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My daughter recently had a birthday and she says her favorite color is "Rainbow", so I made her rainbow pancakes and then a rainbow cake.  Which she LOVED!  I really try to have her mouth drop open at least once out of shock/surprise for her birthday. :) It really doesn't get much easier than this, which is good because of my current skill level.  Both were so easy in fact, that I don't think putting instructions is necessary.  The pictures do all the work :)  Although if you have any questions let me know :):)

The Disney on Ice ticket giveaway ends tonight!  I have 4 tickets to give away!  I will announce the winner tomorrow.  You have until midnight to enter. Here is some info on the show: When: November 9 - 13, 2011 Where: Energy Solutions Arena Tickets: on sale now at the Energy Solutions Arena Box Office and all Smithstix locations .  You can also call (801) 355-SEAT or (800) 888-TIXX.  Prices range from $13 - $50. Families can expect to get tangled up in the Walt Disney Studio’s 50 th animated feature with Tangled stars Rapunzel and Flynn, and enter the worlds of other favorite Disney princesses – Tiana, Cinderella, Jasmine, Ariel, Sleeping Beauty, Belle, Mulan, and of course, the one who started it all, Snow White. Youngsters of all ages will enjoy setting sail with Peter Pan, the always sassy Tinker Bell, and the cantankerous Captain Hook & his pirate pals on an adventure beyond Never Land and trekking the wilds of Africa with Simba, Nala, Pumbaa and Timon as

Review by Aimee Recently released onto DVD,  Barney Holiday Favorites 3-DVD Gift Set is loaded with lots of holiday fun for your children.  Celebrating not only Christmas, the DVD's also address other holidays in December such as Hanukkah and Kwanza. The Holiday Favorites collection includes "Barney Christmas Star," "Frosty Friends," and Barney Night Before Christmas."  While they were all great, I mostly enjoyed "Frosty Friends" because there were several different holiday shows from HIT entertainment including Bob the Builder, Kipper, Thomas and Pingu. The other two Barney shows were fun because of the pure joy of the holiday songs sung, searching for a Christmas star, as well as taking a journey to Santa's workshop.  Your kids will LOVE these! These favorites are great for the whole family to sit down and enjoy. And I'm not going to lie, I could watch Christmas stuff ALMOST all year long lol! There are several fun Bonus features i

Our family went to Ride to a Witch at Gardner Village last weekend and loved it! My 4 and 2 year old had a great time learning about witches stew, awesome spooky dance moves, and how to bury a cockroach. :)  Speaking of Cockroaches...those were the tickets! We then waited in a line that went FAST and took a ride to the Witches.  We went just as it was getting dark which is what I prefer because everything is lit up, but you can also go during the day. My kids had a great time participating and my favorite part was seeing them do the spooky dance!  It's rare to find an activity where I don't have to chase down my boy.  The fact that he was entertained was amazing!  I would definitely go again next year.  We met 4 different witches that were all fun and not too scary :) Ride to a Witch is open this weekend and is $5 per person. You can also buy pumpkins ($3, $5, & $7) and they have pony rides for $4 per person. Friday, 10/28 6pm to 8pm Saturday, 10/29 10am to 8pm

ReVamped Designs Giveaway for a $20 gift code is ending tonight! Make sure to enter to win right now! Remember her work is custom made and can be painted to suit your own personal home decor. :) .

Frecklebox is still offering FREE personalized coloring pages !  They've also added a couple Halloween ones.  I picked the ones I liked and put "Nana" "Grandma" etc, and then also ones with my kids names and their friends.  They make great gifts, or thank you's!  Then I saved them to my computer and put them in a coloring pages file.  My kids love them!

Now that my kids are a bit older, I'm trying to decorate for holidays and seasons. And I want the kind of decorations that can be used year after year.  Through Walmart.com I was able to pick out some Better Homes and Garden items for a fall tabletop.  I chose a black wire basket , a 16 piece dinnerware set . and a tablecloth .  All were reasonably priced, especially the basket for $6.41 including tax! I didn't realize until I set it all out that the design on the plates and tablecloth kinda match...well not really match , but they are similar enough that it looks like its a set.  Now when I have guests come over  everyone will have pretty dinnerware :) And the scuffs on my table will be unnoticed.  I really wanted the wire basket for bread.  I just finished taking a community bread class so I'm hoping to fill the basket often.  We'll see...laziness often wins out. I would recommend the above Better Homes and Garden products.  Great quality for the money.  All of