Author Archives: Tricia

Rainbow Birthday Party

Rainbow Birthday Party

As I mentioned early this week, for Stella’s 5th Birthday Party we had a Rainbow theme.  I already posted about the Rainbow Fruit Skewers and the Rainbow Jell-O.  So go back and check them out if you missed them.  Here are the rest of the decorations and ideas. We had an outdoor Wet ‘n Wild

No-sew Cake Bunting

No-sew Cake Bunting

True confession…I had no idea what bunting was.  I remembered hearing the term “baby bunting”, but when I saw it as “cake bunting”…huh??  But what a great idea.  I saw this over at me and elna.  It’s a new crafty blog one of my co-workers started.  You should check it out.  Anyway, she made a

Rainbow Jell-O

Rainbow Jell-O

  Another hit at Stella’s Rainbow Birthday party was the Rainbow Jell-O squares.  I had to accomodate for the time it would take for each layer to become firm, but other than that…super easy!  To find out how I did it, click HERE to head over to Tastes From Tricia’s Table.

Happy Birthday Stella!

Happy Birthday Stella!

Exactly 5 years ago I was in the final stages of labor with Stella.  She wasn’t actually born until 11:02 PM.  That’s a story for another day… Today was great fun.  Andy and I continued the tradition of taking the day off and spending it just with her.  Her choices: the new movie “Brave” and

Stella’s 5th Birthday – Rainbow Style

Stella’s 5th Birthday – Rainbow Style

Stella doesn’t officially turn 5 until Monday, but today we had a 5th birthday party to celebrate with her girlfriends.  It was a wet ‘n wild time in the backyard for her Rainbow Birthday party.  Tons of fun had by all.  I’ll be posting this week about all of the rainbow-themed party accessories.  I think

Web Funnies

Web Funnies

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This Happen To You Much?

This Happen To You Much?

Every parent’s dream and nightmare. LONG car ride back home. Cranky kids. They FINALLY fall asleep. And now you and/or your spouse are about to pee your pants. And you are both starving. But there’s no way you are going to stop the car. Right?

Happy Father’s Day

Happy Father’s Day

Today was an unusual Father’s Day, because I actually got to spend most of it with my dad, who is rarely in town on Father’s Day.  So I hosted a Father’s Day/Stella’s Birthday cookout for our family.  It was a really nice time and lots of yummy food.  Including these red potatoes.  Here’s the easy

One of my favorite things to do on a weekend afternoon is to sit on our patio, under our umbrella and look towards the very back of our yard.  Look closely. The kids call this section of the yard, “our island”. And it is here that they look for creatures. For roly-poly bugs and worms