Cookies

Vegan, gluten free cookie decorating? Why, yes! That sounds like a fabulous and fun idea... Of course after being creative and trying to figure out an activity Maggie could participate in, she had no interest. The adults though, had a highly enjoyable time! We made stars, trees and other nontraditional creations.

The creative process

Urlacher, defensive player for the Chicago Bears - Can you see the resemblance?

I hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday season. Happy New Year!

Little Chef

Like Mother, Like Daughter... Maggie's most favorite food in the whole wide world is gluten free pancakes. She will eat 6 little pillows of heaven (which for this supermodel is a lot) Today she had the urge to help so I let her stir the batter and then she helped me flip them! She chewed on the spatula covering it with drool....ew.... On to spatula #2 - conquering breakfast!

My mini helper

Cereal

Like many ASD children, my daughter has a lot of sensory issues and of course she has Food sensory issues. She is very picky! So most children figured out what they like and eat only that

Trader Joe's Soy Yogurt

Banana's

Apple Sauce

Deli Ham

and

Panda Puffs

You wouldn't believe how many puffs are around the house, in my car, in the dog's stomach...

She can easily go through a box every 2 days! I think she should have her picture on the box and EnviroKids should use her for advertising.... just a thought

On the UP-SIDE it's so important to her she learned how to sign 'cereal' - that's love!

She doesn't sign 'mom' ...

2 words...

MARCH MADNESS

(I don't have any pictures, because my camera is not liking me recently and decides to act up when I really would like it to just work, but that's a whole other issue.)

Maggie and I, more Maggie then me but I enjoy watching her, have been watching Basketball - Maggie's beloved Basketball boys. I admit I prefer college basketball to Pro basketball and this time of year is exciting because you could want to watch a game at 2am and It's On! or at 3 in the afternoon, theirs a game on! Yesterday I think we saw 3 different games that were cut into a 2 hour span and boy let me tell you - Best 2 hours in Maggie's life, well best 2 hours this week at least!!!

Now Football seems to be her favorite, Basketball a close second and I think she really enjoyed going to the baseball game - however it wasn't for the baseball it was more for the music and her grandpa bought her "HER OWN" diet coke - and MAN - she takes after me and loves her diet coke!!! (I know she's 4 probably shouldn't have had any in her life but she sees my silver can and goes crazy so yes she gets a sip, A sip only) so the fact that she got "HER OWN"

WOW - she drank it over the course of the game and then chewed on the bottle and death gripped it till we left. It's the little things.

I digress but anyways if there are exciting sports on - Maggie is a happy girl so currently I have the happiest kiddo around

making me a Happy Momma :)

Maggie's Birthday

Maggie turned 4!!!!!

And with every birthday a celebration is a necessity - and with any good celebration cake is involved... this posed a dilemma.

Gluten/Dairy Free Cake?!?.

Well luckily Betty Crocker was thinking the same thing I was and created this really tasty alternative for my little girl.

I dressed the table with really pretty mint green and pale baby girl pink, Maggie helped me pick it out. And then we placed the lavender and yellow flowers on the table for contrast - I think it turned out real cute! But the best part - We ate in the living room :) I laugh now however at the time I thought I did all this work and it's not being used....
Maggie was very helpful while I got the food ready... well Maggie helpful she was entranced with "Bug's Life" So I was able to do what I needed to get done with little interruption.

I <3>

BALLOONS!!!!!!!!!!!!

We had over our favorite friends "the Judges" and did just a same family dinner and gifts but it was so much fun and the best night for Maggie - she LOVES the Judges and when Maggie's happy - we're all happy!! She got a bunch of great board books and cute clothes.
Gran - MA ma ma(in a British foo foo accent) - is what we call my mother, she found this Mickey Mouse decor for the counter which looks cool, Maggie liked it - but WOW was it difficult to put together - seriously I needed a Doctorate Degree - crazy ridiculously difficult but for Maggie - ANYTHING
The Judges brought this "cake" which was really cupcakes for all the kids to devour - and did they! luckily they ate them and then went home so it wasn't so bad for us..HAhahaha

Sweet Maggie with her Favorite Uncle Andy and Clare Bear

Happy 4th Birthday Maggie

we love you

Party Animal

No Gluten No Diary Pizza Party fun!!!

Irish Themed Birthday Party for my brother David, lucky thing he was born in March eh?

And to tie in the Irish theme, shamrock cupcakes 

Rounding the Party out with a bowl of peaches, yummy