Deniece's Birthday Celebration

My mother-in-law had a milestone birthday this year so we thought we should put together a nice party for her. She loves daffodils, anything and everything miniature, and angel food cake (oh, and doilies too!). So I tried to deliver a little bit of everything. Here is the dessert table including angel food cake drizzled with icing and topped with strawberries (the way she likes it), angel food cupcakes, dark chocolate covered cake bites, and champagne of course!

Two of her besties came down for the festivities.

And a cute shot with 2 of her girls. We had mini-shrimp cocktails, mini crab cakes, and other little appetizers. For the main course Nick grilled steaks, mini shells & cheese (she loves homemade mac & cheese so I gave it a try), salad and a few other sides.

It was nice to celebrate such a great lady. Happy Birthday, Deniece!

Just Too Cute

Our little boy is just too cute. We had a fun day at home, then decided to celebrate Griffin's birthday at Red Robin, followed by a quick haircut at Jack & Jill's, then home to open a gift. There are a lot of super cute pictures of this little ham. Here's the album on Kodak. Enoy! Griffin's 2nd Birthday

Happy Birthday, Dear Griffin!

My sweet little baby boy is two today! What a perfect little guy he is. Everyday he brings more joy than I could have ever imagined. I love this age. He knows how to put on a show and get a laugh, he is still so snuggly and lovey, and is doing so much on his own. My favorite thing he has been doing the last week or two is asking us if we're okay. If I say ouch or shoot or if something crashes or falls, Griffin is the first one to check in with "okay?" in his sweet little baby voice. I love it!

This morning he got to eat his favorite breakfast (blueberry eggo with butter) on the couch while watching his favorite cartoon, Thomas. Great start to his special day! Happy Birthday, Griff!

Marisa's Baby Shower

A few weekends ago we had a lovely baby shower for Marisa in Olympia and the next day went up to Seattle to meet all her Aunts for a lovely luncheon. Here are the pictures.

Baby Shower

Luncheon

Sophia's Word of the Day

Dainty.

She has said it at least 50 times in the last hour of playing. She's also practicing her whistling and getting pretty close...

The Party Dress

I don't know how I have never come across this website before! It's absolutely gorgeous parties and tips and inspiration. Very fun.

The Party Dress

Here's a little sample...

March Pictures

Kimberly and Abigail came down to visit a few times this month. So we had lots of time for the cousins to play at Grandma and Grandpa's.

Abigail think Sophia is amazing with her bubble blowing skills. Griffin needed a little trim. Such a big boy!

Then he got so sleepy he had to crawl up in his Grandpa's bed to get a little shut-eye!

This past weekend we had a baby shower for Marisa and Baby Don (due May 10th). It was a great party. I did the cake and the banners, Kim always has the vision! Pretty good team! Marisa looks so adorable.

Abigail gave me the biggest, cheesiest smile possible, I think!

Auntie Ris with her little nieces. Hope you had a great March! I'll put the rest of my pictures on Kodak later thisweek.

New Blog

I have decided to create a new blog to share all of my cakes! I'm hoping to start making cakes more often and for more than just close friends and family. We'll see where this little step takes me... Please feel free to start mentioning me to anyone who might be interested in a cake. The link is below and please don't forget to add a link to your own blog page (or at least to your favorites)! ~Enjoy

~~ Party Cakes by Amy ~~

Silly Hair Day & Brownies

A couple weeks ago Sophia had silly hair day at preschool.

She told me she wanted two long piggies off the sides

and braids in the back... Here she is!

Griffin Boy is really good at saying "CHEEEEEEEESE!"


The next day we decided to make some brownies.
Sophia was a good little mixer...

And they are both really good when it's time to cleanup...

Have a great week!

Wow! Wow! Wubbzy Cake

The fun party decorations...
The cake I made to coordinate...

And the adorably happy birthday girl! (And beautiful big sister in the background!)

Boys and Girls

Soooo different in so many ways. I had some scraps of ribbon and gave one to Sophia and one to Griffin. Here is what Sophia promptly went and did with it (even hanging it on the fridge herself):

And here's what the little man went and did with it:

I am always amused with these two. That's for sure. :o)

Remember...

Always wash your hands...

And always try to make people smile! :o)

Check out my February album in the list for more silly pictures!