Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year is celebrated on Feb 3 this year--and it is the year of the rabbit. My kids love that it is the year of the rabbit because the first night we spent in our new home we woke up to find a wild 'lucky' rabbit sitting at our back door....he was just looking up at us as if he was 'welcoming us into the neighborhood'!
One of the traditions of the Chinese New Year is to reconcile and forget all grudges and sincerely wish peace and happiness to everyone--which I love.
The new year is also celebrated with food and treats...which I really love!!
and another great Chinese New Year tradition is that every family thoroughly clean to wash away ill-fortune in hopes to make way for good upcoming luck---soo I better get cleaning!!

Super Bowl Ideas

Here are a few Super Bowl ideas to help get you ready for the big game that it is around the corner! I bought this stadium cake a few years ago and have used it soo many times, it is great for tailgates, sports parties and of course the Super Bowl! I usually print out the team names and make decor that I place on tooth pics and place them in the cake. I made these shrimp bowls last year by hollowing out lemons and placing small shrimp in the bowls with a football tooth pic to eat them with.

If you are having children in attendance it is always good to have some activities available for them during game time!

I will post some additional appetizer ideas soon....because the Super Bowl is all about the food--right??!!

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1st Birthday Party

Here are a few photos of table decor that I put together for a first Birthday party this weekend!
I made a memory book for party guests to write a message to the birthday girl that she can treasure for years to come......
Here are some tutu treat toppers that I made to match to birthday girl.....I made her a fluffy flowery tutu to wear on her big day.

The birthday girl is also wearing a party hat in the shape of a tiara....so I created some favors fit for a princess!

Happy Birthday Elvis

My son is a big Elvis fan, he really loved him when he was younger! He has a pretty big Elvis collection and he even dressed up as Elvis for Halloween one year. I decided to surprise him last year on the Kings birthday to celebrate and we even got a cake.......the baker laughed so hard when I told her about our little celebration!

Happy Birthday Elvis, long live the king!

Winter Wonderland Fun

One of my favorite thing about January is all of the Sales!! I love all of the winter blue decor that goes on sale after Christmas but can still be used for some inside winter fun! I found this great winter castle at Michael's last year and it was 75% off! The kids had a lot of fun putting it together and decorating it!

I also like to stock up on all of the red and green candy--I use the red candy for Valentine's day fun and save the green candy for St. Pat's day! Oh the joys of shopping, I am always on a treasure hunt!

Valentine's Day Party

I know....it is a little early to start talking about Valentine's day--but I can not help myself! I love to love this holiday! Here are a few photos from our Valentine's Day party last year and I have many more to share.............xoxoxo