Don't Eat That Cupcake!

I've been slacking on my blogging lately--but I've been in full birthday party mode. As I mentioned before, Matthew and Molly are having a combined party. This is the first time I've ever done this. We'll see how it goes. I wanted a picture for their invitations, so we had a mini-shoot. We started out with party blowers (yes, that is the official name). I quickly discovered that they wouldn't work for pictures because the kids were always looking at the blower, and not the camera!

So then we switched to cupcakes, which were definitely cuter. BUT--have you ever told a child to just hold a cupcake and not EAT it?? Matthew also has a really wiggly tooth--his first really loose tooth. We have lots of pictures like this one:

And this one:

And this:

And then of course, a piece of cup cake just happened to "fall off," so it had to be eaten.
But in the end, we finally got this, which is the one that I used for the invitation:
And then, of course, they got to do this:

Little Girl Feet

I love these little piggies!

Random Thoughts

1. I've been smelling this seriously unpleasant (I'm putting it nicely) smell in our entry way for about 4 days. My husband smelled it. Even Matthew was asking "Mom, what stinks in here?!" It was bad. I knew it was a dirty diaper hidden somewhere. Nope. I cleaned all around the area to no avail. Finally Mike and I decided that there must be a dead mouse in the wall. Nope. I found the culprit! I just happened to look inside of Molly's princess ride on toy--in the secret compartment under the seat. Guess what I found? 7 "hidden" Easter Eggs, as in boiled eggs. As in rotten, boiled eggs. Eeeeeewwwwww.

2. I'm spending the day cleaning the house. Then showering, then going to baseball, then Matthew's school carnival.

3. I'm in the midst of planning Matthew and Molly's birthday party. Yep--party (singular), not parties (plural). This is the first year I'm trying this. Should be an interesting mix of Monster Trucks and Dora the Explorer!

4. Speaking of birthday parties--has anyone else noticed how party favors have gotten out of control???? Seriously! In the past two months, we've been given party favors that are basically gifts themselves (they must have cost $7-$10). Ridiculous!

5. Which obviously leads me to this: What party favor can I give that is cute, unique, everyone will like, and doesn't cost $7 a child??? I have an idea . . . but of course it's going to take some time . . . and effort . . . and a few late nights . . . I'll keep you posted.

6. I've been pretty busy with photo shoots lately. Yay! And I'm loving some of the pictures! I just haven't had time to post them. But I will!

7. I'm waaay behind on my Project 365. Boo.

8. Leslie is having a precious giveaway over on her blog. Do you know someone who loves ladybugs? If so, you better head over and check it out!

9. If you are one of my peeps (did you know I had peeps? I didn't until just this very second when I typed it!) to whom I owe my pay it forward, don't worry, it's coming! I'm in the process right this very minute!

10. I'm going to be guest blogging on my BFF's blog in a couple of weeks. I want to be funny, charming, loveable, etc., for her readers! The pressure!

Happy Friday!

Wordless Wednesday: Mommy in a picture

Texas Tradition

Not Gay

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

The funny thing is that I have lots of photos from Easter that I love. Love. But this one just made me laugh. I'll blog the others tonight (hopefully).