Special Delivery: Sweet & Easy Party Favors

ANOTHER sweet baby boy is on the way next month! Which means another reason to eat delicious desserts and giggle with the gals. I was in charge of putting together party favors. I know I have done it once already, but these lemon cookies really are irresistible....and easy. So. Easy. 

Did I mention delicious?

You can find the original recipe here. All you need is a box of lemon cake mix, 8 oz of whiped cream, an egg and powdered sugar for coating. I made the cookies smaller (1 tsp) so that they would fit in the favor boxes. It also makes them a little less cake-y.

Other supplies:

- Favor boxes (I used 2x2" boxes)

-Washi tape 

- Kraft Tags

- Parchment for wrapping cookies (for these boxes I cut 2x9" strips)

Place parchment in the box along with four cookies.

Decorate in washi tape. The theme of this shower was Special Delivery/airplanes but this would be fun in some bright neon colors or even your basic baby blues and pinks. 

For the tags I created vintage style cargo tags with Kraft tags, washi tape and a Sharpie pen. I used the airport code for our city along with the ETA/due date.  

 

 I really love the way they turned out and the fact that I was able to get it all done while the toddler napped.

Totally 80s Baby Shower!

Earlier this month my girlfriends threw the most perfect baby shower for me and my Little Duke.  Since Little Duke is going to be my second boy and Big Duke is only 2, I did not expect too much. But let me tell you, it was perfect, is was amazing. It was RADICAL!

I cannot tell you how excited I was when I received my invite:

A ransom note? 80s wear? A surprise? It was just right. 

After driving around a little town we arrived at an old school Town theater. I really wish I would have taken the time to take some pictures outside of the theater but I was too excited to think about that. We were having my baby shower at a movie theater! Who knew you could rent out a movie theater?!

  

We got to act like goof balls, watch Breakfast Club, eat unlimited amounts of popcorn and soda followed by the most delicious cake (that looked like popcorn!) 

It has been a couple of weeks since the shower but I am still so excited that this actually happened. It was SO much fun and SO perfect.

Boy, Oh Boys! : A baby shower for twins!

Let me just say, my girlfriends can throw a party. After 11 children between us (with 6 more on the way!) they have the art of throwing baby showers and birthdays down like pros.  Last weekend we had the privilege of throwing a baby shower for one of our beautiful friends who is expecting not one but TWO baby boys next month!

It was one of the cutest baby showers IN-THE-WORLD, I am sure of it. We feasted on a bread and cheese bar, enjoyed one of the most delicious beautiful cakes,  played a fun game and made a little craft for the boys.

After all of the fun was over, we all went home with some amazing homemade sugar scrub. Fun, friends, good food, and we all got a short break from our kiddos -- all of the ingredients for an amazing afternoon.

Atticus

Handmade Bunny by Duke & June

My life is currently filled with beautiful women expecting squishy sweet babies. Along with babies come baby showers and a good excuse for cuddly handmade items and cookies.

This time around I was in charge of party favors. Wanting to do something slightly different I stumbled upon this delicious, easy, lemon crinkle cookie recipe on Pinterest.

(Image found here)

I am not sure if I can call it a "recipe" considering there are only four ingredients and a box of cake mix is one of them. All I know is that they were easy and delicious. And lets face it, I am much more interested in eating than cooking.
Another awesome find is this customizeable printable. And it is Free...FREE = NO MONEY.

Free Custom Printable www.ontobaby.com

Yes. Atticus. As in Atticus Finch from Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus Finch also happens to be voted THE greatest hero in American Film . So, you know, this baby is already has a great start!