A Precious Moments Valentine

What a wonderful Valentine's Day it was for me! A quiet night at home spending precious moments with my family while watching The Bachelor (gotta' love On Demand TV) and eating sushi. How could it get any better?? Not to mention, the homemade petit fours I brought home from work that satisfied my sweet tooth - yum!
I am so blessed to have a wonderful husband, a vibrant little girl that steals my heart each and every day and family and friends that always there for me . I love you all!!

On to another "happy" note...On Monday, Brennan and I delivered our Valentine happies to her Mother's Morning Out class. We went with a "strawberry" theme with a strawberry grow kit and strawberry craft kit for her little friends, and strawberry preserves for the teachers. My talented sister, Joanna (owner of Unink Design LLC - on facebook and has a blog) designed fabulous tags for us. Here are a few pics.

Gifts for Brennan's Friends

Adorable tag from Unink Design LLC

A close-up shot of the the strawberry grow kit and craft kit

Gifts for the teachers 

 My heart!

Welcome to the Neighborhood

We recently had some new neighbors move in across the street. I wanted to welcome them to the neighborhood so I decided to bake them one of my favorites - fresh banana bread. I actually recently posted about this fabulous recipe from The Cake Doctor cookbook- check that post out here. Last night, I whipped up a few loaves of this yummy treat (I had to make some for me and Collin too!) and spent some time this morning wrapping it for delivery. And if I haven't told you before, I love to wrap! It's so much fun and is such a great way to express your own personality.

I hope our new neighbors enjoy the bread as much as we do. One of my favorite things to do is give a "happy" when someone least expects it and to put a smile on their face.

How do you like to welcome new neighbors? Is there a certain recipe or sweet that you like to make for special occassions?

Oh, and it's Friday!! Be excited!!