Yachtical Baby Shower

Just thought I would share this fun "Yachtical" baby shower my girlfriends and I threw for our sweet mommy-to-be friend! It was a perfect theme for a little boy and we had so much fun planning all the little details of the shower. It was a perfect day watching the mommy-to-be enjoying time with the girls and showering her with presents. I can't wait to meet the little man and snuggle with him!

Until next time...
{Lynnae}

Tea Party by English Rose Teas

Who doesn't love a tea party?!? I am married to a British man and I have the BEST Mother-in-love who hosts tea parties and she does a fabulous job! Everything is made from scratch (no stuff from the "box" here) and it is so delicious! A few weeks ago she hosted a tea party for all her friends and of course I was invited. It was a perfect day, sitting outside, sipping tea, eating lots of goodies and chatting with the girls. It was a day to be a girly girl and relax and my M-in-Love did a wonderful job! If you would like to throw a tea party you can check out her blog here at English Rose Teas.



Isn't she amazing!!! I can't wait to host my next Tea Party, my girlfriends and I always have a blast!

Until next time...

{Lynnae}

Casey's Cupcakes

The cutest little cupcake store Casey's Cupcakes opened up by my house in Woodbury Irvine and we had a great time at the grand opening (she was last years winner of Cupcake Wars). The kids met Casey and she was so sweet with everyone, especially all the kids. The cupcakes were delicious (and that is saying a lot from a girl who doesn't put cupcakes on the top of my list). I loved the pink decor and all the little things you could buy in the store, but most of all I loved seeing the joy on my kids faces while they ate away at their cupcakes. I also loved that they served coffee, tea and cappuccinos in the store too. If your by a Casey's Cupcakes I recommend stopping in for a yummy treat!

Until next time...Happy cupcake eating!
{Lynnae}

The Sweetest Tea Party

My daughter was invited to my sweet friend Amanda's (from Assorted Lovelies) little girls Tea Party and it was ADORABLE. Amanda made all the decorations herself, and all the details were fabulous. All the food and tea was provided by non other than my sweet Mother in Love, Sandie (from English Rose Teas). The best part about this cute little 4th birthday was that it was a tea for the mommies too (my kind of  relaxing party!) Amanda is a blog writer for the OC Family and you can check out all the great pictures on her last post here.

Happy birthday sweet girl. We had a great time! Amanda you did an amazing job!

Until next time...
{Lynnae}

Arrrgh Pirate Party

My sweet little boy turned four...{tear} this past weekend. It's very bittersweet for me, as I am so happy to see him grow up into a big boy, but I feel that FOUR is not a baby anymore (even though he will ALWAYS be my little baby). But he is the darn cutest little 4 year old I have seen (I know I am a bit biased, he is my son). We celebrated the little man Pirate style.....arrrgh, shiver me timbers it was a great little family birthday party and he had a blast with all his little Pirate cousins. Here are some pictures from the party.

Table set for a Pirate - Sail the Sea Jello (thank you Mom), Cannon Ball cupcakes (thank you Mother in love) and Crocodile Blood (the kids got a kick out of this)

Golden Nuggets, "Fish & Chips", Pirate's Booty Popcorn



Goodie Bags- "You Best Be Lookin' Like a Pirate", I made a treasure map out of brown paper bags and paint, bandanas (bought a yard of fabric for each color and cut into bandanas), Eye patches from Target

 

Banners made from brown paper bags, old book pages cut into circles, painted letters and sponge painted the edges for a burnt look ( I used an eraser from a pencil dipped in paint to make the dots), Table cloth from Target

Happy 4th Birthday my little Pirate

This is how the day ended....from Pirates to Super Hero's!!! Oh how fun to be a child!

Until next time...

{Lynnae}

I love Cupcakes

I never turn down a cupcake and even more then eating them I love making them...baking is something I truly enjoy and since pinterest my cupcakes have gotten even more amazing....Feb was a busy month for me I made cute valentines cupcakes, and two really cute and super fun birthday cupcakes....

Happy Valentines Day!!!
My two favorite things red velvet cupcakes and conversation hearts


Happy Birthday Mike

White cupckaes placed carefully into starbucks cup cozy

Add a some white frosting a little green straw

 Finally add some carmel and you have the perfect cupcake for your favorite starbucks drinker!

Happy Birthday Karyn

Chocolate Cupcakes

Oreo Cookies and the most amazing cookie twister!

Orange and Brown Reese's

Tada the most amazing little owl cupcakes!

Perfect for my best friend and leap year baby Karyn!

<3 rosette

The Cupcake Store

This past weekend we celebrated our sweet friend Karyn's birthday (who happens to be turning only 9 years old this Leap Year)  at The Cupcake Store in Mission Viejo. Yes, we acted like "grown up little girls" at this fun birthday, I mean what better way to celebrate a 9th birthday :) We decorated a delicious cupcake, ate pizza, drank champagne and had some great girl talk. What more can a girl ask for?!? This place was very quaint and very accomodating with us loud girls. We stayed for about 2 hours and had the most enjoyable time, and did I mention how good the cupcakes were (and that is saying a lot from a girl who is not much of a cupcake girl....I know weird right?!?). If you are looking to have a birthday party for a big or small girl, I highly recommend this place. Thanks to Rosette for all the fun decorations and painted wine glasses we all received. Karyn, I hope you had a fabulous day celebrating your 9th birthday, as it only happens every four years!

Until next time...
{Lynnae}

The Queen's Bakery

Who doesn't like a cute bakery that has the best girlie decor, coffee, tea, lunch and yummy desserts! This past weekend I celebrated my birthday (I know the celebration keeps on going) with my sweet, amazing friends at The Queen's Bakery in Costa Mesa and WOW was I impressed. This little bakery is so cute, with pink, black, yellow and blue decor/furniture, diamonds, chandeliers, and yummy desserts! They reserved a table in the back for all 12 of us and it was perfect. It's cafe style so you order your food at the counter and they bring it to your table. The bakery just opened in November and the owner was very sweet making sure that we were enjoying ourselves. I would highly recommend this place for anytime you need a little girl time, a good treat, a baby or wedding shower or maybe just some mother/daughter time. They also do little girls birthday parties there too! I can't wait to take my very girlie daughter there for some tea and desserts! The location is a little hard to find as it's off a small street off Baker Street, but if you are ever in the area and feel like a bite to eat, stop by and give it a try!

Until next time,
Lynnae

Birthday Treat!

My good friend and fellow blog buddy Lynnae just recently had a birthday...and she doesn't like cake so finding a treat to make her is a little tricky. However I found this receipe on pinterest (of course) for sugar cookie truffles....lynnae also doesn't like chocolate chips so sugar cookies were a perfect idea.

16 oz package of sugar cookies
1.5 oz room temp cream cheese
1 cup white chocolate chips
small chunk canning wax
sprinkles for garnish

Bake sugar cookies according to package....baking until crip but not burned.
Cool cookies completely on wire rack
Crumble the cookies into food processor....process until a fine crumble
Add cream cheese and process until mixture begins to hold together
Roll mixture into balls and place on baking sheet place in fridge or freezer for 30 to an hour
Melt canning wax and white chocolate and dip balls...add sprinkes as desired while chocolate is wet

mixture rolled into balls

double boiler for the chocolate

a little gold sparkle sprinkles and tada!

happy birthday blog buddy!!!

<3 Rosette

My Sweet Girls 5th Birthday...

My sweet baby girl turned 5 on New Year's Eve, I mean what a fun day to have a birthday! So after all the Christmas craziness I jump right into "party planning" mode. This year my little princess chose to invite her 3 closest girl friends to Disney Studio 365 in Downtown Disney for a "Rockstar Makeover", I mean how cute is it seeing four little girls sitting in salon chairs getting a fun "Bow" in their hair with a color streak of choice, a lot of glitter and not to mention a little bit of makeup. So yes it was a big day for my big FIVE year old, makeup, lip gloss, glitter and all!

Getting ready to turn into a Rockstar

A touch of light makeup and lip gloss for a final touch and they get to take home a goodie bag with the cute little makeup palette and brushes used on them

Look at these cute, darling little "Rockstars"

A fun lunch at Naples Pizzeria across the way

Each girl received a goodie bag made with felt hair bows to tie it together and each little cake pop was tied with a cute felt flower

Winter Wonderland Party for her "family" birthday!

Cake Pops
(WOW I give props to anyone who makes these, they are very time consuming, sticky and the sticks would not stay on, so they turned into cake balls!)
Chocolate Covered Marshmallows
Pink Snowflake Lollipops (super easy to make, used pink Candy Melts and a mold)
Chocolate Sprinkle Cookies, Snow covered pretzels & Sweet Sticks
Pink Straws
A cute card with every year from 1-5 years old blowing out her candles

Of course the Winter Wonderland Party was really a sunny California 78 degree party so we had to opt out on the Hot Cocoa bar :( but it all turned out perfect just the way my princess wanted it!

Happy Birthday Sweet girl!! I still can't believe you are 5!!

Until next time...

Lynnae