Carving Party

Last year, we realized we were unprepared for our 1st pumpkin carving.  We didn't have the best tools and night hit while we worked. Funny enough, this year, we added more elements aaaaannnddd therefore underestimated everything again..haha! Nonetheless, it was a good time with family/friends and the kids liked their pumpkins.

DIY Halloween Cookies

It's our favorite time of the year again! You know we had to come back to the blog to share this year's Halloween traditions.  We're starting off with some spooky treats.  

Last year we cooked up some dirty worm cupcakes.  This year, we're baking funky cookie monsters! I got this easy to make kit from our beloved Target. It's called the "Jeepers Creepers Premium Cookie Mix" from Duff Goldman at Charm City Cakes. It comes with googly eyes and food coloring.

Dear Future Husband & Stepdad to Ian

Dear Future Husband & Stepdad to Ian,

Thank you for being patient with me and not giving up on me. I've prayed for you EVERY DAY. Every day, that you were ok, that you found faith to get through whatever you were going through, that you were making your way to me, that you were praying for me too.

IAN's Grand Opening

Happy New Year!

To kick off 2016, we'd like to invite you to IAN's. Indulge at IAN's with "Just Like Home food" with his special touch. It's conveniently located in between Cars Land and Mickey's Playhouse in Ian's room.  Ian prides himself in his delivery service within the house, but I highly suggest ordering for pick up if you're located on the 1st floor. (He tends to mess up his presentation as he scoots down the stairs)

As head chef, Ian specializes in pizza, hot dogs, fresh cut bread and chocolate cake.
Sooo IAN case you're hungry, stop by :)

haha ok, Ian would always say he wants to cook and so for a while now I've had him stand on our dining chair and "cook" over our kitchen stove. So for Christmas, I got Ian a Melissa & Doug Cooks Corner with the Cutting Food and Sushi Slicing sets.

I spent my Christmas Eve painting and assembling his kitchen so he'd have it just in time for Christmas.  We had a late night soft opening where Ian served pizza to match his "pizza tree" shirt haha.

Here's how I transformed the Melissa & Doug Cooks Corner to match Ian's room:

Gingerbread Building

Happy Holidays Everyone!

This season we're adding another tradition - Gingerbread building.  Our family friends joined us as we built our first gingerbread house and train.  Since we were all newbies at it, we decided to get a kit from Walmart so it wouldn't be a complete disaster lol.

This kit came with pre-cut cookies, icing and candies.
We bought extra candy and candy Christmas lights to add our own touch.

Food with Mama - October

I can't believe it's already November!
As you might have noticed, Ian and I did a lot of cooking/baking/diy on our own last month in the Halloween spirit, so we didn't eat out as much.  However, there were a few yummy spots visited (posted on our Instagram and not) so here's our October List:

Slap Fish

Halloween 2015

Another Halloween has passed.  I'm so glad that this year we got to add a couple more traditions aaaannnnd create another duo costume.

This year Ian and I were Bing Bong and Sadness from Disney's Inside Out.

If you haven't watched the movie yet, I highly recommend that you do.  

It comes out on DVD today!