Sprinkles at William Sonoma

A few months ago I blogged about Sprinkles cupcakes in Beverly Hills. Well, I just discovered that they are now selling the actual Sprinkles cupcake mix at William Sonoma! Of course, I had to buy a few for xmas gifts (and for me). I haven't tried baking them yet, but I know they'll be delicious.

Santa Claus

Last night we took Gavin to see Santa. Apparently Santa Claus was hanging out in a festive little hut in Sugarhouse so we didn't have to deal with trying see him at a crowded mall. This was Gavin's first time sitting on Santa's lap and he did great. We prepared him by explaining that he would go visit Santa, sit on his lap, and tell him what he wanted for Christmas. So Gavin did exactly that. Gavin climbed right up and preceded to tell Santa the only thing that he wanted this Christmas... Thomas trains (particularly Henry or Edward). The only problem came when it was time to say goodbye to Santa and Gavin looked confused. He didn't want to get off of Santa's lap. He was waiting to get the trains he had just told Santa that he wanted. We realized that Gavin thought he was going to actually get the toys during his visit with Santa. It's pretty hard to explain to a 2 year old the concept of waiting till Christmas.

Favorite Dress

All the magazines say that a sweater dress is a must have this season. I found my new favorite sweater dress at Anthropologie. It looks like this photo, except that it's red. It's soooo comfy. I feel like I'm wearing a nighty. And it's so versatile. I can dress it up or down with tights, leggings, flats, boots or heels (esp. a cute pair of maryjane pumps). I can even wear a long sleeved tee under it (since it's been in the 20s & 30s here lately).

Kitchen Remodel

I am very excited to be able to post some photos of our new kitchen (finally). It's not completely finished, but it is now fully functional. We just got our new range and microwave yesterday. I have been without a stove/oven since August. I was so excited to have it back that I made sure to prepare every meal we ate today using our stove. Now I'm in the mood to bake. As you can see from the photos, we (by "we" I mean Tony) still need to install the microwave above the range, install the counter lighting, put on switch plates, and replace the window/trim & blinds. We love our cabinets. Our cabinet guy did a beautiful job. And I'm so glad that I was able to convince Tony to get granite counter tops. We both love them. Let me know what you think...