Germany - Week 1

Germany has been so fun! We went to a really huge soccer game. It's impossible tog et tickets for but Manuel's mom had conenctions and got us 5 tickets for the 6th row. It was at the new stadium in Munich and was Manuel'S favorite team. It was so cool to see the player's faces so close. They are huge superstars here and Manuel subscribes to their magazine so I always follow along. It was a surreal experience. That was the biggest and loudest stadium I have ever been in. You have to look at the slideshow below and see the video to believe me.

We have taken so many pictures since we got here which is why I had to put them all in a slideshow to save room. The food has been phenomenal as always, the weather fabulous and the days long and fun. We have already done some great clothes shopping at H&M and now I am excited for Fall because of the cute fall clothes. It's too bad I don't have a job to wear them to. I'm always at home, so I'll just have to go out more with my family. 

The highlight for Gabe was getting to operate a real backhoe. The lowlight was getting stung by a bee. The highlight for me and Manuel was meeting Nalani and playing with her. She's our niece and godchild. We have never been godparents before but it's just like being a really great aunt and uncle. 

Well here are some fun pictures of what we've done so far. Enjoy!!

Cute Little Strawberry

We are leaving to Germany tomorrow morning. It's 10:52 pm and I should be in bed. I just wanted to put the last of these cute photos on my blog before our vacation begins.

Over the last couple weeks I have been making matching outfits for Paisley and her cousin. This they are about 6 months apart and it's their first time meeting each other. This will be fun! Gabe is excited too.

I made pillowcase dresses and scarf hats. I also made Paisley a strawberry bouquet hair clip to match her strawberry outfit that Grandma Bev gave her. We love dress ups!

Also, I'm selling my baby bandz business. I just don't have the time to keep up with it especially with all the other things on my plate. Less is always better.

Princess Paisley!

We had Paisley's official birthday celebration yesterday with the family. It was an enchanted tea party. Tinkerbell, tiaras, butterflies, tea cups, doilies, cupcakes, flowers, teddy bears and pink pretty much sums it up. I made a cupcake tower, and our tea was strawberry lemonade. I also played classical music that we figured was probably the standard music played at tea parties in England. All the ladies got miniature gift boxes with nail polish and mint chocolate chip ice cream lip balm. I also made heart shaped chocolates that we served on porcelain and crystal dishes. We also got out the fine silver, silverware. What a special occasion.

For dinner we served our guests a gourmet salad bar with homemade salad dressings and bread sticks. For desert the kids had cupcake cones with ice cream and the adults enjoyed the cupcake tower. Paisley sure got spoiled.

It really has been a great week. We stained out front porch and it turned out so nice. I got a surprise check in the mail from book sales from April and it sure was a nice surprise. We were not expecting that. Then I got a surprise email form the Food Network and they asked me to be a guest judge on their reality TV show called The Cake Challenge. It's going to be a newly wed episode for season seven. The contestants make cakes and compete against each other for $10,000. Apparently, they found my book on Amazon and contacted me through my website about this opportunity. The travel is all paid for as well as my food, hotel and then they pay me on top of that. It happens to be the day after we get back from Germany. I really feel blessed and so many ways and am grateful for every little blessing the Lord sends our way.