Two women in our church home group hosted a lovely “Sip & See” for our friends, Lauren & Danny and their new son, Cason. Cason is blessed to have a cute older brother, Cannon. The food was amazing, conversations were good, and I got to cradle a newborn. Judy pulls out all the stops when it comes to creating a delectable dessert. This special occasion was graced with orange dreamsicle flavored individual mason jar cakes. With homemade icing. And a marshmallowly goodness filling. It was alright, I guess. 
Kristin made the cute cake toppers and some amazing pig-in-the-blankets, as well as about 5 other favorite finger foods that I inhaled.
Here are some fun shots from the day. Congrats, Laura and Danny, he’s beautiful!
Each year our Switch Creative Christmas party is hosted by the boss lady (Kimi) and her husband (Matt) and appropriately titled “Switchmas”. This was the 3rd annual Switchmas at their house. This year things were a bit different though. More people attended since we’ve grown a tad bit this year, there was a bar in Jones’ nursery/bedroom, and we feasted on Pei Wei in Chinese to go food boxes (my fav!) We’re usually stuffed with Kimi and Matt’s mouth watering home made lasagna and truffled mac’n'cheese, but Pei Wei was just as fun and filling!
We kicked off the party with a White Elephant gift exchange, which usually consists of a couple inappropriate or hilarious “gifts”. Jamie usually wins at bringing the weirdest/funniest/most controversial gifts. This year’s was pretty good. He framed some very awkward photos of some employees from a Switch photography project several years ago. They were golden.
After the White Elephant gift exchange, Kimi, Glen, and Matt usually hand out gifts to each employee. These aren’t just any generic gifts. They are very personalized and thoughtful gifts. I am always amazed by their gift-giving abilities. I wish I was that good at giving gifts. One year I received a gift certificate to a Spa (massage). Last year I got to choose a cooking class at Sur la Table (which then resulted in me making dozens and dozens of macaroons for the hoffice). This year I got this awesome camera with some film! I can’t wait to play with it! If anyone knows me they know I LOVE massages, cooking, and photography. See, told you they were good!
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- Mar 11, 2012 at 09:03:02
Love these photos. Beautiful friends made even more beautiful through the rich friendships y’all have with one another. Love it!
We recently celebrated our friend’s adorable little girl, Lucy’s 1st birthday. She was the belle of the ball in her pink polka dotted dress (and baby skinny jeans) with pink streamers and balloons in her background. It was just the right amount of pink without over doing it. Her mom made the most amazing tiny strawberry cakes in petite mason jars. I almost ate two. Almost. She also displayed delicious fresh fruit and thirst quenching lemonade with ice cubes in frozen into cute little shapes with fruit in the middle. Yep. They were a tasty treat once you finished your drink and bit into the ice cubes.
After opening presents and singing Lucy happy birthday, the kids played with bubbles, balloons, and sidewalk chalk. Oh, and the boys (big and small) tossed the football. The weather couldn’t have been more perfect. Happy 1st birthday, Lucy!
