Happy Birthday Landon!!

Now Landon LOVES the movie Cars!  So much, that I just realized that I've done Cars cookies for him for the past 2 years.  Last year was Lightning McQueen, this year, Mater and Finn.  There were some other contenders for this years' cookies, but these were the ones that made the cut.  

One other thing that came up was that I happened to be booked already for the date that Landon's mommy needed cookies - so she took these home a week early, froze them, and took them out to thaw the night before she delivered them to Landon's preschool class.  This is another option when ordering cookies!  I've had a bunch of people order cookies to be frozen - so that the can be eaten later.  And I've gotten feedback from many people saying that they think they taste JUST as good!  

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LANDON!!

And here are last years' Lightning cookies!  

Welcome the Family Home!

As new parents (or even just adding a new baby), transitioning from being in the hospital to coming home is a tough time.  At the hospital, your food is provided, you are taken care of, your new baby is taken care of every second of the day, etc.  But when it's time to come home, you have to get used to the household stuff again.  I know that when I was in the hospital after having my babies, I came home and was VERY lucky that I had friends and family to bring me food and help take care of me and the new babies.  One thing that I received was a box of iced cookies from my Aunt Anita and Uncle Jeff.  What a marvelous thing!  You have cookies to eat, give away as a "thank you" to everyone that has come by to help or visit, and you have a nice sweet snack in the middle of the night (when you are up 20 times...).  

A friend of mine ordered these cookies as a welcome home for one of her neighbors - and it totally reminded me of those awesome cookies from my aunt and uncle as well.  What a great reason to order cookies for someone!  

Happy 5th Birthday Claire!

I was asked to do cookies for a little girl turning 5 recently - Miss Claire! (ok, so I'm behind a little on the blog - so it's been a little while).  The request was for pink, pink, and more pink!  I did cupcakes and cookies for the party, and cookies to send home with the party guests.  The cookies to be sent home were little girls in sleeping bags.  Cupcakes and cookies - super cute pink designs - picked out by Claire's mommy.  I thought they all turned out great!  

Happy 5th Birthday Claire!!

Btw - BIG thank you to Cathy Graham for taking pictures for me - since I totally forgot before I left the house!!  

Who's Ready for some Football????!!!

SUPERBOWL!!  Ok, so the big game is over now - but we can't forget about the yummy football treats!  I received an order for a platter of cookies that were footballs - but not team specific.  I'm guessing there must have been a mixed crowd watching the game together?!  So that was what I created - 30 football cookies on a platter.  At least it was something sweet to go along with the wings, chips and salsa, and other savory items that I'm sure were there!

An Under the Sea Party!

When Christine came to me with an underwater theme, we threw around a few "sea creature" type designs.  When it was decided on, her daughter chose mermaids, seahorses, and nemo type clown fish.  I loved seeing Christine's reaction when she came to pick up her order - exactly what I'd hoped for - she loved them!  Afterward, I got to see a few pictures taken from the party.  She had to have had a fabulous balloon artist there - the guests came home with all kinds of underwater creature balloon hats.  What a cool idea!!  I'll have to store that in my plans for future parties.

Happy Birthday Ethan!

Once again, this party was weeks ago - but I am trying my hardest to get caught up!

Ethan (and the whole family) are BIG soccer fans!  So when it came time for his birthday, soccer cookies were the first thought.  He plays soccer for ITAA (Indian Trail Athletic Association) and their main color is maroon. I'm sure he had a great party with all of his soccer buddies.

Happy Birthday Ethan!!

Happy 4th Birthday Preston!

Even though Preston's birthday was a couple of weeks ago, I couldn't pass up the chance to blog about his fabulous birthday.  His birthday party was at Noah's Art at the Blakeney shopping center.  I've actually never had a chance to go there - so I was excited for my boys to get to go and do something a little new - while celebrating Preston's birthday.  I would definitely recommend them for parties!  They did a story time, painted pictures on the kids' hands, and did a few different crafts all relating to the theme of the party - Percy the train of course.  Since Noah's Art is a kids art studio of sorts, we did a paint palette theme when it came to cupcakes and cookies.  I apologize for the random cupcake picture - my brain wasn't working that day and I forgot to take a picture of the cupcakes until right when the kids were about to start eating.  Enjoy!