DIY Diaper Cupcakes

I made these adorable little Diaper Cupcakes for Kimberly's babyshower!

I wanted an alternative to a diaper cake.

These were super easy to make.

Each cupcake is made of a Newborn diaper, a babywash cloth, a pair of socks and some cute coordinating ribbon.

The directions are as follows:

• fold each diaper in half, lengthwise
• fold each pair of socks in half
• place the pair of socks in the middle of the folded diaper.
• roll diaper up like a jelly roll.
• fold your wash cloth in half, lengthwise
• wrap the wash cloth around the diaper/sock roll
• secure the diaper/sock/wash cloth roll with a rubber band
• Cut your coordinating ribbon to the length to wrap around the diaper cupcake and secure with glue (or a safety pin, as I did).

 

Celebrating Baby Ava

Yesterday I hosted a babyshower for my friend, Kimberly. Kimberly and her husband, Kirk, are expecting their 3rd...that's right, 3rd....baby girl in early to mid June. You definately know who's going to be the odd man out in that house! LOL! Kimberly and I have been best friends since 7th grade, so I was delighted to do this for her.

This was the spread for the shower! I tried to keep everything with a pink, blue, and white color scheme for our "SUGAR & SPICE" theme! We had fruit kabobs (bananas, grapes & strawberries), marshmallow pops, ham & cheese and turkey & cheese kabobs, cotton candy muffins, doughnuts, vanilla cupcakes with strawberry frosting, and chocolate cupcakes with blue & pink buttercream frosting!

While everyone was eating, we let Kirk open his gift. I put together a "Daddy Doody Kit" for Kirk; just in case! LOL! I think he thought I was a little crazy, but it was all in good fun! :)

Kirk's "Daddy Doody Kit" included:

-Advil

-Hand Sanitizer

-Baby Wash

-Baby Bottle

-Diapers

-Paci's

-Goggles

-Face Masks

-Tongs

-Baby Washcloths

-Baby Socks

-Baby Wipes

-Clothes Pin

-Baby Spoons

-Baby Food

Next, it was time to open the gifts for baby Ava! Big Sister, Makenzie was such a super helper. She helped her mommy with EVERY gift and she was ready for her picture to be taken with the gifts.

How gorgeous is this blanket?! Kimberly's grandmother handstitched this for baby Ava!

The mommy-to-be opening her gifts!

The happy family!! I think Makenzie was eXtRa happy! :)

We decided to snap a few family photos and a photo of the shower guests with our guest of honor!

And of course, my momma had to get one of me and Kim! We've been friends for so long! She was there when Jeremy was born, she called from Vegas the day Taylor was born; I'm happy to do anything I can for her and her babies!!

Congratulations Kimberly & Kirk!!!

Weekly Menu Plan 4/30-5/6

A crucial part of dinner time during the week is planning my meals beforehand. It helps alot with our grocery budget, and then it gives the kids and Ray an idea of what to expect for the week!

Monday: Corndogs with fries

Tuesday: Parmesean crusted chicken tenders, redskin mashed potatoes with lima beans

Wednesday: Bacon Carbonara

Thursday: Crockpot italian chicken alfredo

Friday: Eat out

Saturday: Steaks on the grill, zucchini cakes, corn on the cob & salad

Sunday: Mini meatballs & sauce with pasta