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A not so Spooky One First Birthday Party…

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My last baby turned 1 last week!! I am still in disbelief she is not a baby anymore but a toddler. Since she is this close to Halloween it definitely had to have a similar theme. I have found so many cute pink things so I went with lots of ghosts and the Spooky One birthday theme.

This might have been my favorite birthday theme yet, but I guess I say that after every party !!! The three main stores I have gotten my decorations has been amazon, TK Maxx and Temu. If you just write spooky one birthday party into the search bar there will pop up hundreds of very cute things. Since I have gotten so much blush pumpkins I went with a black, blush and white color theme with some pops of orange but a purple color theme would have super cute as well.

Spooky One Birthday Party Decoration

The Decor

 

The Coffee Table

I just love a theme on a table no matter if it is lunch, dinner or coffee. The table runner and the sequin table cloth matched the birthday theme perfectly. I had pumpkin and ghost decor that looked great toghether and the napkins tied everything together.

 

The Cake

Now let´s talk about this masterpiece. To be honest I thought this was his best work yet (but I think I am saying this everytime) with all the little details like the ghosts, pumpkins and the most adorable ghosts with eyelashes and glitter blush cheeks.

The flavor has been nougat – vanilla and it was do die for. So moist and delicious but not too sweet at all.

Now on to the cupcakes – stunning as they come. All the little details are so magnificent I still can´t believe we ate them all. The flavor of the buttercream was cassis and the the cake itself tasted like a piece of dark chocolate. Maybe flavors the grown-ups appreciate a little bit more than the kids. 

The little witch hats and the bat / ghost sprinkles rounded up the whole Spooky One theme.

 

The First Birthday Specials

It was the first time I have completed the monthly photoshoot. I have 12 pictures including a newborn pic. It took me 3 kids and my panic that I will never get the chance to do this that kept me going and I was super happy I did. It´s just the cutest thing so see how she has changed a little every month. 

I also had a little smash cake and the high chair decorations but she refused to touch the cake. She looked at us unwilling to believe that we would allow her to just dive into the cake with her bare hands. 

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Fashion

Fall Flower Dress and a cute and cozy Fringe Cardigan….

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As we are entering the cooler temps of October (we had a pretty mild start the first two weeks with 20 degrees during the day) it gets a bit trickier to wear dresses without feeling cold but to be honest I am up for the challenge cause I still am not a huge fan of pants (at least not until I have lost the last pounds of baby weight).

Tights are a huge part of wearing dresses and skirts in German Fall and Winter seasons cause it will get quite cold so I´d say go and find a pair you really like and get a couple of them cause you will need them. My favorite pair of black tights (my most used color) is a 40 den opaque sheer black tight. And I always size up a size cause I can not stand a too tight pair of tights and also hate if they are too short and you feel like loosing them while walking.

Another piece of clothing you will dearly need are boots. Doesn´t matter if you want to have riding boots, lug boots or western boots (I just wouldn´t go with Uggs, cause they will look very bulky with midi or maxi dresses).

And last but not least you can never go wrong with some sort of cozy jacket like a vest or a cardigan.

It is cold in the Winter where you live ?

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Fashion

Burnt Orange Autumn Dress….

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We have now entered the most gorgeous period of Fall. The leaves have turned colors and are swirling through the air of lying on the ground ready to get thrown through the air. This is my favorite stage of Fall.

During this short period Fall´s most beautiful colors show up everywhere like a deep yellow, a burnt orange or a rich burgundy. I mean how gorgeous am I right?!

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Travel

What to Do – Hiking in Randeck…

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Fall is the perfect time to get outside and tick of things of your bucket list cause the temperature is still high and the weather is usually pretty nice as well.

If you have a few hours left in your busy morning and you are in the area I would suggest a small hike in Randeck. This is a tiny place but full of really cool things. It is in the Kelheim area in Bavaria and has so much to offer. 

There are two routes you can take. Either you park at the foot of the mountain and hike up and after you have taken a look at the castle and had a stunning lunch you go back down or you can park right behind the restaurant and go down and up again. This is you choice. We did the second route, and hiked down. It is a very steep way and slippery at times but I´d say with trekking boots you are safe to go. At the half there is a place with a stunning view down at the river and a bench to sit for a while and take it all in. 

It takes about 25 minutes down (sitting and enjoying the view not included) 

 

The Trail 

As I have already said you can do the trail two ways – from the parking spot up or from the restaurant down. The trail splits somewhere in the middle and you can hike to Essing or Altessing (a nearby place even smaller than Randeck).

I am not at all a experienced or frequent hiker and it was still very manageable for me. It takes about an hour tops to go up and down so you might want to take this into your planning if you want to go to lunch at the Ritterschänke after.

 

The Ruin

The ruin dates back to the year 1200 so it is really really old. Usually it is open everyday. You can just go in, there is no one there. On the front gate you will find a little post box with the entrance fees. It really only is a small fee of two Euro. You can walk the grounds and enjoy the amazing view high up over the river or you can climb up the many many stairs of the tower. There is a viewing platform on the top with a 360° view. 

The Restaurant

We have eaten there twice now and it has been sooooooo good. Both times it was roastbeef (the menu changes daily and seasonally) and the best meat I have ever eaten. It is a newly renovated restaurant called the Ritterschänke. The theme is definitely knights and everything around the ruin on Randeck. You can have lunch or dinner there and even celebrate parties or weddings. It is a really pretty and modern location with some vintage charm.

 

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