One last big day out before it's all change in the Cupcake house

This was Molly's smiley face first thing this morning before setting off to big school. I see before me a beautiful little girl, ready to set off on a new adventure in life.

But in my heart i still see her as this tiny little bundle snuggled up tight on my chest, just happy to feed, sleep and feel safe.

In Mummy and Daddies arms.

A happy little fairy at Christmas, sitting up by yourself and then....

... on to your first steps. Look at those chubby cheeks, i could just kiss them all day lol

Then before we knew it off to playgroup you went.

And now today the 7th Sept 2009 your first day at school. I feel a little lost with out you here but i know you're safe and sound. Learning, playing and making new friends. And after a few tears off you went taking the teachers hand to draw and paint me a lovely picture. Well done little cupcake, each day will get easier. And you'll enjoy your time away from me, knowing I'll always be back to collect you at the end of each day.

Knowing the summer holiday's where drawing to a close and just popping off on the bus or train anytime we fancied would be a thing of the past, i took both the cupcakes off to the big smoke for a trip to Covent Garden.

Lots of schools must have gone back because it was lovely, no standing on the train and you could move around without bumping into each other. We stopped and watched this clever man juggling knifes and eating an apple while riding a unicycle. Daisy loved it and clapped and shouted yeay! she even gave him her 50p for sweeties at the end. Awwww! bless her and of course i replaced it for her, so she could get a treat. lol

Talking of treats, if you get a chance pop up on a Thursday to the food market and have one of these yummy cupcakes from Crumbs and Doilies. Their blog and website is pretty yummy too. (Daisy's face is very funny in this photo, the sun was in her eyes lol). We walked around and looked at some other stalls, stopped off at the Disney store (sigh!) got a birthday card and present, food from Marks and sparks and finished off by stumbling into Cath Kidston, oh how did that happen lol

And after some ooww's and lots of aww's from myself at all the loveliness in there and some playing with the wooden Stanley dog, making sure he was tucked up in one of the floral dog beds before we left. The CK shop assistant's loved the girls and said i could of left them in there all day playing lol wow what an offer hehe! I didn't know Miss Cath Kidston had babysitting services in her shops! does she do coffee as well? lol

We came away with a bag of goodies and made our way back to the train station. I didn't fancy hitting rush hour with the cupcakes and was very glad I'd given myself a deadline for getting home. No standing on the train again yeay! two happy, sleepy, cupcake filled faces left London ( you can see they've had sugar lol) and me a happy Cupcake Mummy with her blue bag of treats. It was a nice day but i did forgot to take more photo's sorry. (Note to self for next time).

This is what i brought home with me, the green and blue mugs to go with our red and pink ones. I thought it was about time we had some more manly colours for Mr Cupcakes lol the darker pink isn't a CK but a Next buy, from Jade to me a couple of Christmas's ago and the baby pink ones from Jo-jo mama. They all go together and look like a yummy sweet shop mix.

Our colourful cupboard makes me smile on the dullest of days. And brings a little bit of sunshine in to the room. Mr cupcake sighs and says "how many cups and glasses do we need?" lol men will never understand the need for prettiness and you never knows coming round for coffee. And they'll come in handy for our wedding garden party next year.

One item purchased was met with approval, our new butter dish. Now the flies won't be nibbling the ends or the cats licking the top, Yuk! it's safe inside it's pretty new home. And look how our red dotty butter knife matches it. Toast in the mornings won't be the same lol

The weekend flew by filled with food shopping, last minute trip for school shorts and coat, an antique fair, some stock making and time on the allotment. Sunday afternoon, we came back and i saw that the florist had changed their window to this beautiful one. It's the mad hatters tea party along with some other things from Alice in wonderland. They have entered into a competition and are holding a coffee morning on the 25th Sept, as part of the Macmillan cancer support biggest coffee morning event. If you live near Rochester pop along and give your support. I'll be showing mine by making lots of coffee cupcakes for it and maybe some new pegs. They've got a fabulous website too have a look Drury's I'm very lucky they are right on the corner of our road. Handy for flowers, plants and popping in for chats.

Wow it's taken me nearly all day to do this post. Miss Molly is back home and looking forward to going back to school tomorrow. She made me the biggest picture and i got the biggest hug and smile when i went and got her. It feels better now today is out of the way, we both know what to expect.

I hope everyone else's day went well, with out any tears, i was good and didn't shed any. I held them all in. And had little Daisy to keep me smiling for the rest of the day.

Thank you for all your messages of support, they mean so much. x

bye bye for now. x

Bank holiday

My bank holiday Monday started with a small fair in the morning until about 1ish. And with the help of Miss Mollycupcakes herself the time flew by.

And before we knew it Ben, Daisy and Grandma where here to pick us up. Off we set to Pluckley for a yummy cream tea here at the village church. You can see from the sky it was a fabulous day for it and the church was run by the sweetest old ladies. Who bake the yummiest scones and chocolate. Hmmm

Molly enjoying a snuggle with Grandma....

and then tucking into a huge slice of cake. check out my cream filled scones lol I am trying to lose weight for my wedding next really! but i have to have one day off a week hehe!

After sitting and relaxing in the afternoon sun, listening to nothing but the birds sing and Molly and Daisy play, we walked around this beautiful place, me secretly hoping that we'd bump into Pop and Ma Larkin and be invited back to theirs for supper. (for those of you that have no idea of what I'm on about and I'm sure that isn't very many. The Darling Buds Of May was filmed here and around this gorgeous little village) Anyway it never happened sigh! So we headed off back home.

The next day saw even more sunshine and Ben had booked an extra day off of work. And we where also joined by Jade. A family vote was held and Whitstable came out as the favourite place to go, off we went. Where fish and chips were eaten, pebbles thrown and lots of photo posing took place lol Miss Mollycupcakes first.....

.... followed by sun posing by the beautiful Jade.....

.... and crazy faces by Daisy lol

Even Grandma got in on the action, doing her impression of a human washing line lol. Note to ones self don't bend down face first into the ruff sea when collecting water in the kids buckets, you end up soaked LOL

Some jumping and snuggles with Daddy cupcake (sorry Ben I know you hate being called that lol but it's so cute, i just have to). X

Daisy has her invisible binoculars on and was watching everything go by.

Then it was time for some much needed relaxing before we set off into the town for a look in the shops and ice-cream for pudding. I hope you enjoyed a lovely bank holiday weekend and the sun shone on you all. It's back to playgroup for Daisy this coming Tuesday and Molly's first day at big girl school.

Just look at my baby now, i remember looking down at her while breast feeding thinking your first day at school is so far away but it wasn't really and Monday is getting closer and closer sigh! my heart feels heavy and I'm trying not to be sad, i knew this day would come but did it have to come so soon! Molly seems fine with it all and can't wait for Monday to arrive, so I'm putting on my best Mummy cupcake smile and spending every last minute i can with her.

We're off out for a girlie shopping day this Saturday, making sure she's got everything she needs. And maybe a treat or two wink, wink.

Mummy and Daddy are very proud of you and will hold your hand for as long as you need us too until your brave enough to let go. Love you Mol's x x x

Good luck to all you other mummies out there going to through the same thing, lets all be strong for each other. Walk them to the gates, big deep breath, hug and kisses, say "see you later on" and turn and walk away. Hold it for one more moment, now cry lol I know that's going to be me.

Who made it this hard to be a Mum?

Hugs to all x

Kindness x

This post is a very big thank you to one of the kindest ladies I've ever known. Steph from Mad Mummy. When ever I'm low or just in need of a friend, she is there with a phone call, email or if I'm really lucky a visit. Honey you have the biggest, kindest and most thoughtful heart. Thank you for every message, chat, hug and gift from you. Everyone means so much.

The postie delivered a packet full of loveliness in it was this yummy handmade cupcake card.

And now hanging in our front window this beautiful HOME sign, which i just love. Steph you really know my taste in things, spooky really almost like we've met in another life.

And just look at what she made with the fairy fabric that she won in my favourite coffee competition. I think Molly and Daisy's faces say it all. "thank you Mad Mummy" x

Here they are wearing their aprons for the cafe game they seemed to play all afternoon yesterday lol I had endless cups of coffee and cakes given to me. Fabulous though because they are fat free hehe!

Also in the lovely packet my little Granny got a fabulous brooch in the shape of a cupcake with the words "GRANNY CUPCAKES" she just loves it and I'll get a photo of her wearing it soon, she's off on a mini break in Norfolk at the moment. And last but not least, Jade now has her very own blue cupcake purse but she's away from us too, so photo's on hold for that one. But she says thank you and another thank you for making it blue, she's not really a pink girlie girl (sigh! how did that happen? lol).

Sorry this post took a while in coming honey and hope you didn't worry that it had got lost, it didn't we all love our presents. I'm just soooo busy catching up on here gets popped on the back seat sometimes. I really wish i could do everything in the same day. But that clock just keeps on ticking. Please keep leaving me comments, i love to read them after a long day.

Anyway have a lovely bank holiday weekend.

We have family coming to stay and i have news on my Dad but that will be next week. I'm knackered now and it's only five past nine am lol bloody hell does that mean I'm getting old LOL no just more coffee needed i think hehe!

Hugs and love,

Some frozen peas and a bump on the forehead :(

Both the cupcakes on their way to the allotment, ready for some fun and then help Daddy cupcake do the watering.

Daisy had other ideas and on running back to the gates for home she went head first in to the ground. Coming up with a cut and lump. But the healing powers of garden peas and....

...she was left with a tiny cut and lesser sized bump. Oh Daisy what are we gonna do with you???

You really are trying to collect the biggest collection of bumps, cuts and bruises aren't you sigh! You are a little tomboy hehe! And smell of dirt and cookies most of the time. We really wouldn't have you any other way. X

Not to worry everyone, she really is fine and as i type this post, her and Molly are dressed up as princesses and princes running around the garden yelling lol oh our poor neighbours hehe!

A little note to anyone waiting for give away gifts or just gifts and treats, I'm so sorry for being so crap but they will be off to you very soon i promise. Time just isn't on my side at the moment, we've just given back the keys to the other house today and had to clean from top to bottom ( you know how it goes with rented houses, everything has to be spotless or no deposit). So I'm knackered to say the least. But be assured i will get on the case and goodies will be posted sometime this year lol Oooops i mean next month LOL

Big hugs x

Fabulous!

Two very lovely ladies awarded me last week with these fabulous awards. Many thanks to and hugs go to Kirsty Ruby's mama made it

And another thank you goes too LissyLou . I now have to list 5 of my current obsessions and then pass them on to other bloggers.

Ok here goes... Obsession No.1 is unpacking and sorting out our house and getting rid of the old house we've been rudely moved out of.

Unpacking boxes and turning our new house into our home for as long as possible. Maybe not as pink as the one below lol but if i had my way the polka dot roof would stay hehe!

No. 2 is painting stock, stock and more stock. The more i have done the better for me, as i have a couple of fairs coming up and always worry that I won't have enough prettiness to take with me. So my fingers are a rainbow coloured mess most days lol but hey! they're mine lol

No. 3 is growing these lovelies, so i can have them as my wedding flowers next year. The wonderful little Granny gave me her rose to grow in our garden and everyday i go out and water it, asking it to please grow for me or i will have to buy David Austin ones instead. It would be fabulous to have my own roses from our garden. And they are so beautiful and smell amazing.

No. 4 is getting rid of this cupcake topped tummy and having one like....

.... again.

No. 5 is finding the right piece or pieces of furniture for our dining room. Something along the lines of this or a dresser. Every night and day i look at endless pages of farmhouse loveliness on Ebay and walk in and out of all the charity/old furniture shops, hoping that today will be our lucky day and something as nice as this will come home with me. My next stop is Detling antique fair in Sept, where i will go up and down every row looking slightly obsessed LOL

Lastly i have a No. 6 and that is finding the extra time to make on of these little lovelies, i have the baby food jar, dotty fabric, ribbon, wadding and even the buttons to fill it but have i got the time? no! argh! if you have spare time on your hands and fancy making one hop on to the link and follow Craft Puddings step by step tutorial and maybe even check out her hand made stamps on Etsy. She's a very clever girlie.

Well that's me all done for another post. I have to go and unpack a car full of odds and ends now, oh what fun lol

Thanks again ladies for my lovely awards xxx I'll pass them on to CraftyPudding,

Cupcakes at Home, Mad Mummy, Country In The Town and Ragged Roses. Please don't feel you have to join in ladies, i know how busy this time of year is.

Right off i go, empty the car and then take Daisy down to the doc's for her next lot of jabs. Poor little flower. Big kisses will make it all better lol

Have a lovely weekend.

Hugs,