First Birthday Smash Cake

1 year old Girl Smash Cake

Sister is turning the big O-N-E!  Where has the time gone?  November is our crazy month.  We have both kids’ birthdays, 8 days apart(!) and then we finish up the month with Thanksgiving.  I remember making Monkey’s birthday cake last year, about to go into labor any minute and kept thinking to myself, “just let me finish this cake. Please don’t go into labor!”

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DIY Silhouette Christmas Ornament

DIY Silhouette Christmas Ornament Gift

So I’ve been obsessing over my kids’ silhouettes lately.  I just made two prints and framed them in our dining room and after scrolling through my Christmas Pinterest list (yes, I know it’s a little early to think about Christmas but with two November kids birthdays, I need to be prepared for Christmas gifts), I came across a beautiful silhouette ornament from Paloma’s Nest.  Feeling frugal, I can’t fork over $40 for an individual ornament (although I sure would love to!) and figured there has got to be a way I can make this.

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