L's Baby Shower + Spa Night {New York City}

I attended a friend's baby shower a few weeks back, and I was absolutely blown away.  I offered to take a few pictures, and looking back, I was surprised I took this many because I was too busy relaxing and enjoying myself.

Her sister and friends knew that this would be the perfect way to celebrate and enjoy some girl time before L welcomes baby number three.  This spa night was especially perfect for NYC, where life as a mother is far from glamorous (it's not glamorous anywhere, but especially not here. It's a personal photo project I've been meaning to take on since I moved here... stay tuned).   Extra pampering is absolutely in order for NYC mommies-to-be. 

It was perfectly planned from start to finish and included the following:

• An amazing dinner
• Sprinkles cupcakes and homemade key lime cheesecake bites
• A guided meditation session led by a professional
• Homemade scrub + spa facial bar
• Mani-pedi station
• Gorgeous gift bags +  darling cards with instructions for homemade scrubs and spa facials, and at-home mani-pedis

My favorite part? Laying on the living room floor with my homemade guacamole/yogurt/oatmeal/lemon mask on my face and cucumbers over my eyes. Ahhhh. So relaxing.    It was an amazing evening, and it was hands-down the most unique shower I've ever been to. I was so happy to be a part of it.
 
Relax, and enjoy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leprechaun Cakes {St. Patrick's Day}

 

Last year we made these green ombre leprechaun-sized cakes for St. Patty's Day.  They were a big hit at our house.  The tiny slices of cake were so fun to eat, and my daughter and I really enjoyed the process of making these together.  And she enjoyed dumping the food coloring into the batter (Bad idea.  Notice how GREEN the top layer is? She insisted that there was not enough to turn it green.  It's practically neon), and dumping and entire bottle of sprinkles on the finished product.  I used up some of the leftover custom-dyed crystals for mine, and she used nearly the entire bottle of green sugar crystals.


I'm not quite sure if I'm up for something this labor intensive this year.  We might use our favorite go-to White Almond Sour Cream recipe and make cupcakes (we'll do different hues of green, but we'll just pour the colors on top of one another to make a lazy, layered cupcake), and then use Stacey's paper shamrock idea and make mini ones for cupcake toppers.