Birthday Cakes for Presidents

In about 3 months, my dad will be celebrating his 69th birthday. I volunteered to get the cake. So...what came to my mind? Of course, googling images of birthday cakes good enough for leaders!!!!!!

Obama by Retro Bakery

 Roosevelt

Pope Benedict XVI

Ford 90th

Chinese New Year Outfits for Toddlers

I will be attending a Chinese New Year party celebration. Therefore, I will be looking for outfits to dress the boys in. Here are some outfits I found online, but with a little less than a week to go I will be shopping in our local China Town. This could be a cute photo opp with my 3 and 1 year old. Or it could be total disaster! Stay tuned...

Books for Valentine's Day

-Love You Forever- by Robert Munsch-I got introduced to this book during my first couple of years teaching first grade. My first grade team and I would read this book to our first graders usually around Mother's Day. Before having my first son, I found it humorous, just as my students did. After I had Daniel, I remember reading it to my students and fighting back tears. If you have never read it, grab a copy!

Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge-By Mem Fox-This is a story about friendship. A little boy tries to help his friend, who lives in a retirement home,find her memory. If you have never heard of the author here is her site Mem Fox. She has great info for teachers and parents.

This next text, is about love, Unrequited Love.  I had to read it MANY years ago in a Spanish class. It is called Marianela by Benito Pérez Galdós.  Here is the wikipedia info on it Marianela. I had to read it in Spanish Free Download Version but I have found several translated ones online. 

English Translation of Marianela

Happy Reading!

Swanky Chic Fete/My Son's 1st Birthday Pumpkin Party

She has CHANGES coming to her blog. Stay tuned!!!!!! She featured my son's 1st birthday pumpkin party! Click here to see her site and the parties she has featured...before THE BIG CHANGES!!!!!

My son's first birthday featured on Swanky Chic Fete

She also featured my other son's 3rd birthday balloon party. Click here 3rd Birthday Balloon Party

I am sure the changes will be SWANKY! 

2011 Celebrations

January-We heard the sound of David's laughter

February-David was baptized

March- my birthday with both my boys

April -We celebrated Daniel's 3rd birthday -balloons and all

My father turned 68

May - We had a joint birthday celebration for our parents 

June - we celebrated Andell's bday 

July - took the boys to Sea World and this was the month that David stood!

August - celebrated my sister's birthday at Azuma

September- Took the boys to Newport Beach/Disneyland with my sister, brother-in-law, and his sister

  October- David's 1st Birthday Pumpkin Themed 

November - David started walking

                                                       Andell started working from home!

December - I finished my last coursework ever! Dissertation related work left! Had a fabulous Christmas!

Looking forward to more celebrations in 2012!

David-Walking!

Newport Beach/Disneyland Sept 2011

Macaron Tower & Birthday Cake!!!!!

My sister had a great idea for her birthday: a macaron tower on top of a cake.  The color scheme was yellow and grey. I picked out a gray base from Le Duc Gourmet Bakery. The flavor was mocha. 

The best thing about this bakery: the sweetness of the cake and their fondant! The fondant is SO soft and again the  perfect sweetness. Le Duc Gourmet Bakery placed a base so that I could put the tower without collapsing the cake. The size of the cake was 10 inches in diameter.

I ordered the macaron tower from Sweet. They only require a 24 hour notice. The size of the tower was about 1 foot. It held so well. However, it was hard to transport! I had to literally hold it (it's wrapped up so well) while driving with one hand.

The mini banner was created by Laurel of Go Against the Grain. It was gorgeous!! Here is her    

Facebook  page.

The favors were 3 lemon macarons in mini chinese take out boxes. The yellow labels purchased from Paper Source Houston