Once upon a time, Valeria is 4!!

Once upon a time...

My baby girl turned 4 on August (can you believe I never have the time to post it until now??), and it only seemed fitting that for her birthday, a fairy tale should be the theme. 
Also my daughter loves her grandma so I tought: Little Red and the riding hood would be the perfect way to celebrate her 4th birthday and she enjoyed every single second of her birthday

Prepare yourself for a zillion photos!

Here is Valeria's save the date video to hold you over–isn’t this so fun?? Here is the link:

Valeria's 4th Birthday Save the Date video


And some pictures of this photoshoot:

For this party I wanted a modern take on this classic fairytale! Valeria LOVE the story and I think it makes  a great party theme with  a pop corn bar, cupcakes, cookies and of course a lot of mini apple pies...

Little Red Riding Hood Bottled Water

My homemade birthday cake...

Love this one,

Apple pies

Popcorn Bar

And I have to give a very special thank you to my mother, she was a HUGE HELP and made the favors for the girls. Also a SHOUT OUT to Marco and my husband for helping me with the pictures.

Thank You everyone, for helping me create a magical little moments to my Little Princess.

xox

Oh L'amour

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Valentine’s day is almost here ... Yo hooooo!   Can’t 

wait, and you can feel that love is in the air! 

What I L-O-V-E most about this holiday is that it’s 

such a girlie holiday: Heats, lot of red and pinks, 

flowers, cookies, cupcakes and a lot of cute things.



Here are some delicious cookies and some ideas for you to enjoy...

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http://www.bakeat350.blogspot.com/2012/02/double-decker-stripey-valentine-cookies.html

http://bubbleandsweet.blogspot.com.au

                                   

A la carte ! {Eat, drink and be married}

We are not planning menus but planning what your menu will look like - on paper or chocolate!  We pulled a few of our favorite unique menu ideas for your wedding meal

Menus are generally boring-but-necessary if you're having a sit down dinner with several meal options…  Here are some great ideas that we wanted to share...

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After designing a menu layout, bride Anna trimmed wood veneer paper down to size and ran it through her inkjet printer. Punching holes in the corners of two sheets and tying them together with raffia created a freestanding display.

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A menu for all to see.

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Chocolate Menu, well they are certainly not budget-friendly, but they can do double duty as your wedding favors and of course they are our favorite option. Don't you agree?

I think the cootie catcher menus fit in with any kind of wedding because they add a bit of fun for your guests. Plus if you follow the link you will find this great:

Cootie Catcher Menu Template

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To make this wine bottle menu, the original wine bottle labels were removed after the bottles had been soaked in water. The menus were printed on sticky paper and carefully adhered to the bottles

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White paper doilies purchased in bulk were stained with tea for a vintage look; after drying, each doily was stamped with the menu text using a custom rubber stamp and then pressed flat with an iron.

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We just love these adorable and super witty menu ideas...

xox

Hurricane Isaac

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Hope you're having a fabulous Saturday! Here in Miami we're prepping for Hurricane Isaac... I think we will camp in the living room tonight and maybe we will make some s'mores on a stick and popcorn :) and watch a movie :)
And for me: A cocktail... Here is the recipe :

CHEERS!! and be safe

Hurricane

Yield: 1 cocktail

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

ingredients:

2 oz grenadine
1 ½ oz light (silver) rum
1 ½ oz dark (gold) rum
1 ½ oz orange juice
1 ½ oz pineapple juice
½ oz triple sec
½ oz lime juice

directions:

Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker or glass with ice and shake or stir well. In a tall glass, fill with crushed ice and pour drink over ice. Garnish with an orange and a maraschino cherry.

Why yes, a pink cupcake will fix everything...

This is reserved for pink

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Happy Friday!!

First Day of School

Today was THE first day of school!  

Valeria started VPK and GM started  homeschool Kindergarten…

How about these great photos? Just create a small sign that includes the school, the teacher, perhaps the date, and snap away. Years later it's a great way to see what your child was wearing, who their teacher was, etc. We snapped our own version this morning along with a few candids from drop-off.

Credits:

Models: V & GM

Design: Tip Junkie

Valeria is 4!!!!

I can’t believe it. Our beautiful baby girl  is FOUR today! She is our sweet (and sometimes sassy) little princess who is pure girly girl. She loves purple, pink, shoes and dresses, also Ferrero Rocher chocolates (her favorites), also the little mermaid  Ariel and all the princess. She is very particular about what she wears. She makes her own combinations but don't get me wrong...  She love, really love dresses. She loves to sing and she loves to dance. She loves her daddy, mommy and her big brother, Gianmarco. We’re so proud of her and we can’t wait to celebrate her 4th birthday this weekend!