Happy Birthday to Me!

Happy Sunday beautiful people! Yesterday morning I kicked off my birthday weekend with my pre birthday breakfast of birthday cake pancakes and I must say, they were SCRUMPTIOUS!!! You can learn how to make them here Today is officially my birthday and the celebrations are just getting started! I could not think of a better way to kick things off than a birthday picnic with my son. When my son suggested we go on a picnic and celebrate my birthday. I was thrilled because it gave me a great reason to break out my cute picnic basket and fill it with some of our favorite treats.  

One thing I love about birthdays is that it gives you a chance to celebrate another day with the ones you love and that love you. I thank God that I am here to see another day.  I plan to share lots of my birthday adventures with you over the next couple of weeks, so I hope you enjoy being a fly on the wall while me and my circle celebrate me!

Happy Birthday to me! Happy Birthday to me! Happy Birthday to me! Happy Birthday to me:-)

Fresh fruit, grapes and my sons favorite crusty

 baguette from the bakery

Aren't picnics fun?

I love orange crush!

It puts a smile on my son's face too:-) Although his 

favorite is apple juice, LOL

There is nothing like a birthday celebration with your little one!

Cheese tasting for me and Kaden:-)

Breaking Bread...

I am so filed with joy and happiness and could not think of a better way to start off celebrating the day I was born. Stay tuned for more of my birthday celebrations and a recap of all the fun stuff I plan to do over the next couple of weeks:-)

On the Good Ship Lollipop

 As we approach Mothers Day, I wanted to celebrate the special little someone that made this holiday possible for me. My son Kaden brings so much light into my life.  I was born to be a lot of things.  A poet,  an inventive cook, a prolific writer and this amazing little boys mother. 

Motherhood, the most exhausting job you will love.  A mother is a protector, an intercessor, a friend,  a bringer of life.  My son makes  my life sweeter than cinnamon. He is the sunshine of my life and the apple of my eye. I love my son more than I can express and when he says things like: "Mommy, I want to be just like you when I grow up" Well, nothing makes me smile more. He says: "Mommy I want to be just like you. I want to pray for people like you do and I want to be a man of God.  My little boy aspires to be a man of God. I know I must be doing something right.

I am sharing some fly on the wall moments from a day in the life with my son.  (there are lots of photos, so I hope you don't mind us sharing them with you) Since my son is always borrowing my Fedora, I decided to get him his own and he was so thrilled and of course he said: "Mommy, can we dress alike?"  I couldn't resist:-)  We went on a little excursion to the park and  the candy shop and then I could not get this song out of my head:

On the Good Ship Lollipop, It's a sweet trip to the candy shop where bonbons play, happy landings on a chocolate bar:-) Remember that song by Shirley Tempill?

Play your cards right

This is what I'm working with L-O-V-E

 My son has me in the palm of his hand figuratively and literally, LOL. That image on the card Kaden is holding is my silhouette:-)

A smile and laughter is good medicine.  We smile and laugh a lot!

Rebels with a cause

L-O-V-E

Life is sweet for us:-)

On the good shiplollipopits a sweet tripto the candy shop 

 where bon-bon's play,on the sunny beachof peppermint bayLemonade stands,everywhere

Crackerjack bands,fill the air,and there you are

happy landings on a chocolate bar. 

See the sugar bowldo a tootsie roll 

in a big bad devils food cake

if you eat too much,oh, oh,you'll awake

 with a tummy ache.

On the good shiplollipopits a nice trip,in to bed you hop,and dream away,on the good shiplollipop:-)

Have a Happy Mothers Day!!!