We had a Great to be 8 at church last week and I made cupcakes for the event. I have seen so many free files on Pinterest for cute printables and I love that people share their work. I wanted cupcake toppers in primary colors but couldn't find any so I created my own and have posted this little file to share. It's certainly not as amazing as all the ones I've seen floating around! I used a 1 1/2 in circle punch.

Valentine Fun

I love all the fun we get to have at preschool! I get to stay and help out at all the parties and it's great to see my daughter interact at school. We put these fun bubble valentines together this year. Once again my addiction for fabric scraps is revealed. Sometimes I think if my skull popped open a pile of fabric strips would unravel instead of a brain.

Since big Ry became an art teacher, I feel the need to be more creative with his gifts. I saw a tutorial for this on Pinterest and had to try it out adding my own creativity to it. I really like the way it came out. A mini sculpture for my sculptor.  I even got to use my own personal power drill for this one, I like to use screws on projects for him, it brings in the "man cave" part of him!

This side says "I am the fragile vessel. But you...you are always the light within me" It took me a whole month to come up with this statement, but it pretty much sums us up!

 I put something on each side. Feb 15th is our dating anniversary so this side says "Happy 8 years of togetherness."

Ryan Emma's 5th Birthday

Most of you know I'm in the habit of throwing extravagant birthday parties, but strangely this year I was lacking the vibe. But when Ryan Emma requested a Strawberry  Shortcake party the nostalgia took over and I realized I could plan the Strawberry Short cake party I never had.

 This was my first attempt at cake pop making. The first few were a disaster, but still so yummy!

 
 This was my favorite...gumball necklaces!!! I got the gumballs from the Sweet Factory, and poked wholes with an ice pick.

 The party was complete with Strawberry cupcakes!

 I love pennant banners. I used this party as an excuse to make one. It was the cutest decoration at the party and I didn't spend a penny on it. I was able to use all my fabric scraps. So many friends give me scraps and I love to use them up.

 Ryan and her cousins. I love these pictures that she will have to look back on. This are the "making memories" pictures.

 Her poor dad, always has to play a silly part for me! This year he was the mailman who delivered a package from each of Strawberry Shortcake's friends in Berry Bity City

 One of the Activities we did was plant strawberry plants, I think this was the favorite of the kids.

Her besties on each side. It's such a strange feeling that she is five already and going off to school this year!

 We saved our gifts till after the party. For Christmas Ryan got her first Fancy Nancy book from Auntie Abrie; she loved it so much she made me read it every night for about 30 days straight. So my mom got her a new Fancy Nancy and we have read this one every night since!

 My parents went in together and bought her a leappad; this is the current obsession at home. Both kids fight over it.

This was the gift she asked for, a Lalaloopsy remote control boat! Plus she got new skates.

I have decided to use the 25th hour in my day to start blogging. Yes the synapse in my brain don't ever give up. For starters the look of my blog certainly does not reflect my image, mostly because I lack patience; so I will have to remedy that by calling in one of my many techy friends (which to say the least is) every friend I have considering I am one of the technologically challenged. Cheers to my first post, very nerdtastic!