Our Playlist

Here's what we've been watching on You Tube lately. This is a big hit with the under 2 crowd. And hey, 1 million viewers can't be wrong.




Doncha just wanna hug some puppies?

Ahhhhh Silence...

School started last week.

I sent my middle baby to kindergarten and while I had a few moments of reservation the night before, when the actual day arrived and I saw how fired-up he was to go, the last of my worries melted away. He got on the bus like a pro, found his classroom with only a tiny bit of help, boldly ordered chocolate milk in the lunchroom, and ran all the way home from the bus stop. And, he saucily informed me, he didn't miss me at all.

Hmmph.

I, of course, spent that first day wandering around like an idiot -- what should I do with myself? When the baby went down for her nap, I had 2 full hours to kill and the swirling galaxy of possibilities was so overwhelming that I did what anyone would have done in my position.

I took a nap.

What's in a Cupcake?

A whole lotta nasty goodness. And these little babies are all that and more. I got this recipe/idea from Bakerella, who is the goddess of these little yummies. Mine aren't quite as polished looking as hers, but this was my first attempt. Even still, the dipping was easier than I expected and it was a very do-able project, if a little time consuming. The results made it absolutely worth it. You eat these rich little treats and you just know that they are bad for your waistline, arteries, overburdened pancreas, whatever...and you just don't care.

That's how good they are.

These were for my daughter's 7th birthday in lieu of the traditional cake. They were a lifesaver because she didn't have a "theme" for her birthday this year, other than kind of a loose Hannah Montana/I want to be a Rock Star/Libby Lu vibe that she was trying to convey. We could have gone with the edible cake topper thing, but I didn't find Miley Cyrus on a cake all that appetizing. We went this route instead and YUM I am glad we did.

Even though the whole dipping process (and the cake making/altering) took about 3 hours, it was so fun to do something creative like this. Everybody at both parties (kid and family) clamored for more and my husband is trying to hoard the 5 leftover pops for himself.

In other news, my 7 year old took a couple friends to Libby Lu for her birthday and got all dolled-up (to the tune of $25 per kid -- how do people afford whole parties of this stuff? Three kids nearly broke me.) and here's a picture of her in all her glory. Note the world-weary it's-another-day-of-glamour look on her face. It's so hard to be famous.