We are so grateful that God has seen fit to bless Elaine and Keith with their first child. Thank you so much for joining our celebration as we anticipate her arrival. We hope you are having some fun with the virtual shower site - but mostly, we just so appreciate your advice, experience, thoughts and prayers and hope you will enjoy sharing your wisdom and good thoughts with Elaine and Keith.
And here are our first views of her Beautiful face.
We can't wait to meet her in person!
This week BabyGirl Davis is putting on some "Baby fat" and becoming a bit rounder in the process. This fat layer not only makes her cute and pudgy, it also plays a very important role in helping her to maintain her body temperature once she is born. That will be really important for her expected January birthday - especially if the cold weather moving across the country this week is any indication of what is ahead for Winter! We don't expect to see the thermometer get above 30 degrees until the middle of next week here in Kansas! And the night-time lows will make a couple of visits into the single digits in the next few days. BRRR!! Get ready you East Coasters - its heading your direction! Even Christie in Florida will see some night-time lows in the 40s. And the Texans are pretty cold the next few days as well! I hope Elaine has some nice sweaters to keep that baby bump insulated - she will be seeing some nights below freezing coming up too!
Today's Decorations/Party Favors
Our Owls will need to keep warm in the cold weather, too! These cute wraps fit around regular size Hershey bars and the link to the blogger that created them is here: Owl Wrapper,
Food Fun
Todays recipe is not really a recipe, but a cute and fun cupcake decorating idea.(I decided on a more calorie laden idea today in honor of BabyGirls current baby fat building efforts - :) ) You can use your favorite cupcake recipe! Other than that you will need your icing, oreo or similar cookies, and M&Ms or smarties.
And a link to a You-tube video showing you how to do it: How to make Owl Cupcakes
A Nice Warm Beverage
Cranberry-Orange Tea Sipper
Makes: 6 servings
Serving size: 3/4cup
Serving size: 3/4cup
Start to Finish 15 mins
Ingredients
- 3 cups light cranberry-raspberry drink
- 1 cup water
- 4 bags orange-spice-flavor tea
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup vodka or water
- 6 cinnamon sticks (optional)
Directions
1. In a medium saucepan, combine cranberry-raspberry drink and the 1 cup water. Bring just to boiling. Add tea bags. Remove from heat; cover and let stand for 4 minutes.
2. Remove tea bags and discard. Stir in orange juice, heat through. Stir in vodka. Serve warm. If desired, garnish each serving with a cinnamon stick. Makes 6 (3/4-cup) servings.
Fun and Games
For today's game: Can you name what the baby animal is called for each of the following adult animals?
Adult Animal Name:
- Bear
- Cat
- Chicken
- Cow
- Deer
- Dog
- Dolphin
- Donkey
- Elephant
- Fox
- Goat
- Goose
- Horse
- Kangaroo
- Lion
- Monkey
- Moose
- Penguin
- Racoon
- Sheep
- Skunk
- Swan
- Tiger
- Whale
- Wolf
Click here for the answers, and then share how many you got right in the comments. Baby animal game and answer key
A Warm Fuzzy Thought for the Day
In the comments section, write your response to:
I hope you inherit your mother's ________ . Feel free to give an explanation for your answer - or not, up to you!
