e's cake.

I got a lot of compliments on Elisabeth's birthday cake. (thank you!) I just wanted to share how simple it really was to decorate. Step one: get a really cool and fancy frosting deco pen for christmas. step two: stalk pinterest for cake ideas (i chose this one) Step three: buy and make a cake from a box. step four: buy pre-made vanilla icing and dye it pink, because well ... the birthday girl requested pink frosting. step 5: put all children to sleep, except the birthday girl /// watch american girl: kit kittrigde with her while you frost the cake /// frost the cake like you normal would. step 6: load the pen and use the frosting tip shown in the above photo (i honestly have to idea what it is called, and i am to tired to google it.) Step 7: use your pen (note: a bag with a tip would do just as good of a job) and start making circles. keep making "circle flowers" until there is no more space. Step 8: birthday girl decided there needed to be sprinkles and a cupcake on the cake. add sprinkles and a cupcake /// top with banner.

and wahla approximately 6 hours later* you have a simple and oh so pretty cake that cost $3.00 to make. 

* 6 hour time lapse accommodated for dinner, a baby that wanted to be held,  bath time, bed time, and giggle time.

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friday, french toast, and no school.

 

{ source + where to buy = cranny }  { heck while your at check out her blog }

Friday:

my sweet girl is home from school today! I am not gonna lie kindergarten has been rough...for me...not her. I miss her like crazy!! 

i made pumpkin french toast per request the little's. 

i have no voice. lost it. bye-bye. i must admit it is pretty quite around the house.

note to self: you talk to much.

we did THIS today...the kids loved it. if fact they are still playing it right now.

oh hey it's friday! ... oh wait never mind.

this and this. both true , both funny. 

happy friday! 

p.s. dear sweet handsome husband...I am so looking forward to our family doughnut date tomorrow!

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diy sidewalk paint.

pinned and did...

diy side walk paint: 1 tablespoon of corn starch and 2 tablespoons of water , mix together and then add food coloring. It was that simple. I added a little more water to get the starch mixed up...it tended to clump up at the bottom. I would also recomend using a silcone contanier or one that you just throw away when finshed.

note: go easy on the food coloring ... a little goes a long way ... the darker the color the harder it was to wash off. seriously go easy on the color. I would also wash it off as soon as possible.

overall: A TOTAL HIT! Both kids loved this. They loved making it, mixing it, and painting with it. They even loved cleaning it up with the garden hose afterwards. This provided at least an hour of play time.

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pinned and did.

This is Jude's favorite game. 

He calls it "rolling ball". 

Forget Christmas presents and birthday presents. The boy loves to stack up QT cups and throw a ball at them.all.day.long.

{please note he obviously invited Rocky to cheer him on in this photo}

sooooooooooo since we are on day 500 of it being crazy hot outside ... 

I thought I would share a few pinned it and did it ideas.

{THIS was such a huge hit... Jude has played everyday for a week} {elisabeth liked this Jude  got bored after the second number} { THIS was hands down their favorite!! I thought for sure I was going to set it up and then they would play for about 5 mins, but they played for quite a while}

Have you pinned and tried anything lately?

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