A special day with my momstown Barrie mamas!

Today was our annual Pre-Mother's Day Breakfast for the momstown mamas!

Every year I prepare dozens of pancakes for the moms and tots so we can gather together on the Friday before Mother's Day to celebrate what we do best... being a mom!

We had a great group of moms and tots out and they all enjoyed their pancakes, chocolate chips ones seemed to be a fave for the little guys!

It's nice to sit back and chat with the other moms while the kids play.  That is what is so awesome about momstown, always having someone to talk to about what we spend every waking and sleeping moment thinking about.. being a mom.

This year our breakfast fell on my birthday.  I'm not one to toot my own horn and not one to be the centre of attention, I get a little shy sometimes.  But my mamas made sure that my day was special and perfect and they didn't let my birthday go by unnoticed

While sitting enjoying a coffee after our pancakes and chatting with the other moms, I heard the start of the grand old Happy Birthday Song.

Around the corner comes one of my members and close friend with a cake, lit with candles and a little one carrying flowers.

The kindness and thoughtfulness of these ladies to take what was meant to be their special day and do something for me, brought me to tears.

I love my friends and I love the momstown mamas, all of them.  To know that they care about me is a huge reminder on why I do what I do and how special all the ladies are.  My life wouldn't be the same without them.

Thank you ladies for my special birthday surprise.

Birthday Celebrations All Around!

It's birthday time around momstown! This August marks 4 years since momstown started helping moms connect in the community with moms just like them!

Here in Barrie, we are marking our 3rd year of fun!!

This week I celebrated another 4th birthday, that of my daughter Noelle! It's hard to beleive that 4 years have passed already, time just flies by the older I get and the older my kids get.



This year, like in years past, we asked our friends and family to join us to celebrate our baby girls birthday and that they did!

It was a perfect summer day, sunny, hot and full of fun, and rainbows!

This year I went with a rainbow theme. It was a lot of fun getting ready for the party, especially making the cake!!

After mixing lots of cake batter for our giant rainbow cake, I coloured the batter. Red, Orange, Green, Blue and Purple (yes, I know, I left out the yellow, but did it on purpose for the cake!).



To make the rainbow cake you just layer the batters and bake as usual!!!



Decoarating the cake was fun too! Noelle's favorite candy made for the perfect rainbow, Skittles!



The cake was a great success, and tated great too!!





To help make the rainbow day perfect we were sure to have rainbows for decorations, rainbow fruit platters and table ware and of course a rainbow Pinata!!!



With the hot weather the pefect entertainment was our splash pool for the kiddies... and yes, it just happened to have a rainbow!!

The day was perfect! I couldn't have asked for a better way to celebrate my little girls 4th birthday!!

Be sure to join us for momstown Barrie's birthday this August 20th at Centennial Beach Park. Festivities start at 10am and run until 1pm. There will be lots of fun for everyone!!!

My Princess is 3!

Yesterday my little princess turned 3!

It was a great day full of chaos, amazing friends (many of who I met thanks to momstown!!), squeals of laughter from the kiddies as they all had fun and of course there was cake, and lots of it!

Usually I order a cake from the grocery store or Costco, it's just easy. I don't have to bake, the look great and taste great and the price isn't too bad. This year, for some reason, I was inspired to bake me own cake for my daughter. I love to bake but usually it's simple and just for treats for the family.

So a few months ago I was looking on the Internet for cake ideas for her cake and I found some amazing princess themed cake. Not sure if this was a good idea or a bad one because it started my mind thinking and planning for this spectacular cake for my little one!

It took days to prepare.... first I hand made molded white chocolate crowns 2 days ahead of time. That was actually fun and turned out great! Then the night before the big day I started the cake.... and the cupcakes. The cakes were from boxed mixes, pretty easy right? sure, but boy did it take long to bake to cakes and 48 muffins! Then I decided to make the butter cream icing from scratch, a feat that I am super proud of after watching many YouTube videos and hearing how hard it can be to get the right consistency.

All in all it took 9 hours to make the cake! It was a huge hit and tasted great!!!

The things we do for our kids.... sometimes you feel crazy in the moment, but the smiles and giggles that we get in return just make it worth it!!!