Quick and Simple Bunny Cake! Perfect For A Bunny Birthday or Easter!

Halli turned two years old last weekend! I swear each year seems to go by faster and my kids are suddenly a year older. One of my family's birthday traditions is that I make my kid's birthday cakes, like this years bunny cake. I make old school cut up cakes just like I had when I was a kid. Nothing fancy, just yummy cake, and regular delicious frosting. I really look forward to making their cakes. … [Read more...]

WW: Happy Birthday Sawyer!

I can't believe I still haven't shared any part of Sawyers birthday so far besides his laundry basket photos. For his actual birthday we didn't too much since it was a weekday but we did go out to Friendly's for lunch and Daddy got out of work to join us. Sawyer was pretty happy that his kids meal came with a sundae covered in m&m's. Afterwards we headed over to the mall and went to … [Read more...]

Sawyer’s 1st Birthday Party {Mickey Mouse Themed} #PartyCity

I can't believe I still haven't shared Sawyer's Birthday!!! Where has the time gone? I was so excited to put together this fun Mickey Mouse 1st Birthday party thanks to Party City. I had a really hard time picking a birthday theme and spent a lot of time on some birthday sites and often found myself on Party City because they had all the themes I was considering in one place. Not only that but … [Read more...]

{Wordless Wednesday} Birthday Cupcakes Muffins!

This past weekend was my husbands birthday and the kids made to celebrate. My husbands favorite color just happens to be green so we made them St. Patty's themed. They worked so hard! They wanted special two toned cupcakes so they took even longer. (giveaway coming) Johnny even made the frosting from scratch and Gavin even grabbed a bag and frosted his own! I think they did a great job. … [Read more...]

Build-A-Bear Workshop Fun {Review & Giveaway}

Back to School shopping. Those words will stop a school aged boy in his tracks as fast as you can say them. A day at the mall is something none of us really want to do. We try to make the most out of it and get it all don in one day. We make it a treat to let the kids pick a restaurant and we also make a pit stop into Build-A-Bear. Build-A-Bear is a great pit stop to make your kids happy and … [Read more...]

Wilton SpongeBob Birthday Prize Pack Giveaway!

  If you told me a year ago that I'd be making a character cake from scratch instead of buying one from the grocery store I would have laughed at you. I used to think that in order to make a cake for your child and have it look half way decent meant you had to go through lots of training and practice. Really all it takes it taking a course or two from Wilton like I did. So, when Gavin asked me … [Read more...]

DIY Birthday Pinata! Our Plankton Pinata for a SpongeBob Themed Party! [Tutorial]

Have I told you about my best friend? I know I have, but again I have to tell you just how awesome she is. I just told you how she got married just a couple weeks ago. She just got back from her honeymoon and here she is the day before the party all hands on deck making our DIY Birthday Pinata! She is a behavior specialist elementary teacher and had this great idea to make Gavin's pinata. I had no … [Read more...]

SpongeBob SquarePants’s Wilton Character Cake Pan for Gavin’s Birthday!

Oh the birthday cake. This was my struggle this birthday party and it was almost what got the best of me. I had everything I needed and thought I could be super mom and get 10 million things done by lunch time and thought I'd be on to making the cake already. Wrong! Se Gavin didn't just want any cake he wanted this SpongeBob SquarePants™ Cake Pan. Um, yeah. To say I was nervous was an … [Read more...]

Wordless Wednesday [Cupcake Pancake Recipe] Birthday Fun

Sunday was Gavin's 5th Birthday and we had such a great day! We start birthday's around here with birthday cupcake pancakes! What are cupcake pancakes? Well, pancakes made from cupcake mix! Yes, they aren't the most healthy choice but twice a year won't harm anyone and the kids look forward to it. Plus, you start your day with a wish what's better then that as a kid? It's super simple. I start … [Read more...]