Ice Cream Cake Photo

Here is the photo of the ice cream cake I made as promised. As you can see my family had some of the ice cream cake before I could take a picture.

Birthday Bash for Lipstick to Crayons

Lipstick to Crayons is celebrating their first birthday with a Birthday Bash with prizes!!

My favorite birthday party I ever attended was my daughter's 4th birthday. We went to Disneyland and she had her birthday at Ariel's Grotto with all of the princesses. The look on her face when they wished her "Happy Birthday" was just priceless!

Now if I won any prizes in this birthday bash my top prize choices would be
1.Tralala Sweet Tulip A-line dress
2.Yellow Label Kids Cupcake Assortment Toy
3.Handmade smock or dress

Ice Cream Cake

Two weeks ago we went to wedding and the girls were so excited to have some wedding cake. We waited and waited and finally left before they cut the cake (we learned later they cut it about 9pm and we left at 6:30pm). They girls were a little disappointed so DH husband told they he would get them an ice cream cake. We picked one up from Baskin Robbins and it was great but a little pricey. I thought "I bet I could make that" and I did. Yesterday I lined my round cake pan with plastic wrap and filled it with vanilla ice cream, covered it with more plastic wrap and put it in the freezer overnight. Today I removed the plastic wrapped ice cream from the cake pan and put it in the freezer again. Then using two cake pans (the same one used for the ice cream) I baked a two chocolate cake layers and let them cool for a few hours. I then whipped some more vanilla ice cream in the mixer while I placed the pre-made ice cream layer between the two cake layer. I frosted the cake with the whipped ice cream very fast, covered it with more plastic wrap and froze again. We had some after dinner and it was wonderful. I can't wait to make it again. The girls want one with strawberry ice cream and I want one with mint chip!

Zoobie Pets

An Island Life is giving away a Zoobie Pet. I would really love to win Ellema the Elephant for Princess A she loves elephants and it is her favorite color, cinderella blue. (Or Rhaxma the Rhino is pretty cute too!)

Vincent shoes

I just ordered the cutest pairs of sandals for the Princesses at Vincent shoes. I won a gift certificate in a baby naming contest on Thingamababy a few months ago and I finally used it today. I bought each of the girls pink Kelly shoes seen above. I can't wait for them to get here. I was a little unsure buying shoes without the girls trying them on first. I printed out the shoe fitter's guide from the site and feel better that I picked the right size. On a side note Princess A's two feet are half a size different. I thought I was just measuring wrong but when I put her feet together you can see that one is bigger.

Snow cone machine

I want to get the girls a snow cone machine. Last summer Princess A asked everyday "When is the ice cream truck coming? Can I get a snow cone?" They only came by our house three times last year and we only caught them once (they really speed by!!) She has already started asking again, though with a high of 57 tomorrow I doubt we will hear the ice cream truck music soon. I think I will buy a snow cone machine. I had a snoopy one when I was a kid and I remember turning that crank a lot. I am the oldest of four so I had to crank enough ice for four snow cones. This time I want to get one that crushes/scrapes the ice for you. I am going to be doing some research and will let you know which one I pick. If any of you have bought one which ones are great and which ones are hard to use!

Bertolli Dinner for Two

I love these Bertolli Dinner for Two on nights that I don't have enough time to make a meal from scratch (or days when it is too hot to be in the kitchen long). I find for myself that the there is a bit too much sauce for the amount of pasta. I usually cook up about half a pound of pasta (I try and match the pasta used in the frozen meal.) Princess A does not like most sauces so I usually just give her the plain pasta with the veggies and meat picked out of the Bertolli Dinner. I add the rest of the pasta to the Bertolli Dinner and it is enough for all of us for dinner. We don't usually have leftover for DH to take to work but it is just enough for dinner. I give the girls some cut up fruit and veggies and make a salad for DH and myself. As for cooking I just pour the bag into a skillet, cover, stir once after 5 minutes and after another 5 minutes it is done. I mention this because around here the regular price is from $6.99 to $8.99. Today I went to Albertson's and if you buy the bags in increments of 5 bags you end up paying $4. The Bertolli Dinner for Two are $6 each but for every $15 you spend they take $5 off the total. So if you buy 5 @ $6 the total is $30 take $5 off twice and the total you pay is $20 for 5 meals. The last day for the deal is tomorrow.