I am a huge fan of these personalized birthday banners!  My banner would read "Ryan is one" I bought extra supplies and letters in order to be able to spell out his ages up to age ten. Items Needed: Cardstock Craft paper Ruler Pencil Scissors glue ribbon/string/twine small clothespins or brads or

I wanted something a bit out of the ordinary for the cake choice at Ryan's Teddy Bear Picnic Birthday Party.  I decided on these adorable Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes! I followed the directions on the side of the ice cream cone box.  <--Yep, real original, lol! How to Make Ice Cream Cone

I wanted to make a cute and tasty favor for everyone to take with them as they left Ryan's Teddy Bear Picnic Birthday Party.  I decided on Oreo Cookie Pops!  Super easy and super tasty!  They were a total hit!  I individually wrapped them and placed them in a basket

I wanted a fun element to the add to the kids lunch pails for Ryan's first birthday party and thought some cute pinwheels would do the trick!    Since these were for small kids, I did not want to use any pins so I came up with this fun way and

1 week ago today I turned 30! It's fabulous. I had a fabulous day, and a fabulous weekend and my first week has been fabulous! Freddy gave me an awesome, much-needed day at the spa. My parents are encouraging my million photos I take of their grandbabies by sending me

At first I was going to make this post about more of the devastation around Joplin.  After driving through what I would refer to as "ground zero", I feel that unless you actually see it for yourself, in person, no photo will ever show you the true devastation.  Imagine driving