N&N Fruit Pizza
After multiple request, YUMAZING feedback, and even a pinterest I am sharing the secret to this popular party dish.
Ingredients:
- 1 quart filtered or distilled water
- ½ lb granulated sugar
- 2 oz freshly squeezed orange juice (about 3 medium oranges)
- 2 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 3 medium lemons)
Directions:
- Boil the water and sugar, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and cool the syrup.
- Add the lemon and orange juices, then chill the syrup.
Natalie’s Decorating Tip: My favorite part is decorating the pizza. You can get as creative as you want with your design. Cut up the fruit into bite size pieces. Use a variety of shapes to create interest such as, half circles, triangles, and dots. The fruit itself will really do all the work for you in this case because they are already so colorful and unique. Make sure that anything canned or juicy is drained well so that it don’t bleed onto your frosting.
This 2011 pizza was for a class of ’11 graduation party and the #4 (shown at top) was for my son’s 4th birthday.
Bob Tomato Pinata
I remember doing a craft similar to this when I was a kid so I figured it should be a cinch. Unfortunately, it went through several different stages and repairs before the final product. However, the important thing was the kids had a great time and it all worked out in the end.
A Very Veggie Birthday
Z’s FOUR
The big milestone of this year is his FIRST “friends” Birthday party. Up until this point we have celebrated with family only, but this year we also invited all of his little pals from church. I admit I was a little intimidated by the idea of entertaining all of these kiddos. Four year olds don’t shy away from expressing their true uncensored opinions. Fortunately, these were all really sweet kids. For me, the best part of the party was seeing their reactions to all the activities we had planned,
and some that we hadn’t
It was a great turn out and an unforgettable evening. I’m sure it will go down in my memory bank as one of the best birthday parties ever. I have to admit though, this party did not just come together on it’s own I’ve been dreaming this night up for a long time. I even mentioned it on this blog more than once. I also left a comment at Givinguponperfect.com a year ago sharing my theme idea for Z’s party. And just like my anniversary and SJ’s birthday I will be posting A LOT more photos and details. I just can’t help myself.
Class Reunion
The Help
J’s sisters had all read The Help and one of them tossed me a copy and said here you will love it. I read the back, shrugged and said I will give it a try. She almost snatched the book out of my hands like I wasn’t giving their beloved novel a fair chance. I assured her that I would read it and a week later I had the book back in her hands and gave her my review which was “YOU WERE RIGHT! I LOVED IT!”
Documentary Love
1. Babies