Cupcake success!

My niece is getting married and I had the honor, along with her other aunties, of throwing her shower this weekend. We made a yummy chicken salad, had fruit and bread and the dessert, well, that was up to me:

I was so happy with the way my flowerpot cupcakes came out. I had done a test run and had been less than thrilled with the end result. But by using multiple colors and fewer leaves (and pushing the leaves quite far down into the pot) the effect came out great! Several guests told me at first glance they thought there were flowers on the table. Better yet, people thought they tasted really good. Best of all, my niece loved them too.

Next time I want to try to make edible leaves. We shall see how that goes! I love my relatively new hobby and hope to keep learning new skills and trying new things!

Night Night

Overheard-

Stinkyman: Night, night, sleep tight don't let the bed bugs bite, BabyGirl.

BabyGirl: Night Night My StinkyMan. I love you!

StinkyMan: I love you too. Get good sleeps. See you in the morning.

Awwwwwwwww.

Anniversary

Yesterday was our 11th wedding anniversary. It's been 11 very busy and wonderful years with a guy I love more today than when I married him. The best part? He feels the same about me. I'm a lucky, lucky girl.

Peanut...

...got her name because she was tiny. So tiny, in fact, that she fell off the growth charts. She wasn't all that delayed in her development, but was certainly taking her sweet time hitting those milestones we mothers wait for.

At one point our beloved pediatrician sent us to a specialist. "I don't think anything is wrong," he said "But I would hate to be wrong about that. So go see the specialist, just to make sure." Peanut being my third, my very strong Mother's Intuition said that she was fine. I was right. She was just, well, a peanut.

That was when she was still just a baby. Today, that baby turned four. She still weighs nothing, but that tiny girl is the tallest in her class. When we watched the school Christmas program, her dad and I were floored to see that not only is she the tallest in her class, she is one of the tallest kids in the whole school. Amazing how things change in what seems like the blink of an eye.

Of course I can't change her bloggy name now. That would be weird. If I could, it would be Sunshine, because she is just a happy, sweet, sunshiney girl, ever ready with a smile and a hug.

Happy Birthday to my not so tiny Peanut. I hope 4 is everything you dream it will be.

English Lesson

Peanut: Mommy how much longer 'til we get to school? Two hours?

Mommy: Noooo. Maybe two minutes.

Peanut: That's what I said. Two.

Mommy: You said two hours. I said two minutes.

Peanut: Yes! Two! Like "TOOT" except it's not, because two is not stinky like a toot.

Mommy: That's lovely.

The Key to Longevity

StinkyMan says:

"I am going to live 'til one hundred years old because when I am a grandpa I am going to eat all healthy food all the time."

Hear that, Grandpas? Better get on it!

Happy Day

When my kids leave for school I say "Bye! I love you! Have a great day!"

For a few days, BabyGirl would mimic me and say "Lub you, Hab a day!"

Then she seemed to forget about it for a while, until last week when she busted out with this:

"Bye! I luf you. Hab a happy day!"

My heart just MELTS when she says it. Every.Single.Time. It's so darn cute. I just want to box it up and keep it forever and ever so that when I'm old and grey(er) I can take it out and listen to my sweet little baby say "Hab a happy day!"

There's something to having a happy day, ya know? A nice day is good, but a happy day? That's gold! And just hearing her say that makes my day happy.