Mickey Mouse Strikes Again!

I just love Mickey Mouse....I mean who doesn't???  And of course, it is the perfect theme for a super cute little 1 year old boy's party.  I know his Mommy worked super hard on making this the perfect party for him.  I hope that he enjoyed his party and getting to hang out with all of his family.

Happy 1st Birthday Brooks!

Halloweeen Goodies Galore!

The past years, I have had all intentions of making some super special Halloween goodies but just never took the time.  This year, I had all kinds of opportunities - so I ran with it!

Our annual UnionCountyMommies Trunk or Treat was last weekend and we always have a cake walk.  In past years, I have baked some sort of cake and taken that - but since lately I have been in cookie mode, I thought hey, why not take a cookie tray!  Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture of them!  :(  But it was a tray (similar to the last post with the reunion cookies) with a mixture of Halloween pumpkins, ghosts, and moons.  I promise, it was SUPER cute!  :)

I also had an order for a super sweet little girl's birthday cookies.  And since her birthday is so close to Halloween, they are pumpkins!  They are more "little kid" type pumpkins and I love how they turned out!

I also decided to try a treat that I saw on Pinterest (another super awesome website).  Mummy OREO pops!  White chocolate and oreos - how much better can you get??  I also made the super cool mummy eyes - they are made from royal icing and really didn't take long.  And now I have TONS of little eyes to use on fun treats around the house.  I only made a half batch and it made well over a couple hundred eyes!  We are taking these yummy treats to a Halloween party this morning - and we are also sharing a few with our neighbors....and of course the boys and I had to taste one to make sure they were edible :)

Fireworks, Sleepovers, and Monster Trucks - Oh my!

And the MVP (or customer) award goes to Nancy!  One thing I love about Nancy is that she gives me a challenge and lets me run with it.  She gives me an idea and every time I say "well, I've never done that before but I am happy to give it a shot."  And sure enough, I do it and she keeps coming back :)  The teacher cookies in the last post were actually for her too!  

For her daughter's birthday, they had a sleepover - so of course I made sleepover cookies!  I mixed up the designs on the sleeping bags and made each girl one with blonde hair and one with brown hair.  And each sleeping bag had the girls' names on them.  I'm sure those girls had a blast at that party (and I'm sure Nancy didn't get a bit of sleep) :)  Oh, and don't let me forget, her birthday is around July 4th, so I made a few firework cookies for the rest of the family to eat too!  

And the latest challenge was a monster truck birthday party.  Who knew that they made monster truck cookie cutters??????  Well, they do!  In our house, we haven't gotten into the monster trucks yet (but I'm sure it's coming).  So when I heard that her son's favorite was Grave Digger, I said WHO?????  Thanks to google, I ended up with more pictures of Grave Digger than I could ever want.  And here is the finished product!

Happy 1st Birthday Wilson!

Wow!  I really can't believe that it's been a year already!!  When I heard Libby's theme idea, a teddy bear picnic, I thought it sounded SO cute!  Perfect idea for a summertime birthday party.  Her invitations were precious with a sweet picture of little Wilson with a BIG teddy bear (larger than him!), and his special birthday shirt.  It was absolutely cuter than I can even try to describe.  I was so excited to do little teddy bear cookies for his party.  Then Libby asked if I would be willing to do a cake.  I have done a total of 2 cakes out of my home so I was a little apprehensive.  But I LOVE decorating and thought, hey, why not give it a shot!  And Libby trusts me and knows that I will make it as cute as possible.  :)  So here they are!