Project Life 2013: March 17-23

This was the week leading up to Easter and half the spread is about our Easter festivities with our good friends.  Their two daughters and ER have grown up together and Margaret is LB's Godmother.  I tried stamping the title card, which is always hit or miss for me. I think I picked too light of an ink color and may redo it.  I had already done it three times and this was the best versions so I was at a just get it done point when putting this together.  Now I also see the dates are off grrrr....! 

I actually got to see a lot of Margaret that week, since we went out earlier for my birthday dinner.  Yummy Italian food at Bravo! is always a nice night out!  There's a lot of iPhone pictures on this half, only the ones taken at the birthday party ER went to on Sunday were taken with the "big" camera.  The others are a selfie after getting a hair cut, a funny moment with LB as he's been doing this funny yoga like pose a lot lately, and ER at Religious Ed. 

More snow, ugh!  Loving the text right on the photo, seeing that more and more on my own and other PLer's pages.  Then on to happier things with pictures from our Easter get together.  We tried to go low key since both families are so busy. 

We did a little egg hunt, I got to plan that and assigned each child a color.  That worked out really well as the older girls had to really look!   I made an effort to include some non-edible treats inside, you can read about them here and here.

We ate out at Pei-Wei where everyone was happy and no kiddos (aka picky eaters) could complain and then had an awesome egg shaped cake from a really good bakery they live by.  The adorable bunny breads were Pinterest inspired and delish!

Linking up to The Mom Creative.

Baby Boy Scrapbook Pages: 2 Little Love Bugs

While perusing around Pinterest I found a great sketch site called Creative Scrappers.  I loved that unlike many, you can search by number of photos.  Since I usually start by selecting my pictures this was ideal for me.  Then I did a little reading and found out that in March they were taking a break, just my luck!  Happily, the site will be staying up so you can still access their sketches; I thought it was a resource too good not to share.  It's where I found the inspiration for this entry into our Baby Scrapbook Pages, which is based on Sketch 119.

This was another stash buster and it took awhile to dig out all the supplies as I'd already added them to the pile I let ER create with.  At first I thought the colors were a bit bright and pink...can you use pink on a boy page?  Then decided since his big sister is in each of the photos, bright colors and pink were A OK!  It turned out really cheerful and I was glad I went ahead and went for it after I checked out the selection of bug and insect related paper at the store.  Ick!  They were either way too realistic and almost scientific looking really dull dark colors.  Definitely NOT something I'd want to use for my two cutie pies!

Weight Watchers Red Velvet Creme Cakes

I think I've mentioned before that one of my daughter's most favorite flavors ever is red velvet.  As you can imagine, these Weight Watchers Red Velvet Creme Cakes were eagerly greeted when they arrived for review and they've been a big hit.

You get six snack sized cakes per box.  Each one has 90 calories and a 2 PointsPlus® value per cake and for an adult, they're about a two good sized bites.  I actually really like the size, it's perfectly snack sized for when you want have a craving for a little something sweet.  Plus, it's a reminder about portion control!

Each cake is really moist with a great texture and delicious cream cheese filling and topped with rich icing.  I've kind of been trained over the years to expect something sweet at the end of dinner and these are perfect way to end a meal and feel satisfied, because you CAN still have dessert!  They're also handy additions to lunches on the go. 

Find more cool ways to enjoy them with the recipes at the Tasting is Believing Challenge website, where they are so sure you'll love Watchers Sweet Baked Goods that if you try them by May 31st and aren't complete satisfied you can get your money back.  Please see the site for full terms and conditions and this FAQ.

New Red Velvet Crème Cakes join the other popular Chocolate, Lemon and Carrot Crème Cakes as well as Chocolate Brownie, Coffee Cake, Cookie and Muffin varieties in the Weight Watchers Sweet Baked Goods line. Look for them at your local grocery retailer for a suggested retail price of $3.49.  Find out more about Weight Watchers selection of sweet baked goods on their website.

 

Disclosure: Complimentary samples were provided for review.  The experiences and opinions related within are both personal and unbiased.