it’s a well known fact that i don’t buy my kids new clothes. well, occasionally, i encounter something that i can’t pass up. but, mostly, my kids are clad in hand-me-downs, megathrift finds and consignment sale clothings. this friday, after i dropped ike off at school, i carted anna off to a local preschool and […]
another family visit in the books.
my mom, stepdad and brother came down for a visit this weekend. they rolled in at 330 am on saturday morning. spent three whirlwind days here. and just packed up and headed out a few minutes ago. isaac is bummed. anna is still sleeping and i’m not sure how she’ll respond. lucy (world’s dumbest dog) […]
tutu party
today was our friend addison’s 2 year birthday party. since she turned two on 2/2, her parents threw her a tutu party. i had to wake anna from her nap early to go. she wasn’t happy. strawberries: cupcake: all the kids trying to sit still for a pic: anna, at home, where i could finally […]
the end of the baking frenzy
these last few weeks have been chock full of cakery. it started with jesse’s cake on the 21st and finished up yesterday, when i made these top secret cupcakes for a top secret surprise baby shower for my friend ashley. she’s having a second boy. and likes chocolate. and green. and elephants. while it’s been […]
ash’s baby’s monster
made this guy for my friend ashley, who is having baby boy number 2 in a few weeks…. (he likes cupcakes).
race track cake
the grand finale cake. this one is an order. for isaac’s classmate. my two weeks of cakery have come to an end… yay! anyhooo… this thing is a beast. it’s 12×18. and will feed a small army of 5 year olds. some of it was really fun. some of it was really stressful. and, i’m […]
carlye’s baby shower cupcakes.
more owls. and starbursts. and lots of chocolate. these were the final bit of cakery in a long week of lots of celebrations. ike’s THREE parties. jesse and ezra’s cakes. and then these. i have one big cake this week. for isaac’s friend from school. and some cupcakes. and then hopefully i’m off for awhile. […]
i’m famous!
ok. not like super famous. not even sort of famous. just slightly more famous than anonymous. 🙂 but, i got my very own blog post on cupcakes take the cake yesterday. they had pics of my hoggy cupcakes. and the owl cupcakes i made for charlotte in may. it was pretty cool when it popped […]
Swoon-along update
Meanwhile, behind the scenes, a little here and a little there, I’ve managed to make 4 out of 9 swoon blocks in the Flickr swoon-along. After the third, I was a little discouraged, but I like the fourth and I’m motivated once again… Block #4: Block #3: Block #2: Block #1: All the blocks hanging […]
yellow bulldog cake
For my friend, z. The youngest of three boys. Who loves dogs. And yellow. And will be three tomorrow.