Fun at the Arch

This weekend Sweet Pea got to see the St. Louis Arch in all its glory! The weather was absolutely fantastic, and the trees were just starting to change color. I love fall, it is my absolute favorite time of the year. I love the cool, brisk air, the smell of cinnamon and apple spice, and the anticipation of the holidays to come.

The Binky Monster Has Been Identified!!!

So, you may remember my post a while back about a frantic phone-a-friend to get my brother to drop everything and drive to my house with some binkies! Well, guess where all the binkies have been going? This weekend I pulled out Sweet Pea's crib from the wall and found SEVEN, yes, count them, SEVEN binkies!!! Well, now I know where to go when we start running short!

Sweet Pea's First Birthday Party = Success!!!

Sweet Pea's very first ever birthday party was yesterday and it was a huge success! We timed her naps perfectly, she napped right before and right after! She was in a really good mood the whole time, and even got her very own birthday cupcake - red velvet w/ cream cheese filling made with love by MOMMY! AND, for those of you who gave me input on the presents, we ended up doing the presents at the party and she did great, I think she really got into it! We had a great turnout, and we all feel so blessed to have so many people in our lives to celebrate with!

Cake Pops!

So, I did a practice run on Bakerella's cake pops. They are soooo adorable! BUT, and its a big BUT, I have NO desire to ever make these again! They were so time consuming, and I've eaten so much cake and icing in the last few days that I might die if I even see anymore!

Cupcake Practice Run...

Well, I did a practice run last night for making cupcakes for Sweet Pea's party since the last time I made cupcakes I was a little girl! I used dark chocolate cake mix and filled some with Nutella and some with a cream cheese mixture. They turned out pretty good! I wasn't happy with the icing, though. I used store bought butter cream and it looked "melty". I guess I'll have to try making my own - yikes! Anyway, here's some pics:

Get Ready For Some Culinary Wizardry!

OK, OK, perhaps "wizardry" is a big fancy word for experiments! I'm going to be doing the deserts for Sweet Pea's birthday party and I'm going to attempt to make Bakerella's Cake Pops, and I'm also going to make some cupcakes, and attempt to decorate them like the people from the Culinary Institute of America (yes, the CIA) in this YouTube video. Wish me luck!!!

I found my thrill...

We took a stroll through U City this holiday weekend and had lunch at Blueberry Hill :)