Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Kreativ Blogger Award Winners!!!


Honored we are. Our friend over at http://www.nottinggrace.blogspot.com/ awarded us with a Kreativ Blogger Award. Thank you Jenny. We're honored. This makes blogging even more enjoyable. We hope that we can bring a smile, laugh or recipe to your everyday. Thank you again!



Pass it on. As an award winner it is your duty to pass the award on to seven other bloggers that you enjoy and think are creative. Here are our picks.



1. The Party Dress (http://www.partydress.net/) GREAT website for all little extras that make life special. Party, dress, decor ... everything.

2.Room Remix ( http://www.roomremixblog.blogspot.com/ ) This is a great website that allows you to not only peek at what everyone is doing in decor but gives you permission to mix it up and have fun with your decorating. We love this blog.

3. Kara's Party Ideas (http://www.karaspartyideas.blogspot.com/ ) We appreciate a well thought out party and this website shows you all about them. They are so talented.

4. Kevin and Amanda (www.kevinandamanda.com/recipes ) Yummy. My family has been very glad I have found this site. Thanks for the great yummy goods!

5. Domestically Speaking (http://www.domestically-speaking.com/ ) Creativity oozes out of this blog. Love so many things posted on here.

6. Polka dota and pirates (www.polkadots-pirates.blogspot.com) LOVE all the creativity that this site oozes! Great site for ideas!

7. The Purple Pug (www.thepurplepug.blogspot.com) This is not only a great website to get ideas but you can purchase them too. The owner is a wonderfully sweet person and will help with anything! We are glad to have found the PURPLE PUG!

These are a few of our favorite blogs. Please check them out. Great ideas, fun to look through and so much creativity. I hope our favorties become yours too!

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Chocolate bath ...

This morning I had to warm my daughters Mother's Day Out teachers that she may smell/taste like chocolate ice cream. During her bath this morning she dumped out her ice cream and VIOLA .... Chocolate Annabelle! I don't know which is worse, that I had to warn her teachers not to taste her or that I gave her chocolate ice cream for breakfast ... and during her bath.

And by the way, Chocolate ice cream is still a breakfast. No is wasn't organic, no vegetable involved and we weren't all sitting at the breakfast table talking about what our day would hold for us. Hey, we're still a family though and we just do out family meals a tad bit different.

Enjoy your day!

Monday, March 8, 2010

A very Happy Birthday!

It was my son's 1st Birthday last week (sniffle sniffle sniffle). They are always so hard but I do enjoy throwing a good party. I wanted to share with you a few of the cute things I did for the party. I decided to go with an all BLUE theme and really baby boy it up. I had little sippy cups for the "Kiddie Cocktails", "Johnny's Jams" - a take home CD of his favorite music (paid for appropriately and legally). Everyone took home a cupcake too "A little treaty, from our sweetie". And what's a party without the Martha Stewart pom poms? It was so much fun!Blue was such a fun these to go with. I found way too many fun things to incorporate. The banner and pinwheel hats were my favorite. Add a little extra to the party always makes it memorable. We had "Naughty Nillas", "Johnny Juice" "Party Puffs" (see previous blog for recipe) and lots of cute decor. We took the theme from the three fold birthday announcement/invitation. With both of my children I felt like the first year was not only a celebration for them but an accomplishment for our family. WE DID IT (see adult beverages!)

Parties don't have to be stressful to throw mix a little creativity along with fun and you can enjoy yourself. When you enjoy yourself and your party everyone else does too!

Happy parties all!

Monday, March 1, 2010

Feeling like a celebrity

I'm feeling a bit like a celebrity these days. Crystal Gayle; I need my haircut and Brooke Sheilds; my eye brows are out of control. I never imagined how low maintance I would become after having children. Good trade though!