The Year of the Dog-40 years young

N and I celebrated our Birthdays' this week. I turned ** I mean 36, and N the BIG 40!! For months I've been
planning a party for him. I was very excited for him to see all his old friends. The other exciting part was this party was for ADULTS ONLY YIPPEE!! The party was lovely, and a huge success.

The decor Chinese lanterns, oriental fans, and Chinese takeout boxes as candle holders. I have been scanning old pictures of N for weeks to put together a slide show, which I burned to a DVD. Some of his friends have asked me to email them some of the pictures, so they can torture him:)

If anyone knows my DH he lives for Chinese Food so this was a must! The food was wonderful, and the drink of choice, Mai Tai's.

I did a few special things for him. I made home made Fortune Cookies. It's an easy recipe, but very labor intensive. I would defiantly do it again, because they were delicious! I also made a cake that looked like a Fortune Cookie. At first N thought it was a Pack Man, but then saw his fortune which read "Confucius says you old now." Happy 40th Birthday!

A good time was had by all. Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband! Can't wait to spend the next 40 years with you.

Ice-Skating

E and I went to the Town ice-skating rink on Saturday. She is doing much better with her balance. It was a perfect day in January to be outside. She had so much fun we had to go back first thing Sunday morning. That is after my coffee:)

Happy New Year!

The girls and I enjoyed some time in the snow this past weekend. I took a break from my organizing...well worth it. Hopefully the New Year will bring more peace to my life. We all want peace and simplicity, but how realistic is that with young children, busy schedules’?

I think my resolution should just be embracing the moment, and not to be so hard on myself.

Happy New Year!

Kiss the Cook

So many traditions in a family center around food. I have many wonderful memories of being the the kitchen with both of my Grandmothers.
I decided to buy E a cookbook for Christmas so we could cook together. The first recipe she selected was a Chocolate-Banana Shake. Luckily I had all the ingredients on hand. E was able to follow the pictures with no problem.
The result... thumbs up! She was so proud to do it on her own. Can't wait to try another recipe, and I'm sure C will be in the kitchen with us before you know it!