High Five for Friday

Today I'm linking up with Lauren to share some of my favorite things from the past week.

1) On Saturday, I took Grant for a yummy snow cone (one of his favorite treats) just because. It was a gorgeous but hot day so the giant snow cone (that he generously shared with me) tasted great.

2) On Sunday, since I had all the stuff at my house I decided to surprise my co-workers with some cookies and employed Grant's help. He had so much fun being as involved in the kitchen as he could be and I had fun helping and watching him learn.

3) I try to plan my meals weekly when I can or am ambitious enough to map out my week that way. I was able to do that this week and planned some great meals! One of my favorites was grilled chicken (using this recipe) with sauteed zucchini and rice with homemade sauce like they serve at the japanese steak house places.

(Having left overs for lunch was a huge plus as well)

 4) I got to make cupcakes for my friend, Elizabeth, to take on her birthday beach weekend. I hope they help make her birthday a little more special. Happy Birthday Friend!!

5) That very same friend surprised me with a new cake carrier! I forgot to tell her, but I actually broke my cake carrier this week (one of the plastic hinges snapped) so how great of a surprise was that! Now I need someone to have a party or a picnic and invite me so I have an excuse to find a fabulous new cake recipe and use my super cute carrier.

How cute is that!

Happy Friday! Have a great weekend!