We have a five year old. When Liam was born, I couldn’t imagine him at a year old, let alone five years old. It’s bonkers, but here we are. When talking to Liam about what he wanted to do for his birthday, the first thing that came to mind was the subway: he wanted a subway themed birthday. So how do we pull this off? He also wanted to go…
Oh my goodness, we have a three-year-old! How is this possible? Where did the time go? How much longer will he be my baby? For his birthday this year, we celebrated with all of his favorite things under the theme: One, Two, Three…hit it! Donuts, cake, pizza, Word Party, balloons, music, dancing, and trains. And the cake? Cake donuts! For our family portraits, we cozied up in some tie-dye sweats.…
A themed birthday party has to have a themed cake. Although quarantine shifted our plans, I still wanted to tackle this cake. Our son’s second birthday was themed Two the Moon, so what better cake than to have a moon cake! I never met a boxed cake I didn’t like. In the off chance I have, it was 100% the baker’s fault :). When it comes to planning a party, the…
I have decided that for every birthday, my kids will have a themed photoshoot. They’ll make great memories to look back on and this way we get family portraits out of it! This year’s birthday theme was Two the Moon. For our son’s portraits, I crafted this DIY rocket backpack so he could land on the moon! Because my wife and I are crazy planners, we ended with six of these backpacks…
Take your boxed cake mix to the next level. Making a cake from scratch for a party can be so daunting when you have a million other things to do. If it’s the only thing you need to do, then make that cake from scratch. I’d rather put more effort into decorating the cake. But here’s a little hack to elevate your boxed cake to bakery-status and no one will…
Happy Birthday Harry Potter (and J.K. Rowling)! We recreated the birthday cake Hagrid gave Harry on his eleventh birthday in first feature film, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. This cake makes the perfect addition to any Harry Potter party you’re throwing today. So how did we make this Harry Potter Birthday Cake? Fatima and I love Harry Potter. When the books first came out, I remember going to Barnes and Noble…
You guys, it's our very first podcast episode! In 19 minutes we go from talking about the time we first met to making the episode a total Brian-bashing, on his birthday! But margaritas were consumed, so it's a bit of a tangent. Let us know what you think in the comments below!…
I have a confession, I am obsessed with gift baskets and boxes. For every birthday, graduation and holiday present, I like to give a few items I think the person will love. This obsession started after I began celebrating Christmas with Brian’s family, almost eight years ago. Besides spending time with his family and eating a ton of food, I love the little gifts I would get in my socking. I loved…
Happy birthday to Fatima! Last year, I made Fatima a cookies and cream cake. She loves anything cookies and cream – especially those Hershey’s cookies and cream bars. I’m not a fan, but that’s one of the only sweets she’ll eat. This year, to pair with my peanut butter cup cupcakes, I made her some cookies and cream cupcakes. I used a butter golden cake mix, a can of vanilla…
Happy birthday to meeeeee! Ughgh another year older. Last year, Fatima made me a delicious Peanut Butter Cup Cake. Peanut butter cups are one of my favorite things. This year I wanted to make something similar. These delicious peanut butter cup cupcakes are simple and easy to make. Take your favorite cupcake flavor (I went with chocolate), a plain ol’vanilla frosting can, and add in your favorite treats. I loaded…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FATIMA! Today Yesterday was Fatima’s 20-something birthday! She loves pizza, so I found a great hole-in-the-wall restaurant in our neighborhood called DELIZIA. She also loves vanilla (c’mon look who she’s dating), and Oreos. You know those Cookies & Cream candy bars? She loves those, I really don’t know why, but she does! So, Wednesday night, I decided to bake all of her favorite things together, this is what I…