A Betty Crocker Birthday!

We had the best of times planning the Betty Crocker Birthday Party! Remember "The Birthday Interview!" Thanks Betty Crocker and MyBlogSpark for party supplies like the Flip Video, Betty Crocker Gift Card, Cake Supplies Coupons and party plans. They went swimmingly.

Disney Birthday With Friends

Thanks to Betty Crocker and a new Flip Video Cam, we have had a terrific b-day 1/2 a month of celebrating the Tigers 9th b-day. We had a blast celebrating in Orlando, where the Flip was used for one of the birthday celebrations.

At home, on their actual birthday, another party! And Mom & Dad suprised the Tigers with DESSERT FIRST!!! What can I say, Birthday Cake before Red Robin!

They loved choosing their Cake combinations. In the end, they are setting their own traditions. I have a Vanilla classic cake lover and a Chocolate cake lover. This year they both went with the Chocolate icing. Since this was the finale of a long Birthday Celebration complete with Disney and Mickey and more - the boys had dreams on their minds. Dreams of being Astronauts...



and Dolphin Trainers. So Carolina Mama went with the simplicity factor and well, here are the Cakes we all loved - even the neighbors!



That is always a treat, but especially so on the big day! We always go for 2 separate cakes. That way the boys can go for the individual tigers interests and wishes!! We went ahead and enjoyed them before going to Red Robin, also a birthday favorite. I must say I could get used to the idea of the dessert first. ;)




And wow, how does the time go!! It seems only yesterday the Tigers were infants, toddlers, now young boys on the way to becoming young men. Incredible. Enjoy every moment, big and small.



Thanks again Betty Crocker! You are our tradition!

Because Betty Crocker! is so wonderful - they are offering one of my readers their own Betty Crocker Birthday Cakes party pack.

Giveaways here are simple:

1) Post about it and enter a comment entry below;
2) Tweet about it and enter a comment entry below;
3) Facebook about it and enter a comment entry below.

Good luck! This is very fun for you and your family!

What are your birthday traditions? As a Mom, what is your favorite Cake to make? Are you a Betty Crocker Mom! :) I am!


Warmly,

The Man of My Dreams - Happy Birthday!

My life has been blessed beyond measure by the Man of my Dreams!

He is all that! And more! He takes me to the Opera - Phantom is our thing!



He is an incredible Father to our Twin Sons!



He teaches Responsibility - in this case, the "Honor System" at the Pumpkin Patch!



He's a leader and raising these Little Men!



He has an alive Faith! We enjoy family time after an awesome Sunday at church together!



He takes time with our sons...



Individual time...!



We love the outdoors - the Mountains, the Beach - to Travel as a family!



We get time together! Just us... sometimes! :)



We love to laugh and have fun!



HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mountain Man! The Man of My Dreams - I thank God for you every day! :)

Warmly,

A Betty Crocker Twins Birthday

Guess what? I have a month to plan a double birthday party for 9 year old Twins!! That's right and we are jumping into 2010 eyes wide open so I was delighted when...

Betty Crocker and MyBlogSpark have offered to host the Tigers' 9th Birthday! How about that! They supplied me with a Flip Ultra to capture the moments. We're starting here with a Birthday Interview!



Stay tuned for more and how I deliver those cakes! Thanks to Betty Crocker I have help! And someone please help me out with this one, how do you handle that persistent request for a real, live Pony?!

P.S. Do you notice the theme, looks like we have a Doctors or a couple of Veterinarians in our midst! (shhh, the Doctor's Kits have already been purchased...!)

Warmly,

Birthday Big Fun!

This pretty (lovely) Tuxedo Cheesecake...

All these precious 'friends' ....

This hot guy!

And another year blessed beyond measure. God is great!

And friends like you - Blessings to you all! Thanks for sharing!
Warmly,

A Milestone: Last Day of Seven

Look who is turning Eight t.o.m.o.r.r.o.w. We're in the midst of a family reunion with the Grandparents. It's a "staycation" if you wish. We're doing a lot of those Grandparent special things. They arrived from Colorado on Saturday and we're making the most of each moment.

As I look back through pictures of this year, it is hard for me to realize that these boys are turning eight tomorrow. Here we were last year, Spring, just after they turned seven.

Here are some of the obvious changes:
1) Baby teeth in front still;
2) Shoe sizes are two and three sizes larger;
3) They are 2 and 3 inches taller;
4) They are now on 16 inch bikes

There is inevitably more. Really I am not a sap, it is just that right now Twin Mothering is effecting me in the sense of valuing each moment. Yes, the days are long and the years are short - particularly for Mountain Man and me, for now, it seems that we get to parent each milestone and event once. Once and twice all at once.

I live in a heightened sense of emotion as a Twins Mom and I know this is one special miracle. So I look back on this year at these gifts we're given with a grateful and thankful heart.

Happy Birthday Boys! You are heaven on earth.

Tomorrow we'll be celebrating and continuing the festivities. Also, in the next week or so, I'll share the awesome "Overnight" Mountain Man and I got to share. It was a 'staycation' though we were out-of-town and just fifteen minutes away all in one.

And I have to tell you prior to our 'overnight' while the Tigers stayed with the Grandparents, I tried to hear the sound of silence. Well, this 'staycation' I heard the sound of silence once more.

It was golden.

Just call me "Carnival Queen" as a New Orleans native with Mardi Gras days away, I'll take it because this post is another part of my addiction to 'Fro You To Me.

Warmly,