Planning Kylie’s First Birthday!

My Inspiration: (Compliments to Jan O'Hara and Kohl's)

Cupcake Cake for Kylie with flowers and stuff to make it more special than the little cupcakes
About 2 dozen Cupcakes for guests (½ chocolate ½ vanilla)
Cupcake filling and filler (maybe)
Pink Brown and White Cupcake Liners (preferably stripped)
Cupcake Tree Holder
Cutouts and icing
Cupcake Cookie Cutters (maybe 3 different sizes)
Cupcake Invitations (9)
Napkins
Cups
Plates
Table Liner
Cupcake Balloon
Pink and Brown and White Balloons
Pink and Brown and White Streamers
Favors: Cupcake mix in jars
~Simply buy boxes of cake mix, shredded coconut, chocolate chip morsels and mason jars. Then divide your cake mix into 3rds and layer the remaining ingredients into your jars! You can then attach baking instructions to the backs of your party favor tags!
*Making 9 jars…buy: 9 mason jars, 6 boxes of cake mix. 2 bag of chocolate chip morsels and something pink for the top (Sprinkles, candies…)

Kylies Birthday Dress

Cupcakes!
What You'll Need:
24 cupcakes
24 pieces of Double Bubble bubble gum
Spool of green thread-covered wire (found at Michael's in the floral section)
Toothpicks
Buttercream frosting (double batch)
Chocolate royal icing
Decorating bags and Wilton tips #3 and #18
Pink icing coloring
Instructions:
Unwrap the bubble gum and roll each piece into a ball. Cut a stem for each cherry out of the covered wire. Use a toothpick to poke a hole in the top of each piece of gum; insert the "stems." Set aside.
Frost 12 of the cupcakes with white buttercream. Tint a portion of the buttercream with just a tiny bit of the pink icing coloring; frost the remaining cupcakes pink. (I mean, literally, add the coloring a speck at a time with a toothpick. The pink coloring is very potent and if you add too much you will get a very strong pink). (I’m strongly thinking about doing fondant so they look like the picture)
Fill a decorating bag with royal icing and fit with a #3 tip. Make an outline of the area where you want "chocolate syrup" on your cupcakes. Thin the remaining icing and fill in the chocolate areas. Let harden.
Fill a decorating bag with remaining white frosting and fit with a #18 tip. Pipe a swirl of "whipped cream" in the center of each cupcake.
Top each cupcake with a bubble gum cherry.
Sit back, admire your creations and enjoy! :)

Cupcake tree: (Wal-Mart $5)
Cookies: (brown, pink, and white)
Favors: 9 mason jars, 6 boxes cake mix, 2 bag chocolate morsels, and something to top it (Sprinkles?), cute material to cover the lid, ribbon to tie on tags with baking instructions on back
Favor Tags $6.00 for 12
http://www.etsy.com/listing/58776059/cupcake-pink-and-brown-happy-birthday

Wilton Large Cupcake Pan $23.00 (Wal-Mart $18)
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=Cupcake+Party&hl=en&rlz=1W1ADFA_en&prmd=ivns&resnum=7&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=1308598672610819663&sa=X&ei=9S87TYnVOofWtQOE2PzaAw&ved=0CJ0BEPICMAg

8” Pink and Brown Blush Stripes Paper Plates: $5.99/pk 8

11” Pink and Brown Blush Stripes Paper Plates: $7.50/pk 8
Hot/Cold 9oz Pink and Brown Blush Stripes Paper cups: $5.99/pk 8
Pink and Brown Blush Stripes Dinner Napkins 8 3/8” $7.99/pk 16
Pink and Brown Blush Stripes Plastic Tablecloth 54” X 108”: $8.99
http://www.sophiesfavors.com/tabledecorations_CC_pinkbrownblushstripesplates.html

Banner: $45 “Happy Birthday Kylie”

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.98729739.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php%3Flisting_id%3D33394923&usg=__iNHumHDMncwp9XeBnNxx8ZGBvTU=&h=1064&w=1600&sz=246&hl=en&start=6&zoom=1&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=M1yLWob7-brGRM:&tbnh=100&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3DBrown%2Band%2BPink%2BCardstock%2Bfor%2Bbanners%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rlz%3D1W1ADFA_en%26ndsp%3D20%26tbs%3Disch:1&ei=-AU7TbGuEoqWsgOW2tiOAw

Invitations: $30.00 set of 12

http://www.etsy.com/listing/51102014/cupcake-birthday-invitations-set-of-12

For decoration purposes:
Pink and Brown Balloons of course and a big birthday balloon
Streamers
Cupcake Gift Bags, maybe to cut out cupcakes and hang
Perhaps frame image below for center piece:
With Kylies picture and name of course. Maybe a huge “1” on the right tag
Also, print, “She’s cute & sweet & so much fun! Our little cupcake, Kylie, is turning 1!” or something like that on the napkins.

Holy Big Girl!

My baby is becoming a toddler too fast. She has been standing unassisted a lot today. She had kind of been doing it before, but not near as confident as she has today. I'm so proud. I think next month she will be walking.

Whats funny, she was standing up right next to her purse, I looked at Matthew and said, I think it would be adorable if she stands up holding her purse...sure enough. LoL! It amazes me and makes me smile EVERYtime she stands up. I just cant believe it.

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Im getting lousey at blogging...so, Facebook will help me catch up...

More to come...but....

Wednesday at 2:14pm via Mobile Web

Hahaha! While I was gone for my eye follow up, Kylie got tired of playing with daddy, so he laied on the floor playing his game and she was hanging out right next to him. He noticed she was being really quiet but she was still right by him, so he kept doing his thing, but she was still being so quiet, so he looks at her, she had his wallet and was pulling everything out of it...credit cards, drivers license, all of it. LOL! She cracks me up!

Wednesday at 11:24am via Android
He doesn't know how I got it because its most common in contact wearer's. Basically its a bacterial infection that causes and ulcer on the cornea. There is a cloudy spot on the color of my eye, I thought this whole time it was Conjunctivitis and was treating it with Pink eye drops, but the other day I looked closer because my eye felt like something was in it, something big like a piece of rock or dirt, the redness was getting bad again and the burning and raw feeling too...when I saw the white I knew something was more wring than just conjunctivitis, so I went to my actual optometrist t (urgent care doesn't know their asses from a hole in the ground) he was super conceded right away, he wouldn't even tell me what he thought until he put the dye on my eye and looked closer at it. After asking my pain on a scale 1-10 I replied 4-5 but not consistent and its usually in the evening it gets so bad I hold my eye shut and it gushes water like I was crying from one eye. LOL. He said he was surprised I wasn't in more pain. He told me to take the drops he was prescribing every other hour the first day and four times a day the next and he would see me Wednesday. I went in today, the redness has gone down a lot but my eye still feels raw and Burns. He looked at it and said that he can see some improvement from Monday, but its still pretty bad. He prescribed me additional drops that I have to take 10 minutes after the ones I'm already taking 4 times a day. LOL, then he tells me after the chart exam that he saw me squint. Looks like I may need glasses. Super! LOL. Would explain most of my headaches and migraines. Hubby keeps saying he is going to buy me a Bedazzler to make me a pretty eye patch. LOL. I love him!

Tuesday at 7:19pm via Android

Oh my...I'm laughing because Kylie is laughing but she's laughing because I'm laughing. Her giggle just gets me every time. This could go on for a while. for a while.

Tuesday at 5:43pm via Mobile Web ·
Epic! Matthew's 80 year old grandparents remembered our anniversary. We are 25 and forgot. I just find that hilarious! ;)

Tuesday at 10:25am via Mobile Web
How chaotic has 2011 been for the Griswolds??? Well, we both forgot our 2 year wedding anniversary yesterday.:( Sooo ♥ HAPPY (belated) ANNIVERSARY SWEETHEART ♥ There are many more to celebrate, we will just have to make up for this one next year.

January 24 at 7:44pm via Mobile Web
♥ although I haven't quite been myself lately (woman/hormonal moments LOL) and I have a hole in my cornea *giggle* (sorry, its just way funnier to say it like that then corneal ulcer) I'm now relaxing in that comfy nook by.my hubby, ignoring this Mythbusters episode about spiders (those who don't already know, I'm a major arachnophobic) eating Good & Plenty's. ♥

Kylie's birthday is all planned out...all that's left is shopping for it all.

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Just whats in my mind...

So, I get asked a lot, "When are you two going to have another baby?" and its usually followed by,"You guys just make to beautiful of babies you have to have another." Although very sweet and flattering, we may not have another. Definitely not anytime soon. Kylie is our pride and joy. She keeps me plenty busy, happy, and proud. In this generation, finances are at an all time low when in comparison to cost of living. Most people wouldn't get by if it weren't for credit cards and loans. We are fortunate enough to not have to use credit cards to get by and I'm one.of the few.lucky women who gets to be a stay at home mom. If we had another, not only would I lose my mind starting all over while chase my quick little bug around, but I would have to find a way to work almost full time and still not have to pay for day care. That means less time at home with my family and literally a few hours with my husband. Honestly, this is my family, and sometimes less is more. Kylie gets plenty of attention, love, nourishment. I always wanted a brother or sister, but being an only child doesn't have to be so bad. I have several friends with children that Kylie and be friends with, when she begins school she will make even more friends, and I couldn't he more excited to have slumber parties at our place. Movies, popcorn, games...yes, noisy girls and messes to clean, but how fun. Kylie will have plenty of company, she wont miss out on not having siblings.

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Kylie got herself some wheels...

Kylie got this dinosaur with wheels. The back legs can be open so they can use it as a walker, and When they get bigger, you can close it so they can ride it. Well, Kylie seems to love it. She feels so good to be able to walk all the way across the room. After walking around with that for a while, she became more confident and stood unassisted, for at least a few seconds, twice yesterday. Milestone after milestone...she is just learning so fast. I'm proud and excited. She's perfect!

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Simply Irresistible

My daughter...Oh my daughter! She has enough character/personality for about 5 babies! She cracks me up. Currently, I mean literally right this minute, she is crawling all over the place saying "momma" and "baba" and blowing raspberries. She is giggling, squealing, and just having a good 'ol time playing by herself. I love watching her. She is still in her jammies, so when she tries to walk/crawl on the tile, she slips and slides all over. It reminds me of 101 Dalmatians, when the puppies are walking over the ice...yup, that's my daughter. I love it. Her voice, her laugh, her smile and expressions...it makes me so proud and happy every time. Lately she hasn't been much like herself because she has this damn cold. The weather has been wild for the desert. We had snow...and not just like, "oh look, a little bit of snow that wont even stick and will be done in about an hour." We got actual, stick to the ground, last for over a day, snow! So, you can understand why all of us are having some nose issues. LoL!

There are so many milestone that she is just zipping through. Its hard to keep up with writing it all down. Id rather just enjoy it while it lasts. Pretty much, she isn't satisfied with crawling being her form of transportation...she wants to walk so badly. I say, take your time, she say Hells No Momma! She is a determined little stinker like her momma, and a silly goose like her dadda! She keeps getting under the end table and looking up through the glass...its hilarious. Well, I could write about her all day, but I will leave at this for now, and post some pictures...shoot...there are so many to chose from, I'm not sure which to post....*giggle*

Sleep talking...

Adorable! At 4 o'clock this morning, I woke up to my KylieBug making noises. Thinking she just couldn't find her sizzle, I got up and went to her room to find that she wasn't even awake at all. She was curled up in a little ball at the foot of her crib. She was on her tummy but with her legs tucked under her like a froggy. She was still talkin' away. Her sizzle was at the opposite side of the crib with her blanket between. I didn't want to stay long because I didn't want the hall light to wake her, but I couldn't help but smile and admire her. Its so warm and fuzzy to see such innocence.

I wish she didn't have a cold, its snowing...and for the desert, that's a big deal. I want her to be able to be out in it, but we don't want her out there while already sick.

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