Three!!

The day has arrived. She is three years old! Eeep! Last year, I did great, I baked a Hello Kitty cake and piped all those nasty little frosting stars with homemade, delicious buttercream. What a PAIN in the rear, or should I say hand and wrist and elbow and shoulder.. ugh. This year, I felt awful. I ordered a cake from the local bakery. She wanted Mickey Mouse this year and I had insane visions of cakes way out of my league and while I thought and thought about the route to go, I ran out of time to do what I settled on.. a buttercream transfer of Mickey Mouse. I just couldn't get it done. I know.. no big deal. The bakery did a nice job, but I really wanted to be able to make a special cake every year for her, so next year, I'll plan early and make up for it. She loved it anyways and it all worked out. Thought I'd share pictures of both cakes.

 

Homemade Hello Kitty cake for 2nd birthday.

 Bakery made Mickey Mouse cake for 3rd birthday.

The Big 3

I just cannot believe that our little baby is going to be 3 years old tomorrow. It just doesn't seem possible. I still can barely comprehend that I have a daughter, yet here she is growing up so quickly. It's exciting and sad all at the same time. I'm going to try to do a couple different birthday Bentos for her. I think she'll really like it. Here is the first one with a new box we got on Amazon.com.

Number '3' rye bread and American cheese sandwich, turkey bologna, red bell peppers, provolone stars, roasted cashews, star shaped cheese crackers, raspberries, and a bit of chocolate cake (Mickey Mouse is the birthday party theme).

This Little Piggy

I wish I could tell you where I saw the piggy idea, but I cannot for the life of me figure it out. If you know, please feel free to comment and share the link. I have to start keeping track of where I get ideas because there are SO many good ones out there!

Homemade garlic crouton round with turkey bologna piggie and mozzarella cheese, Trader Joe's veggie straws, roasted cashews, marshmallow twist, and red bell pepper with ranch in the container.

Orange Ya Glad?

So, yeah, I did orange already, but it was so simple, I had to go for it again with some variations.

Special K cheddar crisps, orange bell pepper w/ ranch in the container, homemade garlic crouton flowers, sharp cheddar cheese, cantaloupe, and vanilla pudding with orange mini m&m's.

Red-Y or Not

Liking this rainbow business. If nothing else, it gives me focus and direction. Next up is red!

 

Red peppers, heart shaped toasts with salami, provolone cheese, strawberry yogurt, raspberries, and a candy cane.

Orange Ya Happy?

Reading everyone talking about 'eating a rainbow' and working rainbow weeks into the way they feed their kids is a fabulous idea. I'm sure I'll be much more disjointed about it rather than having one color a day, but should be fun either way. I think later I may try letter or number themed lunches too. I'm starting with orange because I have everything I need on hand already, and I got to use more new things from AllThingsForSale.com.. in this case, the box itself, a Lock n' Lock and new food picks.

Buttered toast, extra sharp cheddar cheese hearts and letters, orange bell peppers with ranch in container, organic cheese poofs, cottage cheese and cantaloupe hearts.

Happy New Year

Had to do something for New Year's.. a little late but better than not at all, right?

Grilled cheese w/ American and provolone cheeses, spinach and tomato salad, cucumber, turkey bologna, Trader Joe's veggie straws, and a homemade Cherry-ette Christmas cookie.

Ribbit

Finally got a new/real Bento box from Amazon, who happens to have some great deals on some really neat products too, and decided to take it on its maiden voyage! The only thing I'll say is that the wrong band was sent and even after an exchange, we still got the wrong band, but it's still cute either way. Used some new food picks, silicone dividers, and cups from AllThingsForSale.com too.

 

Spinach salad with poppyseed dressing in the container, mini grilled cheese, mini strawberry jam & mascarpone sandwich, strawberry fruit leather, red peppers, mandarin oranges, mini marshmallows, provolone, salami, and organic cheese poofs.