Valentines

Had to post a few Valentine's things...



1. Valentine's Cupcakes. A MUST, don't you think? These are probably the best ones I've made EVER. SOOOO delish. I got the cake recipe here, the frosting recipe here (I have a secret crush on Bobby Flay (not so secret anymore I guess) and love his Throwdown show on Food Network), and the raspberry filling recipe here. The cake is probably the best cupcake recipe I have come across: not too moist, not too dry, not to light, not too dense. Just right.

2. Claire's outfit. Can you say Ca-uuuuuute???? I made the shirt, my mother-in-law made the leggings, and she bought the skirt to go with. So adorable. (I know, I'm not proud of my photography skills in these pictures...but she's 2...and was acting and wiggling like she was...2!)





3. Claire's hair. I have ARRIVED in the kid hair department!! My sister, Michelle, will tell you I was really bad at doing kids hair back in the day. I have since gotten better, right Michellie?



4. Valentine's Play Group. I attempted to get some fun pictures of Claire "playing." INSTEAD I got these:

Gotta love her. Even when it hurts (hurts= pulling your hair out multiple times a day). She has a tough time sharing. And letting go of the sprinkles. They decorated sugar cookies at the party, and pretty much the entire time, Claire had a small sprinkle shaker in one arm and a large one (I had taken it away already in the picture on the left--hence the face) in her other arm, hoarding them. She is obsessed with sprinkles.

(PS. SUPER CUTE headband in the picture TOTALLY made by Lenore (mother-in-law). Adorable. Too bad I don't have a happy, adorable kid to model it.... *sigh* Not today at least... maybe tomorrow?

5. And just had to include this pic of my two babies :)