Happy Easter! We've had a fun one so far, lots of egg hunting excitement, and we've decided that instead of Sugarwings, the fairy grand baby's new name is "Sugar Rush".
She might have had one too many jelly beans today! Although, her Daddy did buy organic ones and only hid one treat in each egg, she was insistant on opening them up and devouring the treat the moment she found it.
After all the eggscitement, she has been tucked in for a nap (well, we HOPE she'll take a nap- tucking in Miss Sugar Rush was like trying to convince a Tasmanian Devil to get some rest).
We are having a small dinner tonight, only about 9 of us, so we'll fit in the dining room. I didn't have to clean the studio after all!
My Handsome Husband is smoking a pork tenderloin, stuffed with apples and brown sugar plus a turkey breast, I am making baked mac and cheese, and Sugarwing's Daddy has whipped up vegetarian beans in the crock pot. My sister-in-law is bringing some other dishes. Aren't pitch ins the best meals ever?
Sugarwings did her part of preparing dinner by helping to decorate this cake. And it has taken over her mind, even with all the jelly beans she has consumed, all she can think about is this cake she created. Every other sentence she speaks includes something about Easter Bunny Birthday Cake.
And I don't blame her! This cake is a candy lover's dream! Sprinkles in the batter, as well as 3 kinds of sprinkles on top, 4 colors of sprinkled sugar, edible glitter, peeps, and little coconut nests filled with Cadbury eggs. I can't wait either!
Here is a tip for making coconut nests, I had never done it before, but figured out how to do it.
Mix one cup of sweetened, flaked coconut with a few drops of green food coloring
Add a splash of milk
Stir in a 1/4 cup of powdered sugar
The trick to make it work, was the powdered sugar, that and the milk make the coconut easy to form into nests. Kind of like play dough.
My home is now covered in pink Easter grass, but I think I kind of like it. I was going to clean it up before dinner, but its festive, so I'll probably leave it all over the floor. But I do need to go and put together my mac and cheese casserole and set the table. I hope you are having a wonderful holiday too!
Hoppy Easter to you and your family too Karla!
Mmm I’m eating a chocolate bunny right now. You cannot save them too long ;-). Love your photos of Sugarwin…eh Sugar rush and Twinkle is adorable too!
Have fun!
happy easter
Happy Easter Karla! Looks like it was a fun one.
XO,
Lisa
Wishing you a wonderful (rest of) Easter day!! We are getting ready for a yummy dinner, too, but yours sounds delicious!!
Hey sweets,
Happy bunny day!!!
oxoxo,
jessi
HAppy Easter to you and yours. Sugarwings looks adorable.
I have fond memories of a candy cake my Momma made for my Birthday 40 years ago.
Sugarwings should be proud of that cake . It looks very festive.
Happy Easter Karla! It looks like a giant sugar rush of a good time. Have a great week!
Yummm, I want to come eat jelly beans with sugar wings. Happy Easter. Clarice
We have been suffering from sugar rushes over here too. Naps were hard to come by. But boy was it fun! Love your bunny-dog!
It sounds like you had a lovely day! Happy Easter! Sugarwings has the right idea with eating the candy as fast as she can!
If I squint my eyes a little, Twinkle looks like a moose.
Thanks for the sweet pictures! I’m a sugar lover myself, so i can’t blame Sugarwings for eating as many jelly beans as she can (even if they’re organic, whatever that means!) I love that she called it the Easter bunny birthday cake! Happy Easter!
Happy Easter Karla – I love the photos of the little one and puppy. Made me smile. I hope you guys had a great dinner and evening together!
Your family Easter celebration sounds perfect Karla. Beautiful photos of the newly named ‘Sugar Rush’.
Hugs ~ Kerryanne
Do you perhaps have a larger picture of the cake? It looks so colorful and yummy. I can’t believe that I could even use the word yummy after all the junk I consumed today. I was almost as bad as the grandkids.
Oh how sweet are those bunny ears on your darling furbaby and of course your Sugarwings!
Happy Easter, I am sure your dinner party will be a huge success as always..
Kiss Noises Linda
we had a sugar rush of our own here…bouncing off the walls….along with smoked ham, ranch potatoes, etc etc etc…yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm….and i heard that the calories and/or carbs…just DO NOT EXIST on easter…or valentines or birthdays or….etc..
…if you close your eyes…ya just can’t see them so the DO NOT exist!
Twinkle sure made a cute Easter Bunny. Sugar wings is Miss personality. She is just too cute. I remember those days of sugar overload with the kids. I am glad you had a wonderful Easter all though I do beleive I wish I were sitting down at your dinner table for Easter. It sounded yummy.Have a great Monday.
Jean in virginia
It’s the Easter Twinkle! She does better with ears than the Gypsy does — he’s a bandana boy!
Lovely and how fun. Happy belated Easter!
Hope you had a wonderful Easter…sounds like the dinner was scrumptious!
Hugz,
Michele
cute girlie and cute pup!
Hope you had a wonderful Easter! Has Sugar Rush come down from her sugar high yet? We’ve already had to hide the Easter baskets form Mario…LOL
Happy Easter … just a little late (whew – I believe we all are coming down off yesterday’s sugar rush!). Happy Happy days.
It sounds as if you had a wonderful Easter! Both dog and child looked adorable. I ate too many chocolate bunnies and eggs (large eggs with coconut and peanut butter inside them…think I will wait a day or two to weigh myself! lol)
So adorable! That cakes look so yummy!Oh my gosh, now I am hungry! ! Hoppy easter to you too!
Happy Late Easter Karla!!! That little Sugarwings looks BEAUTIFUL. I just love that little dress she has on..She looks so grown up…Love the bunny ears on the dog(hehe).. I love the apron you made it’s gorgeous…..
Have a great week…
Stephenie
Oh, sounds like you had a wonderful Easter Karla. Little Miss Sugar Wings knows how to decorate some pretty cake!!
*Hugs*
Sonia
Oh wow! Looks like you and your family had a lovely Easter! Miss Sugarwings is too cute!!! I cant imagine that sweet little body consuming ALL that candy! Im sure she was on a serious candy rush! The CAKE looks YUMMY and extra sugary sweet! 😉 XO,Jenn
The pictures are so cute. I love those kind of meals, where everyone makes their specialty. I am glad you had a good Easter.
Kathy
Does that little doll have magical eyelashes, or what! She is precious!
m ^..^
You know what I really like about you, Karla? You are so genuine and sincere. You are a “take me as I am” kind of person and I really like that. You don’t always see that quality in people.
Sugarwings/Rush is so darn adorable! Her eyes, the beautiful long lashes, her little teeth – she is just precious. And you get phenomenal pictures of her. Is she sitting on your stairs? If so, I love them!! My gosh – did you paint them? They are so so so beautiful!!! My stairs are covered with ugly carpet and I would probably lose my hearing ability with my 15 year old daughter running up and down uncovered stairs, but yours are going on my dream list. Beautiful!
Looks like you had a sweet easter. We made nest cupcakes, just bend a pastel pipecleaner for the handle!
Are you going to Silver Bella this year? Hope so!
Sounds like you had a great Easter!! Your dog looks so cute in those bunny ears, mine wouldn’t sit still for that and Sugar Wings or Sugar Rush, she is just so cute………I was right with her! I had a sugar buzz myself!
Sugar Rush!!! HA HA HA HA !!! love the pup too!!
xoxoxo, Tiffany