GO GO GO Weekend!!

Weekend.. It was a busy one!

We were GO GO GOING....

We started off our Friday night in a little town not far from ours

There is a little "Main Street" area and we walked around all the shops.. ate dinner, and walked a little more..

One of the amazing shops was this cupcake bakery

I was  in... L..O..V..E..

Its my mecca.. If I can not own, just work at a cupcake place at some point in my life, I'll be a happy girl..

There cupcakes were moist, delicious.. and amazing flavor.

I got a Nilla Birthday Cake to go.. after sampling about 4-5 free mini cupcakes.. I see that's how they get ya...

Vidlers.

You have to Google it.. I cant really explain

They have so many things from toys, housewares, gifts, odds and ends..

I found these cupcake papers and cookie cutters.. and some gifts.

We came home and everyone was pooped...

Saturday we did some errands, and then took the kids to the "big" park

Its big because compared to the one we can walk to.. the equipment is bigger... thats all..

But Sassy has a name for all the parks..

From the big park.. you can see the hospital where I was born, AND the window I looked out of, from my birthing suite.... during our 25 + hours of labor 5 months ago..

I had to walk behind the park a little and find my window with Andrew.

In all the pain, scary moments, etc.. It sounds CARAZY... but I'd go back to that day to remember my sweet baby being brought into this world..

The big guy was pretty chill all weekend..

He's so much fun... and getting bigger by the day

{daisies in our yard}

Saturday Afternoon

We went to Joseph's 5th Birthday Party

{Andrew 6.23.12}
Samantha got right in the pool with Grammy.. It was about 3 feet .. so she thought it was pretty neat that she was standing.

Cousins Clare and Joe opening gifts for Joe

The theme was Dinosaurs!

The cake was delicious white with strawberry filling!

The girls

Clare and Samantha

Clare taught Samantha how to "belly swing"...

Sunday

The Botanical Gardens

I'd never been!

We found out there was a Thomas the Train Exhibit until July 1st

So we thought it was a good place to take the kids..

So we packed a lunch and headed there around 10am

They were really really good the whole time.

I snapped a few pics of some interesting and beautiful flowers and plants.

Orange Orchids

The Thomas Exhibit

It was pretty cute, and interactive.

There were buttons all around on boxes that kids could press to activate the trains.

Outside there was a children's garden and they had crafts going on.

Samantha made a hat and a flower out of coffee filter and pipecleaners

I fed Andrew in the car while Daddy and SJ had a little picnic lunch on a small hill outside the Botanical Gardens.

{our happy boy}

Samantha went back to the Children's Garden one more time before it was time to head home.

Naptime was next ....

And that was our busy weekend!

Cupcake Re-Obsession....

I Heart Cupcakes

If you follow my blog you will see a tab called "cupcakes" - or "cupcake couture" or maybe both, I can't really remember ....

Anyways.. I love love baking.. My specialty over the years has quickly become cupcakes. I even did an order for a few birthday parties for friends of mine last year.

I noticed DC Cupcakes had returned to TLC... and my DVR thank goodness taped a few episodes for me that I was watching all weekend long... yes some repeatedly. I just love that show!

They have a bakery in Georgetown.. and Mathew and I used to meet up in DC for weekends when we couldnt fly to Ohio or NC to see each other..we'd walk up and down M Street in Georgetown and I NEVER went there.. I never even heard of it! .. Next time we visit.. I HAVE to go there..

Oh, and I just realized on their website... THEY SHIP ANYWHERE IN US!!!! What an awesome gift to get!

In my family Im known as the cupcake-maker.. and that is FINE by me... I love baking and mostly decorating with the buttercream.. so I will gladly bring cupcakes for any event, season, you name it.. baking is another form of creative therapy for me.. like my crafts/painting.

Next new episodes are on Friday 4/4 - and my DVR is ready!!

Week Wrap Up

Well it was a lovely spring week this week!
Samantha and Mommy did some errands and soms baking.

I made some strawberry cupcakes with white buttercream:

Samantha has her Momma's sweet tooth thats for sure. My baby likes her some Buttercream!



We even stopped in to Grammy, Nana's (not sure what she's gonna be called yet) work and said Hi! She liked all the "toys" at Grammys work





Today we're heading to the Mall to do some shopping when Sam wakes up, and more house hunting this weekend and into next week. This morning Grammy and I hit up Walmart for some family groceries for the week.

Samantha is understanding everything we are saying lately..its so funny. I ask her now, how does the Monster go? and she responds with a great big Growl! haha.. and she also responds when you ask her how the Kitty Kat goes. I cant beleive how smart she is getting!

I will have to try and post a video if I can.. its too cute!

Cupcake Couture

Well, I did it.. My first client Maria "hired" me to make her daughter's first birthday party cupcakes! I practiced as you may have seen in other blogs... but Friday it was go time! I baked and baked and baked.. and had buttercream coming out of my eye balls. But the end product was awesome!



I made most of the cupcakes vanilla, and about 1/3 were milk chocolate.. mmmm
Here they are baking in the oven



After they were done, I tasted one, to make sure they were good.. but I needed a second opinion...



Samantha was more than willing to help me out.. She even had the appropriate onesie on just for the occasion! ha!

I made 4 different varieties of cupcakes. I started with the Sunflowers...



I hope Lily liked her birthday cupcakes! I cant wait to see how Maria displayed them at her party!



I had a good time making and baking the cupcakes. This could be my new thing!
thats all from Cupcake Couture!