We have a 5 yr old. . .

It is official - we have a little 5 year old! I do believe Miss A had a great birthday. Her Dad took her to lunch at Bob Evans - her choice, all because of a bendy straw! And she ordered a baked potato, yogurt, and chocolate milk. . .her choice again. . . if I was five I think I would have went for dessert! Then they went to the movies. Her birthday dinner request - steak, mashed potatoes and corn ( in a can - even though she ALWAYS wants corn on the cob??) We then celebrated with a princess castle cake and presents. . .

This is her cake from her Jolly July 3rd party.

2 celebrations down, one to go!

Jolly July 3rd Party. . .

We decided to make these shirts and got the idea from our Family Fun Magazine. They were fun to make. A little more mommy crafting then the little people crafting. I didn't use the glue and glitter like they suggested. I just used regular fabric paint.

I also used the pasta stamp to make party favor bags. . .

And in the bags I made individual pinatas in the shape of fireworks.

A few more things to do in the kitchen and then PARTY time! - YEAH!

Party Decorations

This morning on One Pretty Thing, she had a Fourth of July Roundup and had a link to
Lilly Cakes for this red, white, and blue fringe paper. I thought I would make it to add to our decorations for our party on Friday.



It was very simple and I got a " O mom that is so pretty" from the birthday girl.

A few projects to do. . .

This weekend was a busy weekend. .. we enjoyed a picnic at the local arts festival - listening to music and watching the boats sail by. We worked another local festival and enjoyed a birthday party. And today we are catering a meal for 400 for company picnic. Food will be served in less then an hour. . .hope all goes well!

Flag Stamping

Today we decided to start making some decorations for our Jolly July 3rd Party. The party is to 1/2 to celebrate the 4th of July and 1/2 to celebrate Miss almost 5!

I carved a flag into a styrofoam tray ( silly me forgot to reverse the image and I have no more trays)

and then let Miss A paint the colors on. . .

and then let her stamp away. .

They turned out cute, now I need more trays. . .

A favorite. . .

Tonight I made one of our favorite dips to accompany dinner. I took a couple of pics but nothing looked great, so just trust me. I get many requests for this after serving it for parties. And it is so simple.

Here we go 9 X 13 pan.
One brick of cream cheese spread evenly. ( I use low fat, no fat whenever available)
One jar of salsa, spread evenly.
A nice layer of shredded cheese. ( I use cheddar and lots of Mexican type blends)

That's it. . bake until hot and cheese is melty or microwave it if your family is STARVING. We usually serve it with tortilla chips. I have made it fancy by adding olives, green onions, or black beans. I just usually stick with a Mexican theme.

It is also just as easy to make a single serving. Enjoy!

In Progress

I have been wanting to make a birthday banner as seen here, here, and here.

This is what I started last night. . .

I didn't follow any of the tutorials. I just cut out the letters out of some scraps I had and sewed them on with a decorative stitch, added some ribbon around the edges. Now it sits until I figure out what else I want to do. I just wanted to make sure I had the banner done for the next birthday in our house. I will probably make another one when I have more time to think about it and more supplies on hand.