Pepin Layne

Monday, May 21, 2012

Surprise!!!

The month of May is always

my favorite Special Birthday Month!

I am all for Birthdays!

This was such a Special Birthday.

I am so thankful for all my

incredible friendships especially two

very special friends Bridget and Jessica!

My good friends went above and beyond

and SURPRISED me with a very special Party!

Check it out!

Yes, I am not kidding total Surprise!

I was overwhelmed to walk into

a Beautiful Surprise just for me!

This little party was right out of a

magazine! The colors

were such a Festive Pink and Orange!

And wouldn't you know it...

I didn't even get a memo...I was sporting

an Orange dress to match the theme!

My cousin Rebecca was so sweet to come

into town to Surprise me!

All the pretty details that

Jessica and Bridget did simply made me smile!

I love the adorable Birthday Pennant!

I love my Pennants!

The Party Planners were in

full effect...yes oh yes...these are

"Birthday Martini's"

So Yummy and so Adorable!

How delicate and sweet is the little cake!

There were so many great treats to eat at the party!

Great Job girls on all the food!

So divine!

When I walked in the door to the

biggest SURPRISE everywhere

I looked was special friends!

I am so appreciative to have good friends

like Jen and Kristen!

Thank You!

It was even more special to see

my sweet parents smiling as I walked in the party!

I love my mom and dad!

And my dad loved the "Birthday Martini's!"

The girls were hard at work..

this little tower of happiness

was unbelievable!

The most amazing Cupcakes from

Jessica's Favorite Bakery

in South Tampa!

I was all for the Pink one of course!

My Sweet Friend Jessica!

I am truly blessed to have

such a great friend!

We had so much fun!

My adorable husband....he was even

Hush Hush!

My Sweet Friend Bridget who is just such amazing person!

She was so kind to open up her beautiful

home for the party!

My brother Chris and I celebrating

a milestone birthday together.

It means more than life to have

such a great friend in my brother!

We never miss each other's birthday!

Thank you Chris and Robin

for celebrating my birthday!

The Adorable Lossius Couple

in full celebration mode!

I am truly blessed to have such amazing

friends! These girls made me feel so special!!

In life if you can count on one

hand a few good friends you are doing well!

My cup runneth over!

This was such an amazing

SURPRISE!

Thank you from the bottom of my heart to

Jessica and Bridget for

throwing the most amazing birthday bash!

Thank you to all for celebrating my special day!

What a great Surprise!

Friday, May 11, 2012

Teacher Appreciation

This week at the boys schools

we celebrated Teacher Appreciation Week!

It is funny as a mom I really appreciate a

good teacher for my boys way more

than if it was for me. I remember

when I was younger hoping for

certain teachers in High school and College;

however this time around it is way more important.

I only want the best for my boys!

With that being said it was a full week

of Appreciating and thanking

our very sweet teachers!

Check it out!

The little thoughts and presents this

week were so fun to put together!

The ribbon and tag on these Sunflowers

were sweet..."the grass is always

greener with teachers like you!"

Pinterest Boards and my most favorite Blogs

were a huge support in being creative!

My most favorite Blogs made it

easy to create little thoughts

for our teachers!

Click Here for the Printable from eighteen 25 Blog:

http://eighteen25.blogspot.com/2010/04/grass-is-greener-free-download.html

This was one of my favorite

ideas for the week.

The boys and I made cookies for

all the teachers and put it together in

an adorable little package.

"with you as my teacher I'll be one smart cookie"

I love Mason Jars and Twine!

Click Here for the Printable from eighteen 25 Blog:

http://eighteen25.blogspot.com/2011/08/smart-cookie-download.html

How could you go wrong with this

for a Teacher! Starbucks Gift Card

put on this adorable card!

"Thanks a latte for all you do"

Click Here for the Printable from Skip to my Lou Blog

http://www.skiptomylou.org/2011/04/14/printable-thanks-a-latte-gift-card-holder-teacher-appreciaiton

Thank you Teachers for inspiring

young kids to grow and be the best they can be!

Teacher Appreciation was fun and creative!

Simply love it!

Click Here for Printable from Living Locurto:

http://www.livinglocurto.com/2012/04/teacher-gift

We appreciate the Teachers!

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Field Day 2012

As we approach the end of a school year

the events are special and memorable!

Brooks had an oh so fun "Field Day"

with all his Kindergarten Friends.

The games were so much fun.

I enjoyed spending a day with all

the adorable little Kindergarteners!

Check out the Events!

Brooks already wet from

some fun water sports!

Enjoying a Popsicle and his 1st

Field Day at Bryant!

Brooks hard at work with these cars!

Brooks with his teacher after she painted

the coolest snake on his Face!

Brooks with some of his friends from class

The Olympics were Brooks' favorite game

among all the fun games!

Can't wait till the Summer Olympics 2012!

Brooks and his buddy Jake were

celebrating after the Olympics!

It was such a great Field Day!

Can't wait till next year!

Enjoy the Games!

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Book Character Parade

This was an exciting day for

my big Kindergartener!

It was Book Character Parade Day!

Of course Brooks was a Pilot

picking one of his favorite Airplane Books...

his Uncle Jon would be proud!!

Meme, Sonny, Brody, and myself had such

a great time watching all the kids parade in costume

from their favorite Books!

Brooks looking dapper in

his adorable Costume...

Mr. Top Gun himself!!

Brooks was having fun Parading!

Brooks' Class in their Favorite Book Character Costume

Brody was in full support of

his brother in a Pilot Costume!

Along with his favorite Meme and Sonny!

Brooks was thrilled to have

the opportunity to be the Pilot

for the day and so was his little brother Brody!

Great Book Character Parade!

Keep on Reading!

Thursday, April 19, 2012

"Just Add Ice Cream"

I got this adorable Idea

from Pinterest to create a Gift Basket

full of all the fun Ice Cream Fixings!

So here we go...I made it for

some good friends that just

moved into a new home!

Do you like it?

I think it came out really cute!
It was a big hit...since the
family we were giving it to
had 2 very excited kids ready
for an Ice Cream Party!
I used some great Crafty Supplies from the
Martha Stewart Collection and Stampin Up
...including my favorite Baker's Red/White Twine!