Monday, August 17, 2009

Choo Choo Train Party!

My Son LOVES trains...any kind of trains. So for his 3rd Birthday we had a train party. It was fun preparing it and totally worth it because he Loved it! I wanted to post some pictures of what I did, hoping that it can give others ideas.

Here is his Invitation. I made it on my computer and I made it into a train ticket. I covered the address, but it says:
(Last name) Station
Track # (address)
Departing: ( Day & Time)
RSVP Station Master: (phone #)
It turned out REALLY cute!

Here is the Birthday Boy! So adorable!!! We bought this Thomas the Train on Craig's List, it was a good find. The kids loved it! My idea before this was to make a train out of boxes. Then I could get a picture of the kids in it. But this was much easier & much more fun for the kids.
Some of the decorations:
A Birthday Banner, which I made on my Cricut machine... finally putting it to good use :)


I made rail road signs and put them around. This sign says, "Cool Off Smoothies" We had a smoothie station, which was perfect because it was hot.

Rail road sign in front of our walk way. I also had a check in table where the kids could pick up there bag to put their goodies in. I cut out a train from my cricut and glued it on a paper bag. They each got a goody from the games they played, and a thomas the train book when they left. I found these books at the $1 store. Another Great Find!!
One last decoration was our rail roads made from black tape going up or walkway. I don't have a good picture of it because it didn't turn out the way I wanted it to. It's such a cute idea, but unfortunately our sidewalk were wet from the sprinklers, so the tape didn't stick in some spots.
Here is a train table that I covered with white paper & drew train tracks on it. This was where the kids painted a wood picture frame that was shaped like a train. I don't have a pictures of them painting, but the kids really enjoyed it. I found the wood trains at the Dollar Tree. A Super good find! Love the $1 store!
We played Pin the Caboose on the train.

I started the party out by reading a Thomas the Train book called 'Thomas goes fishing.' Then we went fishing. I had my kids color fish to tape on a blue sheet before hand.
Simple yet YUMMY food! I made a simple pasta salad using the wagon wheel pasta & called it 'train wheel pasta'

I ordered bread sticks and called them 'train whistle treats'
I made train cookies from Chocolate cover graham crackers & animal crackers. I used decorative icing to put two cookies together, then to put an animal crackers on. I then iced around the cracker, put a couple of stripes down (for the cage) and then added lie savers for the wheels. Super cute & not too complicated.
Choo Choo Chewy Popcorn. Always a hit with the kids!
Dessert...YUM!
This was such a HIT!!! I found this ice cream dessert in a magazine. My kids enjoy ice cream much more then cake, so I had to try it. It's ice cream sandwiches on the outside, ice cream in the middle with a cookie crust and cool whip on top. I'm going to have to make this a tradition. It was GOOD!Hope you enjoyed looking because I enjoyed planning!




Monday, May 25, 2009

I HEART faces - silhouettes (week 20)


I LOVE this picture!! Perfect colors & emotion--Mommy with her children!



















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Monday, May 4, 2009

I heart faces week 17- "HATS"


ADULT Category - Hats
I love this pictures of my Hubby pitching at his Alumni Game. He looks so intense and focused. Since he's wearing an old-school jersey, I thought I would do a vintage look on it.

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KID Category - Hats
I love this photo of my baby girl. My friend made this hat for her and she was the cutest pumpkin at Halloween time! Good memories.
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Monday, March 30, 2009

Pouting at "I Heart Faces" KIDS


Week 12- "Pouting"
This is just the sweetest pout ever!


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Monday, March 23, 2009

I heart faces kids-no flash!

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Monday, March 16, 2009

I heart faces...Kids!

It's GREEN week at 'I Heart Faces'


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Tuesday, March 10, 2009

I heart faces...Kids!

This is my before picture. Cute, but could use some work.


This is my after picture..cute, right?
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Monday, March 2, 2009

I Heart faces...beginners


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Wednesday, January 7, 2009

My 15-Minute Tomato Vegetable Soup

2 Tbsp EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)
3 Cloves of Garlic--chopped
pinch of red pepper flakes
1 onion--chopped
Baby Carrots, a couple of hands full--sliced
2 Celery sticks, sliced
2 Cups Chicken Stock
1 14.5 oz can Diced Tomatoes
1 14.5 oz can Tomato Sauce
1 15 oz can Red Kidney Beans
Frozen Green Beans, a couple of hands full
Frozen Corn, a few hands full
2-3 Dry Basil Leaves
Salt & Pepper
Parmigiano-Reggiano Cheese

Add Evoo to Large pot. Add onions and cook until a little golden. Add garlic and red pepper flakes, stir. Add carrots, celery and cook for 10 min. Add stock, tomatoes, and tomato sauce, red kidney beans, green beans, corn, and dry basil leaves. Season with S&P. Serve with grated cheese on top.

** This is a perfect soup to add any vegetable to. Sometimes I add frozen zucchini to it as well.