2 little birds

Well Hello! Long Time No See!

2012-11-08T15:09:00.005-05:00

2 Little Birds has been off the map for a while, I'm sure you've noticed by the date on my last official post! I want to thank you all for reading, and following on Twitter, and liking on Facebook and overall just hanging with me all this time, It really, truly means the world to me. I mentioned a long long time ago that I was super busy working on a few personal projects which has kept me

Pizza for Breakfast???

2012-09-04T12:28:00.001-04:00

"A pizza?? For BREAKFAST, Mommy???" Alexis was puzzled but pleasantly surprised when I served this one up for breakfast. This fun food I did for breakfast instead of lunch or snack like I usually do. AND It's not crafted to look like a critter, or a flower, or an ocean scene, but it sure was a hit - a healthy hit for that matter. What kid doesn't like pizza?? What mom doesn't like

A Very Hungry Snack

2012-08-20T14:23:00.000-04:00

Sorry friends, I've been bad at posting updates on here except for once every week or two. I am working on multiple projects at the moment and it's been a juggling act but I can assure you, we are still having the same fun creating things as always around here. It just takes me a teensy weensy bit longer to post. I think I'm going to actually work out a posting schedule to give myself deadlines

Crustache Lunch

2012-08-10T00:04:00.000-04:00

I posted a while ago on Facebook that I had found "the neatest" thing for my fun lunches I make for Alexis, and I never got around to using it because it got lost in the huge drawer of cooking utensils. The other day, I found it. Aha! I don't think the makers of this thing could have named it any better. In fact, I probably would have called it this myself: Crustache. I love it. Crust -

Pink Lemonade Tart Cupcakes

2012-08-06T08:00:00.000-04:00

Remember these from my V's Super Sweet First Birthday??? They are Pink Lemonade Tart Cupcakes (and yes, I mean tart like the flavor) with homemade lemon butter cream icing and lemon crunch sprinkles. Yummy. I adapted this recipe myself from what I have stored in my brain of cupcake knowledge and - a boxed mix ;) and it is so simple you won't believe it. What you'll need for the

A Super Tweet First Birthday - A Tour

2012-08-03T15:38:00.000-04:00

July has been a super busy month for our family - so I'd like to thank everyone for hangin' in there and waiting for this post, I know it's been a while - but in addition to a few other events this month, our littlest one turned the big O-N-E! My sweet Vivian, it seems like just yesterday she was born - That wrinkled little face, that ear piercing cry that was nonetheless music to my ears,

Alexis, foreign languages..and stuff like that

2012-07-18T00:18:00.000-04:00

Alexis. Oh, Alexis. I love her dearly but she gave her mommy a run for her money the other day. Answer for everything I tell you. She did a little time in time-out today. I told her I was pretty frustrated with her behavior and we needed to do a better job of listening, You know...the Mommy-mantra. Alexis: Ummm..Mommy, are you happy? Me: Yes baby, I'm happy. Especially now since you're being a

In Need of the Grocery Store: Sharkwich

2012-07-10T17:27:00.000-04:00

Though I generally keep fairly well stocked with all the necessary "supplies," even I can admit that sometimes, I just need to go to the grocery store. We just returned from a week out of town, and while we stopped at the store to pick up a few - just a few - staples, my refrigerator was not well-equipped to deliver a huge variety of meals. Even so, Alexis asked for a "special lunch" and

For the Grownups: Watermelon Moscato

2012-07-08T23:31:00.000-04:00

Wooooo! That's what I've got to say. I feel like I've been every where, up down and sideways, these past two weeks. Every where but posting to the blog - which is a huge disappointment for me. We did indeed spend some time at the beach - which many moms can relate to the feeling of family "vacations" being a little more like work than vacation while wrangling a couple of kids who are eager

grUVy Baby

2012-06-26T21:21:00.000-04:00

I know, I couldn't help myself :) Anyway, Look at my adorable girl, I could just kiss those baby toes all day. She's quickly becoming a water baby, unlike her sister who was scared to death of the pool until last summer (but has since become a little fishy herself). We've been spending a lot of time floating around the pool and the beach lately, and she's loving it. Here she is

Something Fishy

2012-06-26T12:18:00.001-04:00

It's summer! I know I missed the official first day; I've been busy thinking up new recipes and prepping for a special project ;) that I haven't even shared one of these in a while. Last week, we spent some time at the beach and took the girls to the National Aquarium when we traveled back to where we are from for a family wedding. Since then, Alexis has been all about sea life, so I decided

Best Oatmeal Ever

2012-06-21T22:37:00.000-04:00

So I could rant and rave about the deliciousness and health benefits and ease of this stuff ALL day. To me, this is the ultimate super food. It's yummy and packed with healthy stuff. I don't normally (actually, to date, ever) post ideas that I've seen on other blogs/websites, but in this case I'm going to make an exception. A few months ago, I happened across the base recipe for

Banana Pancakes

2012-06-13T10:31:00.000-04:00

Whew! Things have been busy around here! Finally, things are quiet, every one is napping and I have a moment to sit and share a little :) Despite my love of cupcakes and chocolate in general, the food that my family eats is very important to me. I always make sure to include fresh fruits and veggies in every meal, some way or another. When things get busy though, I need to find ways to do

Grilled Corn & Zucchini Cakes

2012-06-04T23:41:00.000-04:00

You probably would never guess that I actually cook things besides sweet treats, but...I do! In fact, I love vegetables. In fact, until I was pregnant with my youngest, I was a vegetarian for nearly 15 years but some how that little baby inside me drove my mind to the brink of insanity with one thought: "fried chicken," until I gave into the urge and ate it, and I haven't looked back since. So

Mini Nutella Bites

2012-05-30T17:49:00.003-04:00

This could be devastating... Except now we have these, so it's going to be okay! I call them Mini Nutella Bites, and they're really like mini cinnamon rolls except instead of being filled with cinnamony goodness, they're filled with Nutella - which happens to be the latest guilty pleasure around our house ;) You need only TWO ingredients: Pillsbury crescent rolls (Original flavor

3-Layer Fresh Berry Patriotic Cake

2012-05-28T01:27:00.000-04:00

I made this cake for a Memorial Day get-together (though it would be great for the Fourth of July or any other patriotic themed party as well), and no, those layers aren't just dyed red and blue - the top layer is fresh strawberry cake, the middle is white cake, and the bottom layer is fresh blueberry cake. The cake uses real, fresh ingredients but it doesn't take hours slaving in the

Quick Pizza Rolls

2012-05-24T22:42:00.000-04:00

I love my crescent rolls...if you've followed this blog for a while, you probably know that. It's been a while, so it was time to bust open a can - quite literally. I've started this new work out thing because I had an epiphany about my post-baby body, and because I'm not really in great shape, I was exhausted. Exhausted as I may have been, my family still needed to eat dinner. What could I

Easy Oreo-Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies

2012-05-23T14:57:00.000-04:00

If you follow 2LB on Facebook, you probably saw about a week and a half ago, late at night, you probably saw this status "It's 11:45pm people, and I just put my second batch of cookies in the oven. This is what I do when I should be sleeping. This and blogging ;)" Well here are those cookies I was baking... *Just so you know, I've covered this before but I think it's necessary to go over it

Stars & Stripes Lunch

2012-05-21T14:53:00.001-04:00

I was going to wait to post this one, but I was too excited about it so, bonus - two posts in one day! Keeping you busy, that's all ;) Anyway, the military blankets my family fairly well, but even if it didn't, Memorial Day weekend is this coming weekend, and the Fourth of July is approaching fast as well, so why not help the kiddos get into the spirit with this fun little lunch: I was

Cupcake Mugs

2012-05-21T00:54:00.001-04:00

My little prima ballerina - who, of course, stole the show when she broke away from her group number to do her own solo act in the middle of her class' program - had her first dance recital this past weekend. I was so proud of her, I just laughed from backstage as she did not do one move that was actually in their rehearsed program but rather did her own thing. We're supposed to encourage

Breakfast is a Hoot!

2012-05-16T11:24:00.000-04:00

It's been a while since I gave you one of these, I know! So I hope you like this one. Also good to mention, it's cookie-cutter free, the only tool you'll need is a knife. Alexis had it for breakfast but it would be a cute and healthy little snack as well. To make the owl: His eyes are two mini-muffins (I have a good recipe I will post later this week, or you can use store-bought if you

Happy Mother's Day!

2012-05-13T14:13:00.001-04:00

Happy Mother's Day to all my blogging and reader Mommies! I'm writing this post from my phone, I can't get on my computer at the moment. I'm on an intentional blogging hiatus, and I'm having withdrawals :( We are visiting at my sister's out of town and usually I'd be posting while here but I haven't had a chance to get on the computer and we've had so mishaps and crazy schedules. My car had a

Alexis the Storyteller

2012-05-06T23:41:00.001-04:00

My keys have been MIA for a few weeks now. Luckily, my car keys are kept on a separate ring than my mess of keys to every other house in my family, so I've been able to drive. I've also had my husband around to unlock the house for me when need be (how chivalrous), but he's not here tonight so naturally, AFTER leaving the house this evening and locking the front door, I then questioned how I was

Sneaky Pizza Boats (plus the baby-food version!)

2012-05-04T01:11:00.001-04:00

This is green & beautiful healthfulness. Fresh zucchini. I LOVE veggies and thankfully, for the most part, my family - including the three year old - does too. But at times, it's still very difficult to make sure they get in enough of those vitamin and antioxidant-packed veggies thanks to their other loves - carbs and cheese. Who am I kidding? I love carbs and cheese too... That's

Oh...Alexis

2012-04-30T11:08:00.000-04:00

Long time no...blog! :( Well, we've been on "vacation" the entire past week, which is odd for us, because usually when we go somewhere it's only for a few days. I had planned on blogging during the trip, but we had a bit of a crowd where we were and lots of things to do so I didn't necessarily have access to my computer or blog stuff so I couldn't post and I think I'm having withdrawals - which