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!!! :))

Morning Walks

We go on a morning walk a few times a week. It just feels like the perfect way to start the day to me. I have plenty of pics that I snapped from our walk the other day.


It's pretty typical for her to still be in her jammies.


Re-tying his shoes. I think he's due for a pair of running shoes. He loves to run and all he's got are a bunch of Converse and flip-flops.


Andon LOVES dogs so we have to pay a visit to each and every one we see!




We usually stop off at the neighborhood playground.


It is such a fun and relaxing way to start the day. By the time we come back Adelyn is ready for her 1st nap and it's School time for Andon and I.

I have lots of fun pics to post from Easter and Mother's Day soon. Life has just been a little crazy around here. On Easter Sunday my brother was in a dirt biking accident and has been in a hospital in Tampa ever since. He has gone through 3 surgeries to try to save as much of his foot as possible and today will be having another. They have amputated his 2nd toe and 1/2 of the 3rd toe and placed rods through his foot. Today they are taking him into the operating room to clean it all out and make sure that what they left is still looking good and not infecting the rest of his foot. Because if it's not then they will have to remove all of his toes and the front half of his foot. Please pray for him and my family today.

Thanks so much, Jen

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.. :)

We Ran With It

It was 7:00 and I was driving home from a (6 mile run!!!!) yesterday morning and the thought to head over to my parent's house crossed my mind.

So, two things....

I love running and have done it for years but haven't been doing it as consistently lately. I really love running in the mornings and I really love running with someone. So when a friend of mine recently asked if i'd like to join her for a run I happily obliged! I told her I haven't been on a long run in a while so she'd have to take it easy on me!! As we're running she says "do you want to do 5 or 7?!?!" When I took more than 20 seconds to answer she went ahead and said "7 it is!" But really it wasn't bad at all. That's why I love running with someone because you talk to whole time and you lose track of everything else. I had to throw all that in here because I am so excited to be lacing the shoes up again!!!

The other thing is, my parent's live a couple of hours away from me. I usually plan ahead of time when I go and have my stuff all packed up the night before. But something just came over me this particular morning. I knew the weather was going to be beautiful. And when we go to my parent's we spend the day doing things like this...

Relaxing in the hammock under a shade tree while the wind blows.

And Andon LOVES doing things like this!! :)


Of course he had to get off while U. Rogie did this.

We get to hang with cousins... Here's my sweet niece Kylie.

And my nephew Cayden.

And get lots of loves from Papa and Nana. :)

It was such a fun day relaxing, playing, hanging outside and bar-b-cueing. So glad the idea crossed my mind and I actually just ran with it!!

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. :)