Even though Christmas has now come and gone I thought it might be fun to share with you what we do here at the Wilkes house on Christmas Eve. As you know we are big on tradition. We have basically been doing the same thing on Christmas Eve since we have been married – and [...]
Breakfast with Santa and a Hot Apple Cider Bar
December 19, 2011 By 13 Comments
Three of the four kids are home! My nest is almost full again. This weekend we hosted our annual Breakfast with Santa for the neighbor families. It is our Christmas gift to them and ourselves! We have been blessed to have amazing neighbors. Two of the three families have lived here as long as we have [...]
Giveaway Winner and Halloween
October 30, 2011 By 9 Comments
Congratulations to Number 11! 11 Melissa says: We love chocolate chip cookies at our house. These and ice cream are my daughters favorite things for a sweet treat! Melissa, email me at yourhomebasedmom@gmail.com with your mailing info and Tate’s Bake Shop will get your prize right out to you! A big yummy thank you to [...]
Halloweenie Roast}2011
October 29, 2011 By 4 Comments
Our annual neighbor Halloweenie Roast was Friday night. I am thankful for neighbors who let me borrow their kids (the parents were invited too.) It just makes me happy. My husband is grateful too. He prefers it when I’m happy! I pulled out my trusty old framed chalkboard and Halloween pennant banner. My fun [...]
Halloweenie Roast Invitations and Printer Giveaway
October 14, 2011 By 279 Comments
One of my favorite annual parties we host each year is our Halloweenie Roast that we do for some of the neighbor kids. Since Halloween is coming up I’ve been working on party plans so I thought I’d share a few of them with you here on the blog in case any of you are [...]
Back to School Breakfast
September 6, 2011 By 10 Comments
Today is the first day of school for kids here in Portland. Except there isn’t anyone at my house starting school today. My college kids started last week and my law school kid started two weeks ago. So I borrowed some kids to celebrate the first day of school around here. Monday morning Jim and [...]
Graduation Party}The Food
June 16, 2011 By 10 Comments
Note: My first newsletter will come out this Friday. If you don’t want to miss one be sure and sign up on the front page of the blog! (On the right hand side bar, scroll down just a bit) I’m going to share my Summer To Do list and a few fun ways you can [...]
Graduation Party}The Decorations
June 15, 2011 By 11 Comments
Note: Thanks to your amazing response to my newsletter yesterday. As a result we maxed out the system a bit but hopefully things have been fixed. If you didn’t receive the confirmation email when you signed up you should receive it within 24 hours. Please email me if you don’t get it within the next [...]
Italian Soda Bar
June 13, 2011 By 14 Comments
We are on a little bit of party overload at our house but I couldn’t wait to share some of the fun photos from our Sail Away Graduation Party Saturday night. But first I have to say a great big thank you to my dear friend Marsha who showed up at my door about an [...]
Three Tiered Stand
June 9, 2011 By 14 Comments
Over at Pinterest I have a Board where I collect pictures of things I’d like to make some day. Because of my “mild” addiction to cake plates and tiered serving pieces I knew I had to make this cute piece as soon as I saw it. I added it to my Getting Crafty Board and [...]
