If you've ever been to one of our holiday celebrations, birthday parties or a family get together of any kind -- then you've tried these cookies. My mom makes {hands down} THE BEST iced cookies I've ever had and pretty much everyone who knows her will agree. She uses the same green bowl to mix them up {my sister & I plus all three grand kids got their first bath in that bowl, too} and as soon as she posts a picture of the bowl on Facebook, the requests start rolling in. A few days before Sophie's party, she helped Gran make a big batch of snowflake cookies, perfect for a Frozen celebration. There were lots of snowflake sprinkles rolling around and we even managed to sneak a few cookies in before dinner! I asked Gran if I could share the recipe with you today and she was kind ...
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Celebr-EIGHT!
Ella went to the roller rink for a friend's birthday party last year and hasn't stopped talking about it since. Other than strap-on skates in the kitchen, that was her only experience with being on wheels. I've known for at least six months that it was her plan for the party, but her vision was a little different from mine. We were laying in bed, browsing Pinterest several months ago and I mentioned to Josh how much the roller rink would cost and how many kids were included in the party package. Ella looked at me like I had three heads. She said pretty definitively, "I do NOT want to invite fifteen kids". It turns out, she was thinking we would have a few friends over to skate and spend the night. I was thrilled to hear the party was much smaller and more economical than I previously ...
Ballerina Birthday
It's been thirty days since my Sophie turned four and it's still kind of hard to wrap my mind around. Can you tell that I'm struggling just a bit when it comes to her growing up? She had asked for months to have a ballerina party at her dance studio. This is her first year taking ballet and she has had such a wonderful experience. She loves dressing up, is fascinated by her teachers, and it doesn't hurt that she wants to be just like her big sister. This Ballerina Birthday was perfect! I realized after I ordered tutus for the girls that I was one short. Oh well. The birthday girl deserves a special tutu on her big day, right?! I replicated graphics from her cupcake toppers and liners to make these name tags and we hung them on satin hangers from the ballet barre. I borrowed a picnic ...