random post

Random post but did I ever show you a picture of the groom's cake from our wedding?

Oh yum!  Just ran across this photo and I want to eat some right now.

It was SO good!!!

Cake by Annie's Culinary Creations

photo by Rachel Debell Photography

Five Years!

photo by Rachel Debell Photography

second birthday party food and drinks

Thanks for all of the fun and sweet comments about yesterday's birthday party post.  Especially when you've moved away from your long time friends it is nice to share things in this space.  

I will not draw out the birthday party posts but I did want to split them in two since it would be a ton of photos for one.  

The cake table was my very favorite thing to put together.  I have not shown a lot of photos since I painted but here is the new dining room wall.  It used to be chocolate brown.  

I loved having that bright backdrop to decorate against.  

all of the food was "wheel" themed

"wheels" of fruit that my mom was nice enough to come early and slice and arrange for me served with a construction vehicle fork that was a Christmas gift to David from his Aunt

wagon wheel pasta salad

oreo "wheels"

if you've been around my David anytime recently I'm sure you've heard him say "special treat" so I knew I needed to include the treat tag

My mom loaned me this neat vintage washtub to hold drinks

 (and balloons)

My sweet and wonderful mom also helped me with the cake.  I was lamenting homemade piped icing birthday cakes like she used to make for me and my brother with a dairy allergy and she had the idea of doing a multi - tier cake to look like a wheel.  The cake layers were chocolate, yellow, chocolate and she baked them for me and froze them so all I had to do on the morning of the party was ice and put the yellow bus on top.  She even told me where to find the yellow bus!  (Mardel's) 

I love how he's watching me light the candles!

{photo by Adrian}

I *loved* how he was clapping along as we sang "Happy Birthday"!  

for me?!

All in all it was a wonderful second birthday!!

{plates and napkins and cup from Hobby Lobby, #2 from my sticker stash}

two sweet buddies!

We are thankful for new friends here to get to celebrate with!

Kelly

working on the wedding

Here's my little vintage wedding couple!  Aren't they cute?  I actually bought this cake topper and gave it to a friend and she was sweet enough to lend it back to me for this wedding time!  

I have been getting my mind wrapped around some wedding things.  The top photo is of some scrapbook papers that Sweetie and I bought at one of my very favorite scrapbooking stores, Just 4 Fun in Pearland, TX

and some that I got today at Hobby Lobby.  It has been quite a while since I have even looked at their selection of scrapbook papers and let me tell you, my friends, I was very impressed!  AND they were on sale 50% off!  Yippee!  

This photo is of my happy couple once again with the bubbles that I found today to give to the kids at the wedding.  I love the idea of their being bubbles floating all around during the reception by our nephews and cousins.  I got them at Dollar Tree the best dollar store around in my mom's and my humble opinion for way less than they were even at Hobby Lobby!  Hooray for bargain shopping day.