Celebrating 3(!) Part 5… It’s trains, trains, trains around here! So far we have talked about train party Cupcakes, treats and sweets, decorations, and the birthday girl herself. I know that’s a lot of bases covered but there is one more important thing to share. Favors. Train party favors to be exact. I never really [...]
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2 Comments »Celebrating 3(!) Part 4… Maddy Loves Thomas the Train and all his train friends. Seriously loves them. I have video of her as a two year old cruising through the Thomas website and naming each and every character just by seeing their picture. We went through a phase a couple of months ago where she [...]
Posted in Birthdays, Holidays & Entertaining Tags: 3 birthday party, birthday, decorations, Maddy, train theme 3 Comments »Celebrating 3(!) part 3… Did I mention that I went a little overboard for Maddy’s party? I confess. I went a little over board for Maddy’s 3rd birthday party. Although in my defense she is my only child and therefore my favorite. Obviously favorite children deserve parties filled with sweets and delicious treats. Besides if [...]
Posted in Birthdays, Holidays & Entertaining Tags: 3, birthday, birthday party, entertaining, train themed birthday party 3 Comments »Celebrating 3 (!) Part 2… My favorite birthday party dessert is cupcakes. Cupcakes are perfect. Perfect I tell you! There is no cutting. No plates or cutlery required. There are tons of possibilities. Anyone can make cupcakes and you don’t have to be a professional cake decorator to make pretty cupcakes. Cupcakes make any table [...]
Posted in Baking, Birthdays, Holidays & Entertaining, Recipes Tags: 3, berry, birthday, cupcakes, Recipe 4 Comments »There was a celebration in our house yesterday. A celebration of all things train. Luke and I celebrated that our parenting skills have kept our child alive for three years. We celebrated cupcakes, cookies and candy. We celebrated three years of life with and loving the most beautiful little girl this world has ever seen. [...]
Posted in Birthdays, Catherine Evolving, Holidays & Entertaining, Motherhood & Parenting Tags: 3, birthday, love, Maddy, party 3 Comments »Except that is a lie because I got so much more than that. Today is my birthday. 27. Luke has teased me all day that now I’m really his old lady. I have reminded him all day that I am only just catching up to him in age, so if one of us is old [...]
Today is Madeline’s half birthday. 2 1/2 years ago today we were welcoming her into the world. This little fact popped into my head yesterday and as a result I have been thinking nonstop about baking. Okay really I think about baking nonstop anyway but in the last 24 hours or so with good reason. [...]
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