Riley's Baby Shower

I have been meaning to post pics of the baby shower we threw for my friend, Niki and her sweet daughter-to-be Riley, but had not gotten to it. So today while I was cruising blogland I saw that Kelly was hosting a baby shower linky deal. No time like the present to show some pics.

The buffet! Another angle of the table.Sorry for the blurry pic but wanted to show how we folded the napkins like diapers.

We used her baby shoes, pictures, mementos, and toys to give the shower a vintage feel.

Kim, Niki's sister-in-law, made these delicious Hawaiian sandwiches and pasta salad.
I have a collection of vintage silver baby cups that I had used at my sister's baby shower so I used them again...love that I used them twice!
We put flags in the cheese to tell what kind it was and you can see her invitation in a frame behind the cheese pedestal.

Pasta salad...yummy!

More of our fruit and cheese display.

A tray of little candies...Niki's son, Hudson, loved this most of all!

The cupcakes...not a great picture but the best I have.

The cookies I made for her shower. I was inspired by http://bakeat350.blogspot.com/. She is amazing.


I stole this idea from a blog but can't remember where. SORRY! We set out diapers and encouraged everyone to write a funny message for them to enjoy while diapering Riley. I liked it better than a game and it also will prove useful.
A little sign that reserved her seat for opening gifts.

This sign hung on my mantle and all the presents were placed below.

Here is the guest of honor opening her goodies.

Carnival Fun

So all that baking more than paid off! Rhett's birthday was AMAZING! And when I say amazing I mean incredible, never been to such a cute party type of amazing. Brittany really outdid herself and we had so much fun. I am sure she will post LOTS of pics soon.

Here are the cakes and cookies I made. And this is his present I made him. The wrapping was a lot more exciting then the present. (Rhett liked it so much he tore off the little clown!) He really is the sweetest little dude. Happy Birthday Rhett and thanks for a great party.

Busy Baking

All of this....

will be a gorgeous (hopefully) cake and yummy (cross our fingers) cookies for this little man's fist birthday.

Totally worth a day or two's work, huh?

He is pretty cute and I think will look quite adorable smashing his cake.

It's my party

And I had a blast...no crying necessary. Brittany and Jeremy had us over for a wonderful picnic and outdoor concert. We had a ball and the boys RAN like crazy.

She decorated her house all in pink and green and had the cutest cake. Jack dug his little fingers in it as soon as we got there. Look at all these goodies. You can tell she knows me well. We got to the beach every year so she got me goodies for this years trip.

I will be using this at the pool as well. Love that she got me the packing list...I love to travel... and I LOVE lists. With all this rain lately I was saying I needed an umbrella...I got one now! Look at this adorable luggage tag. It matches my Vera Bradley bag perfectly. Even the card was perfect!

'Thank you Britt for being such a dear friend who never ceases to amaze me and exceed my expectations (inside joke for Britt)! You and your family are a blessing to me daily. Next year you better bring this cutie to the beach with us!

Wonderful Weekend

This weekend could not have been much better.

It was very relaxing and I was blessed to have Toby and both boys near me all weekend. Saturday my family was lucky to hang out with this cutie all day

(oh, and his mom and dad too).

On Sunday we got to play with out cousins and relax.

I also got to enjoy these beauties.

Toby surprised me when he got home from his trip on Friday night. Aren't I lucky?

So for being so sweet I baked him some banana bread to have tomorrow morning for breakfast.

I also finished a cookie order this weekend. They just wanted High School Musical colors.

That about sums up our weekend. Now I am off to enjoy some Sunday night TV in bed.

Zoo Day

It's Spring Break, nice weather, and time to get outside. My mom suggested we go to the zoo. So my mom and dad, the two boys and I, and my friend Brittany and her little dude Rhett all went to the Fort Worth Zoo (it is amazing by the way). We got there early and still had TONS of traffic. It wasn't too bad though when you got inside. We were able to see all the animals and enjoyed the gorgeous weather. Maybe even got a little sun!!! Jack was so big and walked the entire zoo by himself. Sam and Rhett took it easy in their strollers and enjoyed people watching. It was such a nice day and great to be out of the house. Thanks Mom for a great idea! Got my ticket for the train!A great exit!Shouldn't your big brother leave you alone when all you need is a nap!

Friends are the BEST!

I had a great day! My friend Brittany and her little boy Rhett came over and we made cookies and celebrated her birthday. She is a Valentine's baby and I won't be able to be with her on her birthday. We had a ball and the boys were all so good. We ate hummus, spinach dip, and crackers and cheese. I even got her very favorite Pomegranate 7-up. I always have so much fun with her and she is such a blessing. Her little boy lights up my life also...I got to cuddle him a lot too! When Jack woke from his nap we sang Happy Birthday and had chocolate cake and cheesecake. Sam and Rhett both thought they were quite tasty!Brittany(isn't she pretty...look at that adorable hat) with Rhett and Jack.

Her cookie kit.

Mr. Strawberry face

My little choc-o-holic

Ever so sweet...Sam