Showing posts with label birthday morning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label birthday morning. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Happy Birthday, Bunny!


On this, her first birthday, Bunny was greeted with a flurry of balloons first thing in the morning.* Another tradition we plan to continue. We may as well have given her the sun itself. She couldn't have been more excited.

Once the initial cheering and dropping of balloons had ceased, she spent a good 15 minutes trying to pick each one up, swinging them around and laughing hysterically.

This is what makes 6:00 in the morning not only bearable, but wonderful. How could you not be happy when this face is the first thing you see?





Good morning!











* This should go without saying but since this is the internet, it won't. Obviously, with a baby, you cannot leave balloons unattended for them to wake up to. Major choking hazard.

Monday, July 21, 2014

Birthday Week; Rainbow Sprinkle Pancakes



Since this is Bunny's first birthday, we were able to start all the fun birthday traditions we wanted. We figured the best one we could do would be a fun breakfast since Bunny is such a fan of food. So I made some applesauce pancakes by following the recipe posted below. I omitted the vanilla and used GoGoSqueeze's apple banana applesauce and it turned out very well, if i do say so myself.

This process required a nice big glass of viognier because, well, my baby is about to be a year old. Is this real life?

Anyways.


I mixed the sprinkles right into the batter. Not a good idea. Maybe if I had used larger sprinkles or at least different ones, it would have been alright. These, however, just sort of melted into the mix. So I added more on top once they were in the pan, as you can see in the picture above.

 

 Still, though, you can hardly tell they're there. Note to self; Bigger sprinkles are better sprinkles.


Once they were done, I put them into a tupperware container and stuck them in the refrigerator. Simple! Here is the recipe so you can make them for your little one (or yourself)!

Ingredients (serves 6)


1 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon melted butter
1/2 cup milk
1 egg, beaten
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/4 cups applesauce
 
Directions
 
Sift flour, salt and baking powder into a medium mixing bowl.
Combine butter, milk and egg. 
Stir into dry ingredients.  
Add vanilla (unless using flavored applesauce) and applesauce; beat well.
Spoon batter into a hot, well greased griddle.

 

Now where is that wine?