Our MaD HaTTer TEa PaRtY

This year is the first year we had our daughter's birthday party at home.  We are blessed with so, so, so many wonderful friends it was very hard to limit our invites.  I felt so bad that we couldn't invite many of the people that have been celebrating our daughter's birthday with us the last seven years.  We definitely reached our maximum capacity that day

I originally wanted something quaint, a little Mad Hatter Tea Party in the patio.  Maybe we will do the park next year...

Heart Suckers from The Idea Room

For Renee

Cookies and Cream Cupcakes

These turned out really good!

For the cake I used this recipe
chocolate-butter-cake-recipe

For the frosting I used this recipe

1-lb. box of C&H Pure Cane Powdered Sugar

simply add 1/2 cup softened butter (1 stick)

¼ cup of cream

and 1 tsp. of vanilla

and 6 crushed up  trader joe's vanilla bean joe joe's

Blend 

and I topped each cupcake with a cookie

Christmas just flew by...

The month of December was the busiest, fastest month of 2010.  It really just flew by.  The first day of 2011, and one resolution is to cherish the moments, because they are gone in the blink of an eye.

and Happy 7th Birthday to our daughter Mia