Mixed McNutts: June 2013

Marvin is a kick ass dad. Hands down.

He is a selfless, kind, motivating, loving, encouraging, patient, nurturing father. He is so incredibly supportive of every goal and pushes our daughters to put in hard work and dedication in whatever they are doing.

There are only a handful of things in life that make me cringe. One of which is super heroes and comic books. Ew. No thank you. But since Marvin is such a great father, I decided to embrace his favorite super hero, Superman, and plan a day dedicated to a Super Dad. I'm a sucker for a good theme, so I was THRILLED to find out that Man Of Steel was opening Father's Day weekend. Perfection. I was oblivious that this movie was even coming out.

~~The girls and~~ I decided to plan a donut bar for breakfast. I got plain donuts from the grocery store and lots of yummy toppings. I scoured the internet to learn more about Superman, so that I could get a little creative. Here's what I came up with:

Ice Breath Potion: Blue Hawaiian Punch & Sprite

Super Hearing Carmel Syrup

Mental Power Chocolate Syrup

Morsels of Mega Muscles: Chocolate Chips

Powerful Praline Crunch

Pebbles of Power: Fruity Pebbles Cereal

X-Ray Vision Nuts

Super Strength Sprinkles

Ice Breath Flakes: Coconut

Flight Sugar: Powdered Sugar

Powerful Shooters: Fruit Kabobs

Hero Cookie Crumble Crunch: Crushed Oreos

Kryptonite Cupcakes

We dipped the top of the donut in either the chocolate syrup or carmel and then sprinkles on the toppings. It was heavenly!

The girls woke Marvin up with confetti and gave him a Superman cape to wear for the day. After opening presents and watching church online, we headed to the theater to see Man Of Steel. Marvin wore his cape. See, amazing daddy, right? :)

Sophia felt that he needed a shield. :)

I found an amazing artist on Etsy to draw the girls and Marvin as Superman and his little Super Girls! The artist, Mike, did a fantastic job! I was so impressed with how great it turned out. You can find his Etsy shop here.

Marvin opening the drawing. Nailed it. :)

Happy Father's Day to this Super Dad! We love you. xo

Wow! Sophia would like to thank everyone for all the fabulous birthday wishes she received! She was thrilled to see all the sweet messages.

We kicked off her birthday celebration with a pancake breakfast - her favorite! I used mini pancakes and piled them on top of each other to create a Birthday Palooza Pancake Tower. Between the pancakes were thinly sliced banana, whipped cream, and chocolate syrup, then topped with more whipped cream, sprinkles, and a couple shakes of powdered sugar. Sugar overload, I know. The bananas balance it out though, right? :)

Birthday Palooza Pancake Tower

And for my little girly girl who adores pink, I made these cupcakes for her to share with her friends at school:

Pink Ombre Cupcakes

You can find the pom-pom toppers here. Thank you to TiTi's TuTus for the rush order - the look on Sophia's face when she saw the cupcakes was priceless!

We ended the night with Sophie's Sundae bar and opening presents.

Once Marvin came home from Miami, we were able to celebrate her birthday together! So, we headed to NYC to spend the evening at the American Girl Doll Place. We had a fancy dinner, ate delicious cake and did a little shopping. Fun was had by all as you can see!