Every January, like clockwork, I hate on Valentine’s Day a bit. “It’s a dumb holiday. So commercialized. I’m boycotting this year.” I don’t know why I’m so hateful about a holiday dedicated to love. But then February rolls around and, like clockwork, I get swept up in how cute it all is. And it is! There are so…
Hank’s daycare has a “no candy” Valentine rule and I LOVE IT. Not because we’re a no-candy family. Lord no. I love it because it forces you to get real creative with other non-candy options. Sure, you can go the store bought route, but why do that when there are SO many great semi-handmade options out there? When thinking of a…
Christmas of 2020 was a whole new different. We didn’t have our usual Danish relatives in town, so we found ourselves with more time on our hands. Most of that time was spent indoors since we were doing our best to social distance. We couldn’t stay cooped up all season though. We needed a little “over the river and through the woods” action to…
This is the cutest way to get in the spirit of the holidays! Fiona has shunned bows lately in favor of hair clips and I’m not complaining. Hair clips are small, cute, and stay in her hair more securely that bows. Her grandma gave her some Christmas hair clips last year and Fiona loved them, so I knew I had to make her some more this year. The…
Despite the comedic genius of several actors in the classic movie Christmas Vacation (lookin’ at you, Randy Quaid), let’s be honest, Aunt Bethany is the real star of the show. She doesn’t appear on-screen until the last third of the movie, but it doesn’t matter. Every, single line of hers is quote-worthy. “Don’t throw me down, Clark!”…
I’m here to tell you, being married to a Dane has some perks. Hands down, CHIEF AMONG THEM, is Æbleskiver (pronounced “able-skee-ver”). Æbleskiver are sweet, little pancake pillows the Danes serve around Christmas. It’s not Christmas in Denmark without Æbleskiver. I met my husband when I was studying abroad in Denmark as an undergrad. My favorite moments of that year were falling…
