kev and I coaxed the girls into a kid-only photo when we were enjoying a family weekend in central California.

Our Christmas Cards 2015

It was beautiful horse country and I wish I could have taken photos all day. Big hanging trees and lots of rolling hills edged by eucalyptus – plenty of space to roam and click away.

Before uploading to Minted, I upped the ‘brightness’ and ‘curves’ of our photo in Photoshop like crazy, I was feeling a very simple light and bright card this year.

Want to see the backside of the card before Kev asked for a family photo?

Our Christmas Cards 2015

Because who’s family photos ever go smoothly? That’s real life behind-the-scenes right there.

I love the idea of our friends and family seeing the front of the card with smiles and then flipping over to the back!

I was overruled and the printed cards ended up getting an iPhone family pic from Kevin’s brother’s wedding. :)

Our Christmas Cards 2015

Our Christmas Cards 2015

New best thing ever – uploading a spreadsheet of our addresses into Minted to have them automatically printed. 90% of my envelopes required just about zero work this year and I don’t know if I’ll ever go back!

I love how simple this Tiny Blessings Holiday Photo layout in Minted is. I was aiming for quality cardstock (that’s nice and thick to the touch) plus a white border and basic black font.

Our Christmas Cards 2015

Uploading images, text and addresses to Minted was easy peasy. Minted, you make my job as a busy mom so much easier. Muchas gracias.

Minted sponsored this post, thank you for letting me share about the companies that I love, support, and really dig collaborating with.

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- posted on December 21, 2015 Filed Under: Christmas, Family & Friends, Holidays, My Girls

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