8th Birthday

In November our sweet Andon turned 8. We wanted to do something totally different for him this year.

We got a babysitter for Adelyn and took him to Universal Studios Islands of Adventure for the day. We had a blast running through the park jumping on any ride he wanted to (except the big roller coasters, he was still 2 in. too short..bummer).

We hung out in the arcade for an hour or so playing shooting games and motorcycle riding games. Waited in line to meet the real spider man. And went on one of the scariest rides I have ever been on... Tower of Terror!!! I had never been on it before and neither had Andon so we didn't know what to expect but as soon as they fastened my seat belt and the floor dropped out I had a sinking feeling. Sure enough, it shoots you straight into the air and once you get to the top you have that terrible feeling in your stomach.. OHHH I hate that feeling!! I looked through the arm restraint to see Andon's face and that made it worse! Poor guy was so scared, as soon as we hit the ground we both said we'd never do it again!

We filled up on pizza, candy, soda and popcorn which equals perfection to my guy!

The day was long and full and Andon loved every bit of turning 8!!

We certainly missed our girl but it was nice to spend the day focused on him. :)

Her Sweet and Shabby Party

I had been planning Adelyn's party in my head for weeks!! Finally, about 4 weeks before the actual day I started making purchases and putting my ideas together.

She was born on Easter Sunday last year so I knew I wanted a slight tie into that. But mostly I just wanted it to be a dessert and treats party with a shabby chic/spring feel.

I don't think it could have turned out any better. It was just a beautiful little party for my sweet one turning one!! :))





Some pics of the cakes and cupcakes...



I love this pic of her opening gifts! :)

And she LOVES her new baby stroller that Nana T. got her!

Watching us sing "Happy Birthday" to her. :)


This wasn't her first time with the cake so she new exactly what to do!


Happy 1st Birthday sweet girl!! We love you so much and look forward to many more!!

Royal Icing Cupcake Toppers

I mentioned in my last post about having to practice making some of the desserts I was making for Adelyn's Birthday party.

Well.... Another great idea I found on the site ~ I Am Mommy ~ were these royal icing cupcake toppers!! I searched everywhere trying to find something just right to use for my cupcakes and when I came across these I knew I had to try.

So I printed off a pic of what they were supposed to look like, the recipe on how to make royal icing and a bunch of sheets of the roses to pipe.

I taped the sheets with the roses to the counter and then taped a sheet of parchment paper over them.

Then I made the frosting according to the directions found on the Wilton website, separated it and then added a drop of pink to one bowl and a drop of green to the other. And when I say a drop I mean it! That's all it needed. Unless, of course, you want hot pink roses which I did not. :)


After that, I just filled my two bags and piped out the roses... :)


I just let them dry overnight and the next morning.... Wallah!!

Here's how they looked on the cupcakes the day of her party!! Can you see them in the center of the table?!? So cute!!


p.s. I can not say enough great things about the site ~ I Am Mommy ~ She doesn't know me and has never even heard of me. I am just telling you this because I just LOVE her site and all her creative desserts!! :))

p.p.s If you decide to attempt to make these just know that they are VERY fragile. Handle with care!! Luckily I made plenty because the afternoon of the party when I was putting out all the cupcakes and sticking them into them I was just breaking them one after the other and freaking out just a little bit.. :))

She's One!!!

Last Monday, April 4th, Adelyn turned 1! We celebrated as a family that night and last Saturday she had her party. Can't wait to post pics!!

I made some fun new desserts for her party but had to do a few practice runs to make sure I even knew how to do them! So the night of her birthday we cut into the beautiful rose cake I made. I found this cake on Amanda's website called I am mommy. It is just amazing what she can do with cakes!! She makes everything look so easy and gives great tutorials to walk you through. I was pretty happy with how my first Rose cake turned out.

I think Adelyn was too!! She LOVED her very first piece of cake! :))


I can't believe how fast the last year with her has gone! I was going through lots of pics that I printed to hang around the house for her party and just loved seeing her at every month. The slight changes in her little face each month, more and more hair on her head, hands a feet getting bigger. I love love love that sweet girl of ours!! :))

And so does he, oh my!

Happy 1st Birthday Adelyn!! You have been the sweetest gift to our family! We love you so much honey girl and couldn't be more thankful for you!!

p.s. party pics to come... woot woot!!! :))

Remnants from the party

Adelyn's 1st Birthday Party was April 9th and there are still sweet little reminders left through the house. I L-O-V-E-D planning her party and celebrating my girl turning 1!

I hung these pom poms over the tables at the party now a few of them are hanging over her crib and they look so cute in there! This lone one is still hanging in my living room! Haha...


These were the party favors I made for all who came to the party. And lucky me I scored a couple for myself. :)


I made this chalkboard with a cheap frame from Wal-Mart and some chalkboard paint for her party and now it sits on my kitchen counter so I can write daily messages to my family.


Adelyn is already 13 and 1/2 months and weighs 20 lbs. She is such a happy and healthy girl. She has grown and changed so much since I wrote her 10 month post. That was an exciting one though because that's when she started walking. Now she is all out tryin to run! She loves loves loves to eat. Seriously, any new food we have given her she likes and say's "more!" She now say's Dada, Mama, ANDON (she always yells it :)) diaper, thank you, and brother. She is actually saying a lot more this is just what we can understand! She is a very busy girl with lots and lots of energy and we LOVE her!! :))

Party Preppin' and Lots of New Foods

Our sweet Adelyn will be 1 year old in just a few short weeks!! I am having so much fun planning and shopping for her party!! My sweet friend will be taking pics that day so I will have LOTS to post!! Can't wait. :)

In the last couple of weeks Adelyn has tried so many new foods and the only thing she didn't really love was... Broccoli. That is one of Andon's favorite veggies. But Andon doesn't like too many fruits which is a bummer to me because I love them all. And I think my daughter will too! :)

Here she is gettin down in some strawberries!



Asking for "more."

Needless to say she LOVED them and the next day we tried watermelon.. I didn't get any pics but I did get the same reaction. I've got a fruit lovin girl on my hands.. :)

Better Late Than Never 10 Months Post!!

In 2 more days Adelyn will be 11 Months Old but I couldn't not write a 10 Months post! This is the month she started walking!!! It is the cutest thing watching her little self piddle paddle around the house. Jared says she looks like E.T and Andon says she looks like an old lady the way she walks. I say it is too stinkin cute!! :)

I finally got a picture of her smiling. ~see above~ She does this thing where she smiles really big and snorts her nose at the same time. :) She has 6 teeth now, 4 on top and 2 on bottom. I have been using one of those finger brushes to brush her teeth but today we bought her her first toothbrush and she loves it!

She has a very healthy appetite! She loves to taste any new food and so far the only thing she hasn't liked is green beans. Funny thing, Andon doesn't like them either.

I will be writing another post on our sweet girl in a few more days. I am already starting to prepare for her first birthday!! I really can't believe that she'll be 1 in less than 6 weeks!! Oh Me Oh My how time flies. :)