Guests have arrived!

Shane also got a playdate.

Game plan

Three legged race

While they are out, I prepared hot chocolate & dessert plates for the cake.

Birthday cake!

Surprise!

LOVED the girls’ reactions when I cut the cake. Totally made my 9 hrs of labor making the cake sooooo worth it!

Came out better than I thought!

Let the good times continue~

We extended the party until 8pm because they were having so much fun. We ended the night with Home Alone 3.
WHAT A FUN DAY.

I prepared brunch for the guests.

Blueberry croissant puff

Spinach & Ham Cheese Puffs

Pear walnut ricotta crostini

Birthday girl!

I’m planning Chloe’s birthday party tomorrow and decided to make her a rainbow cake. 

I didn’t realize I needed several more baking pans and mixing bowls to make 9 different layers of cake so I took out whatever bowls I could use…

Note to self: Need to buy cooling rack.

Looking good, so far…

I had a lot of fun throwing sprinkles to make it stick. 

Ready to party!

With a great help of kids, we painted our dinning room and installed a brand new wallpaper by Ellie Cashman. I had been obsessing over
this dark floral design wallpaper for two years now. I finally pulled the trigger and went for it. I’m very happy with how it turned out!

Church decorations. Done. 🙂

For the last few weeks, my friend and I have been busy planning and decorating for our church, getting ready for the Advent season.

We made 6 big wreaths with help of lovely ladies who volunteered to help.

We strung lights to the wreaths and hang them from the ceiling.

I got to hang them using a riser from the top of the ceiling. It was wild, fun and scary to be so high up there. What an experience.

Put together this beautiful arrangements for tonights dinner.

Table is set~

I’m so glad that my friend asked me if I wanted to take a cake decorating class. It was so much fun! @The Art of Cake Studio

10 things about my sweet Shane:
1. He is 4’8″ tall and weighs 63 lbs.
2. He loves to play fortnite and can do floss dance like no other.
3. He plays guitar and also just started to learn saxophone.
4. He loves to read just like his sister. His current favorite books are Warriors Cats Series, which he read 34 out of 36 books of them so far.
5. His school homework goal is not to forget to hand them in.
6. He loves to play soccer and basketball.
7. He is two levels away from achieving black belt in Taekwando but he  hates it.
8. He still likes to cuddle with me in the morning before getting up…which I know is not going to last and is the moments like these I treasure.
9. His favorite food is ramen and his least favorite is brussel sprouts.
10. He is a sweet, smart and courteous 10 years old boy who gives us so much happiness and joy each day.

Shane, it’s a privilege and gift to be your mom and I am so proud of you everyday. Happiest birthday to my son! I love you so much~~