My Baby is 6!

Six years old.  I can't believe my baby is 6 years old.  I feel old now.

This past weekend we had a bowling party in honor of the most adorable 6 year old.  What a blast!

The birthday boy!

I found retro bowling invitations, cupcake toppers and goodie bag foldovers at Anders Ruff Custom Designs.  They were just what I imagined when "The Nag" told me that he wanted a bowling party.  



 
 















I then took that color theme into our sweets.  I contacted family friend Nancy from Nancily's Cupcake Shack here in Miami to make bowling inspired cake pops and cookies. YUMMERS!!  The cake pops were gone before I was even able to tell the kids which were chocolate and which were vanilla.  I almost got my finger bitten trying to grab one for myself!  The cookies were part of the kids' goodie bags.  

Check out the bowling ball smash cake...TOO CUTE!

This picture SOOO doesn't do them justice!

We had such a great time bowling, eating, dancing and just getting together.  I really hope that "The Nag" also had a great time.  

I'm utterly EXHAUSTED now after all the planning and from the party itself.  So happy that we had the day off on Monday!!

Happy Birthday to my baby!!

Who knows what "Little Ricky" will want....but I know I can count on Anders Ruff & Nancily's Cupcake Shack to help me out!!



Alexis

Our Urban Adventure!

So the other day, the boys and I went on an urban adventure.  We rode the Miami MetroRail.  

As a former resident of the Washington, D.C. area where the Metro is the main form of transportation, I am comfortable with taking the public route when getting around.  But since I've lived in Miami, I have only taken the MetroRail once. 

In Miami, almost everyone has a car.  And from the look of our traffic, they are all on the road.  


When I decided to take a trip to The Filling Station, a downtown Miami burger joint, with my boys, I thought it would be a fun adventure by taking the MetroRail.  I will admit it, my kids have never been on the MetroRail.  And to be honest, they've only been downtown a handful of times.  What a great way for them to see a new side to our immense city.

"The Nag" was a little nervous waiting...

I must say, I felt like a complete rookie as we purchased our tickets...I didn't know which way to go to the platform.  While we were waiting, we talked about staying behind the yellow line and how fast the train would be moving.  "The Nag" was a little nervous because he didn't want to fall on the tracks.  The invincible "Little Ricky" kept trying to push limits, but I kept a close eye on him.  



Once we were on the train, the boys loved it! "It's like we're on a rollercoaster!"  

They also liked looking out the window and identifying landmarks that we usually see from our car.  "Look Mommy, that's where we go to school!"  "We've been there before!" 
 
And every kid's fun time:  the escalator.  We took many of them.

In Miami, you don't have to walk to every destination because we have MetroMovers so you can get even closer to where you are going.  We took the MetroMover to the restaurant so that I wouldn't have to hear: "I'm tired of walking!" even though it was only a couple of blocks away.


What a DISASTER!  Yeah, another rookie mistake.  We got on the wrong MetroMover....twice!  But if we hadn't made our mistake, we wouldn't have gotten such a great view of the American Airlines Arena, the home of the Miami Heat! 







Well, we finally made it to The Filling Station and enjoyed an awesome cheeseburger & tots!

We FINALLY made it!

All in all, it was a great urban adventure....one I'm sure we'll do again.  Next time, we will know a lot more!!



Alexis

My Beast Friends ~ A New Kind of Security Blanket

Is your child afraid of the dark?  Are they going to a new school or play group and they feel a little shy?  What helps to comfort them?


I recently learned of a new way to calm a child's fear without carrying around the dreaded security blanket.  
It's My Beast Friends.

My Beast Friends is like a "modern day security blanket" but with special powers!   These adorable little beasts enable children to reinforce the importance of friendship while overcoming their personal fears.

 

MBF features two categories of plush dolls: Adopt-a-Beast and Create-a-Beast.

 

While visiting the website:

• Customers can ADOPT (6 original Beast Friends – Tibu, Leo, Daisy, Rob, Hav-z, Flamester) their own friendly beast to help them conquer theirs fears or achieve their dreams

• Customers can CREATE their own custom made beast friend and assign it special powers according to their personal fear or dreams - where customer can pick the shape, color, eyes, mouth and names it with unique name.

"The Nag" chose Rob the Blob

My boys loved going online and choosing which beast they would adopt.  Since "The Nag" is still a little afraid of the dark, he chose Rob the Blob.  He's a warmhearted and funny friend who was once afraid of the dark, but once he had his own beast friend, he learned how to conquer the fear.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Little Ricky" chose Lazy Leo

 

 

 

"Little Ricky" chose Lazy Leo.  This beast is a little bossy, but is also generous and loving.  He tends to daydream and loves sleeping...just like my little "beast!"

The boys were so excited to receive their new beasties.  They haven't let go of them yet!




My Beast Friends NEEDS YOUR HELP!  They have entered the "Get On the Shelf" Walmart competition and we are one of the contestants trying to make it to their shelf - and need all the VOTES they can to make it to FINALIST!!!!

THEY NEED ALL THE VOTES....

 

TO MAKE THEIR DREAMS COME TRUE!!!!

 

 

 

Vote on the "Get on the Shelf" site 

     http://www.getontheshelf.com/product/3373/My-Beast-Friends

You can also vote by text:  

TEXT 3373 to 383838

Check out My Beast Friends on Facebook and Twitter!

 

 

If you could create your own "Beast Friend," which super powers would you want it to have?

Disclaimer:  Although My Beast Friends provided me with sample "friends," all opinions are my own.


Alexis