our carlson life

Our good friend Amy graduated with her Masters from NAU earlier this month and we had the privilege of helping celebrate her in Flagsta...

A couple of weeks ago I went to Arkansas for the wedding of my dear friend Jennifer. Jennifer is part of the group of girls from col...

a couple of weeks ago i went to arkansas for a dear friend's wedding. since i was in arkansas i simply had to go visit my alma mater and...

I have been making my own condiments since I am tired of reading their labels and seeing the amount of weird ingredients that are added...

i can't believe this guy is already 3 years old! happy birthday sweet jonathan!  love and miss you, uncle buck and auntie signe...

I love coffee. I love the taste and the aroma. And sometimes cold brew is the way to go. The great thing about cold brew is that it is a...

This weekend I decided to make some good ole chocolate chip cookies. And they were GOOD! These whole wheat cookies are crunchy yet sof...

Let me start by saying: I clean our toilet bowl every week! In the above picture it doesn't appear that way:( We have hard water and...

I really like a good moist carrot cake with cream cheese frosting and this recipe delivers just that. Sometimes carrot cakes can be a l...