Witches, Pumpkins and Frankenstein

Just a few pictures of some of my favorite things we're making at Kitty Kate and Lily Lane Kids for Halloween this year.

 

Her shirt says "Would a Bad Witch Wear Shoes This Fabulous?" It describes her perfectly! A little ornery with a serious shoe obsession! :)

 

These have been really popular and my girls can't wait to Trick or Treat with their personalized buckets.

 

Here is another design I did for someone else.

 

I can't wait to post pictures of us all in our Halloween costumes. My husband and I are dressing up this weekend for our 2nd Annual Halloween/Birthday Bash we co-host with our friends.

 

Then of course the girls will be dressed up to trick-or-treat!

 



 

Just like Grandma D's Macaroni and Cheese

My husband's Grandma use to make THE BEST Macaroni and Cheese I've ever had. Everyone would beg her to make it for every get together we had. Unfortunately we didn't get her recipe before she passed away but I saw a recipe from Food.com that sounded pretty yummy. So for game day on Saturday I made this recipe to go along with my hubby's DELICIOUS hamburger's. I know it wasn't made how Grandma D made her Macaroni and Cheese but it was pretty close in the yummy-ness (I know, that's probably not a word but it accurately describes this macaroni and cheese). It was so cheesy and creamy and just pure delicious. And it makes a WHOLE LOT so we've been eating on it every day since I made it Saturday. So for all of you other Macaroni and Cheese lovers I have to say this one has been tasted and APPROVED! Give it a try!!

1 lb of elbow macaroni

2 (10 3/4 ounce) cans of cheddar cheese soup

2 (12 ounce) cans of evaporated milk

1 1/4 sticks of butter

1 tsp salt

1tsp pepper

6 cups of shredded cheddar cheese



Preheat oven to 350. Cook pasta according to pasta directions just until done - you don't want it mushy, because it will absorb a little of the cheesy liquid in the oven. Combine soup, evaporated milk, butter, salt, and pepper in a large microwaveable bowl. Cover with plastic wrap, leaving a small vent, and cook for 6-7 minutes until the butter is melted and the mixture is warm-to-hot throughout. (If making a half batch, 4 minutes in the microwave should do it). In a large baking dish (minimum 9x13 for a full batch. My 9x13 pan was overflowing while it was cooking), spread 1/3 of the cooked noodles. Top with 1/3 of the sauce. Sprinkle with 1/3 of the cheddar. Repeat layers twice, ending with the cheese. Bake for 40-45 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

Rainbow Birthday Party for a BIG 3 year old!

Our "baby" is turning 3 this week and we celebrated with a rainbow themed birthday party at our local park. We invited a few friends and family and had a great time (despite the hot, humid, Houston heat)!
I loved the idea of having all of these beautiful, bright colors all over and so I searched my favorite idea hot spot..........the one and only PINTEREST! I found lots of ideas and ended up with this:

 

I wanted everything bright and colorful. I started with rainbow cupcakes and found a great, easy recipe here. I followed her recipe for the icing too but was not a big fan of it. I'm not sure if I did something wrong, but it didn't look like the "pretty fluffy cloud" she showed in her pictures. And it didn't taste too well either. But I put some rainbow sprinkles on top and they looked pretty cute.

 

I also made Fruity Pebbles Rice Krispie Treats. They were easy to make and really colorful.

I also filled sand buckets with Lucky Charms cereal and rainbow Goldfish and used the shovels to serve them with.

 

I also used these same buckets as the guests party gifts. I personalized them by adding the child's name to it and filled them with rainbow colored suckers and an activity pack (coloring page for the boys and paper dolls for the girls). Then I tied a different colored balloon to each buck.

 

These buckets can be purchased through my Facebook site, Kitty Kate, here.

I pulled out my favorite party supply: The infamous double barrel drink dispenser and put blue Kool-Aid and red Kool-Aid in it.





Then I found a big bag of colorful straws at my local grocery store and lined up the cups with different colored straws.

So overall we had a pretty colorful table.

And no party is complete without the right outfit so of course we went to Lily Lane Kids to create our one of a kind, birthday rainbow outfit.



And I think our big THREE YEAR OLD (Wow! I still can't believe she is 3!) had a great birthday party. I love planning my girls' party, but I sure am glad once they're over!