CALL OF DUTY: BIRTHDAY OPS

What do you get the guy who is only impressed by prestige videogame ranks on his birthday?

Video game cupcakes, of course!

In celebration of my nerd hubby's birthday, I decided to make nerd cupcakes.

CALL OF DUTY : BIRTHDAY OPS CUPCAKES



Camo theme cake batter using a variation of chocolate swirl and green food coloring.



I decorated the cupcakes with little green army men and mini tanks. I used the "star" piping tip to give my cupcakes a grassy look.





All the guys were really impressed and had a fun time playing with the army men after they were done with their cupcakes.

I guess you can never be too old for sweets and toys!!

Adventures of Baby Kassie

As soon as Kassie started to develop her own personality, she was mischievious.

What happened to the stories of the little girls that didn't like getting dirty, who sat quietly watching their mommy cook, who were uninterested in getting into trouble or foul play?

Not my little girl.

She's always been a rambunctious little girl, always running around, always talking (even before she even knew how to talk), and always playing silly games.

Let me recap the events my two year old has gotten herself into:

1) 1 year old-

Paul lost his keys for one whole week. We searched the entire house, and we knew our little girl had something to do with it. I asked her to take me to her hiding place, but she did not want to give it away-- so she mislead me to her decoy hiding places: under the bed, under the crib, under the couch. One day, I hear her little feet scampering against my floor. I found her wearing Paul's keys around her neck. To this day, I still do not know where her hiding place was.




1 YR OLD - One day, after giving her a bath and changing her into fresh clothes, I turned around to find her lotion. The next thing I know I see her splashing around in her old bathwater, playing with muscle milk. MUSCLE MILK? WHERE DID THE MUSCLE MILK COME FROM????

2)
9 Months Old-
Spaghetti for lunch? Sure! MY baby LOVES pasta, so why not let her indulge. This picture, my friends, is only the beginning. A few minutes later, she started "shampooing" her head with her spaghetti sauce. She was completely covered in saucy tomatoey goodness. I hope she knows to do this if she ever encounters the stink of a skunk...

3) 18 months old-

I made an effort to keep sweets away from Kassie for a whole year. She barely knew what cookies, ice cream and cake was for that one amazing year. Then, before her 2nd birthday she discovered cookies and icecream. She will do anything to get her hands on it.
One of her devious little plans is to ask for a "hug" if she sees something out of her reach- that way I'll lift her up or she'll attempt to use my body as a ladder. (SIGH) Already trying to manipulate people's emotions!!!

4)

Kassie's most recent artwork. She has graduated from writing on the walls with washable ink to something shall we say more realistic and conceptual.
One night while I was cooking dinner, she was quietly watching tv & playing. I should have immediately knew that there was trouble brewing since the 1st sign is always QUIET.
I later found her paving the driveway of her farmhouse with cheese. I guess to make a softer walking turf for her horse than the roof. My little cheesehead..........


Are these trouble making signs signs for a trouble making teen? I certainly hope not.

Not my little angel!


Kassie's "innocent" face. It's as if she's saying: "Who? ME? I didn't do it. O:-) "

Jewels!?!!! =D

Paul's phone flashed with a "new text message" next to me.

His friend Benny responded to one of his text messages, replying "If you are going to go with a jewel, you should go with one that's 400-500."

I couldn't help it, but I immediately knew this was a Christmas hint. Who else would Paul get expensive jewels for? He doesn't like jewelry, so it would def. be for me.

My mind started racing with the following thoughts:



I scrolled through the texts to get more info.

Paul : "I'm about to conjure some jewels in jewelcraft. 'bout to LVL."

..............................

HE WAS TALKING ABOUT WORLD OF WARCRAFT THIS WHOLE TIME??????

FAK.

I guess this is what I'll be getting for Christmas:



=) I guess I can't complain. I knew what I was getting into when I married a gamer.

Gotta love my nerd hubby anyway.

The ghost of Halloween's past

I've been lucky enough to be blessed with a beautiful child who I can dress up in embarrassing costumes. What could possibly be more adorable than dressing your kid up in something you wouldn't be caught dead wearing, but is so deliciously delectable that you just can't help putting your kid into it.

To honor good ol' American foods, Kassie has spent two halloween parties dressed up as something yummy:


There's no better way then to spend Halloween dressed as a signature food of the land of the brave.



Let's hear it for that tootsie roll, that tootsie roll!


As my dear sister, Suburbanette () would say-- "diagnosis delicious!"

Even Mommy's can be funny too...

Because everyone loves a good pun....

omgosh, im outdated

I can't believe so much time has passed since Kassie was born.. it's already been 5 months and it feels like it's all happened in the blink of an eye. Parents always say "Oh, my baby is growing up so fast", I guess I never really understood until I had a sweetie of my own!!

In the past few months Kassie has learned to smile, to giggle a little, to eat from a spoon (well, it's a work in-progress), and roll over. (The doctor said that she learned how to flip over the hard way first... overachiever! LOL)
I've also learned that she LOVES fuzzy teddy bears, she loves being tickled on her neck and tummy, and she likes it when i squish her fat cheeks together.

Paul and I are so ridiculously in love and we can't believe how blessed we are. I'm nhonestly a little sad that she's growing up, because in no time she'll be running around and she won't want to snuggle with me as much =(

I'll update again with some more pix!

5:27 pm, sept 14th

She's finally here and I'm so happy!!

She decided to come almost 2 weeks early and I'm thrilled! Holding her and seeing her and smelling her little baby head was the best feeling I've ever had. In my eyes, she's the most perfect little thing I've ever seen. She is 6 pounds and 10 oz with big dark brown eyes like her mommy and a little dimple on her smile like her daddy. She didn't even seem upset about being forced out of her home that shes had for the past 8 months, the first time i held her she smiled at me and stared. =)

Paul and I feel so truly blessed to have her in our life. We want to do the best we can to make sure that we are good parents. Paul hasn't had a cigarette since she was born-- a hard thing that even I thought he couldn't do since he has been addicted since he was 16-- all for Kassie. We're so in love. I can't even describe the feelings I feel when I watch my true love holding our baby. It's overwhelming, and I feel like the luckiest person alive. =)