Easily Amused Like Her Mommy...

My daughter find the whiteboard calender on the fridge the most entertaining thing in the house. Of all her toys she can chew on and play with...noise makers and such, she would rather stare at the whiteboard!? Oh geeze! Its the cutest thing ever. She giggles at it, she stares at it and then squeals like it tickled her, and she yells/talks at it, as if they are carrying on a conversation. Its nothing special, just a whiteboard with my work schedule and appointments written on it, but she LOVES it! Give her that and the tags on her toys and blankets, and shes good to go...its like they say, "Who cares about the gift, its the packaging that matters." She is for sure my daughter.

Cake Talk

Okay, so here's the deal, I want to make my daughters first birthday cake, but I have never done anything extravagant before. I have made plain ol' cakes from a Sarah Lee box, *giggle*, so this could be interesting. I'm going to practice of course, but I only have 8 months to perfect it, and I am a perfectionist with extraordinary taste, so we will see if I can pull this off Happily!

The idea I have so far, I'm going to make chocolate cupcakes for all the guests, they will have green frosting on them with a miniature lady bug and daisy on each. Kylie's cake is going to be vanilla/chocolate swirl, all dolled up with ladybugs, daisies, and such. I want it to be Pink, Brown, and White theme. I don't know if I should make it with frosting or fondant. Fondant would look better and probably be a little easier for what I have in mind, however, its her first cake...it HAS to be messy and easy for her to dig into...so I'm leaning toward frosting. A friend of my moms (I mentioned her in my baby shower blog) bakes cakes and cookies and does an immaculate job. I love all her work, and she said that she will help me where ever I need it. She is going to send me recipes for the frosting and what not. I'm so excited and nervous though. I need supplies. I need cookie cutters for Kylie's name (its going to be pink with brown polka dots and daisies strategically placed). I don't know if I should make all the lady bugs out of chocolate with a candy mold, or if I should try to make it with frosting...again, I have never done this, so I don't know what is do able, easier, and will look good. I'm a wreck! *laughing*.

I found pictures of what I want to do, so we will see if I can come up with something. In the meantime, my little love bug just woke up, so I need to get her a bath and run a few errands. So, 'till next time.....

http://www.make-fabulous-cakes.com/ladybug-birthday-cake.html

http://www.make-fabulous-cakes.com/icing-a-cake.html

http://www.make-fabulous-cakes.com/gum-paste-flowers.html

Pictures Pictures Pictures

Of course Im always taking pictures...look how dang cute she is! *giggle*

She was staring at the butterflies on the back window of my car...

...until she caught me taking pictures of her. *giggle*

Look at her holding her own bottle! Oh my goodness, she is passing milestone after milestone, I almost cant keep up with her. Apparently she holds her bottle a lot with daddy, but this was the first time I saw her do it...I love it!

So, it was time to eat, daddy picked up Kylie, and said, "Let go of your toys sweetie." She picked up her entire playmat and held on it until I took it out of her hand. What a strong little booger. I guess she wasnt done playing.

What a cutie pie! "Mommy loves you!" Priceless! Y

She has discovered that she can grab daddy's nose AND glasses...Oh Dear! Lol!

Good Morning Sweetheart!!! What are you doing hiding under your blanket? *giggle*

Being Creative...*giggle*

GRANDPA IS HERE!

Little girl got to see her Uncle Corey and her Gramps today! She must have had her happy girl panties on, because she was ALL smiles today. This morning, she was just as content as can be. I love it. We had a lot of fun, look how happy she is and how much she loves her family.

She was waiting for mommy to finish getting ready to go to breakfast with Gramps and Uncle Corey. She wouldn't stop smiling, which made me smile of course. We were super happy girls this morning. Corey is such a proud uncle. I love it!

Brings tears to my eyes EVERYTIME.

I hope Im my daughters hero.

She's never pulled anyone from a burning building. She's never rocked Central Park to a half a million fans, screaming out her name. She's never hit a shot to win the game. She's never left her footprints on the moon. She's never made a solo hot air balloon ride, around the world, no, she's just your everyday average girl (but) she's somebody's hero, a hero to her baby with a skinned up knee, a little kiss is all she needs. The keeper of the cheerios, the voice that brings Snow White to life, bedtime stories every night, and that smile lets her know, she's somebody's hero. She didn't get a check every week like a nine-to fiver, but she's been a waiter, and a cook, and a taxi driver, for twenty years, there at home, until the day her girl was grown. Giving all her love to her was her life's ambition, but now her baby's movin' on, and she'll soon be missin' her, but not today, those are tears of joy runnin' down her face. She's somebody's hero, a hero to her daughter in her wedding dress, she gave her wings to leave the nest. It hurts to let her baby go down the aisle she walks right by, looks back into her mother's eyes, and that smile lets her know, she's somebody's hero. Thirty years have flown right past, her daughters' starin' at all the photographs of her mother, and she wishes she could be like that, but she already is. She's somebody's hero, a hero to her mother in a rockin' chair. She runs a brush through her silver hair. The envy of the nursing home, she drops by every afternoon, feeds her mother with a spoon, and that smile lets her know, her mother's smile lets her know, she's somebody's hero...

~Jamie O'Neal