Valentine's Linky Love

What your husband REALLY Wants... seriously read this! thank you Quatro Mama

The Other Proverbs Wife, are you her? Thanks to Diaper Diaries

Best valentine's cards: Give:LOVE from Sorta Crunchy. Found these via Oh Amanda, love her.

Bake a heart inside a cupcake. How cute are these!

image from Bake It in a Cake

 For more links go see Staci

Winter ONEderland Birthday Party: Top Ten Tuesday

So this is coming 6 weeks late but here's a recap of the 1st birthday party for our little girl.

1. Cupcakes! 

I made vanilla cupcakes from Hello Cupcake and frosted them with simple white frosting with a hint of mint flavour. I found red and white patterned cupcake wrappers on sale at Michaels. 

*see #2 for cupcake toppers.

2. Paper Decor

Etsy seller totfulmemories made the beautiful printable party package. Many thanks to mom for helping me assemble cupcake toppers, banners, cup labels and hanging signs.

3. Cake Pops

My mom gave me an early Christmas gift of the Cake Pops book by Bakerella so I thought I would give them a shot for the party.

4. Hot cocoa station

I made a vat of hot cocoa and kept it warm in my slow cooker. It was quite yummy on a cold December afternoon especially when paired with a cupcake or two.

5. Martha's Balls err tissue paper balls that is

I have been looking for an excuse to make these ever since I first saw them when I was wedding planning almost 5 years ago. I found my excuse.

6. Double Duty Decor

The snowballs are now hanging in the nursery as is this banner, I just couldn't bear to pack them away.

7. First Cupcake

She looks less thrilled than she was for most of her party.

8. The outfit

Who doesn't want to wear a tutu on your birthday... 

9. Friends

What's a party without guests. We had many great friends come celebrate with us and showered the birthday girl with many wonderful gifts. I didn't manage to get a picture but we made foamie snowflake ornaments from a kit I found on sale at Michaels too...

10. Happy 1st birthday sweet girl!

For more Top Ten Tuesday Fun go visit Amanda

I've been menu planning but I never get around to posting my menu. The last 2 weeks have been really using my memory since my list keeps getting mangled by tiny hands. So for the sake of my memory, I am posting this here in hopes that dinner time will go a little smoother.


Monday: Creamy baked mostacolli

Tuesday:  Slow Cooker Baked Beans and molasses brown bread

Wednesday: Meaty Squash Soup and buns

Thursday: Leftover Buffet

Friday: Roasted garlic chicken and spinach pizza

Saturday: Loaded Tostadas

For more meal plans visit Laura

Moments

favorite moment from the day: having a spontaneous dance party 

with my girl in the kitchen before lunch.

[re] learned today: life is too short not to enjoy every last moment.

said one million & thirty six times today: close the cupboard please.

frivolous thing i'm most thankful for right now:  sugar plum tea and chocolate chip cookies

song i'm listening to right now: stuck like glue- Sugarland

[okay....now it's your turn! you answer these 5 things.]

Wordless Wednesday

Top Ten Tuesday: Christmas Links

I can't believe Christmas is so soon! Living across the country from family means we seem to be less busy than most at this time of year. This gives us lots of opportunities to enjoy time with our little girl, each other and our close friends. Oh and to type lists like this. Here are my top links in my Christmas bookmarks folder.


1. Advent Conspiracy  A great reminder and challenge to 'Worship Fully, Spend Less, Give More, Love All'

2. Etsy has some fantastic sellers with money going to great causes check out Twiggie, all the money she makes goes to Compassion International. Love is raising funds for adoption. 




3. DIY ornament wreath made by Lisa Leonard. So cute and easy...looking. She makes beautiful jewellery too!




4. If you are looking to make a stocking for someone special here is a great round up with some really great designs.




5. Homemade bath fizzies oh Martha Stewart.




6. Fantastically delicious and simple to make fudge. Aha! Writing this just reminded me that I have a full container of this stuff in the deep freeze...uh oh...




7. Home for Christmas: A list of shops and websites supporting adoption and orphan care.




8. Holly napkin holders. How cute would these be at the Christmas dinner table.




9. Love this reusable ribbon garland. 




10. The Etsy listing for the template for our Christmas card this year.

Linked with Amanda

1 year ago today...

Our lives changed, our family grew, my heart grew, my belly shrank (some)...

Happy 1st birthday cutie pants!