warning: this is an extremely long post. there may or may not be 16 pictures. after completing anna’s quilt, i decided that isaac was in need of one himself. after a whole lot of surfing and searching, i settled on attempting a queen size zig zag quilt. then, derek bought me a new sewing machine […]
most wonderful time of the year.
we are in the middle of the approximately one month long season of spring where the weather in north carolina is 100% awesome. it’s just after the short winter where everyone gripes about schools closing for pending inclement weather and ice storms shut down the state every few weeks. and it’s just before the 9 […]
cupcake swirl apprentice
i had a few leftover cupcakes from allison’s shower, so i thought ike would like to decorate them. i showed him how to make a big delicious swirl and handed over the piping bag. he gave it a shot, but got pretty frustrated and gave up. such little hands… i convinced him to hold it […]
butterfly cupcakes for molly…
my friend allison, who has helped me on cake endeavors in the past, and whose son is terrific pals with my ike, is going to have a baby girl in may. she’s due two days after anna’s birthday (who was born three days, late, if you recall, and had to be dragged out kicking and […]
strawberry shortcake love
the day before the chuckie cheese birthday adventure, isaac and i went shopping for the perfect gift for his friend. not knowing a single thing about her, i went with my childhood favorite, strawberry shortcake. isaac was pretty excited about this too. he examined her for the rest of the target trip. talked about her […]
chuckie cheese birthday parteeee…
a little girl in isaac’s preschool class had a birthday party at chuckie cheese’s after school yesterday. so, on monday, we picked out the perfect gift, wrapped it and geared up for the big adventure. i guess isaac has seen some commercials for chuckie cheese, because he knew all about the big mouse and wasn’t […]
frankenstein
well, the day has finally arrived. a few weeks ago (months?), anna started taking a few steps here and there, but needed much prompting, cheering, and the proper environment. now, she’s a full fledged walker. on the go. it’s so funny how differently she arrived at this point than isaac. he just would let go […]
various sorts of craftiness…
i had a day full of miscellaneous crafting. first, i went to bridgette’s house, where she, jude and i, made freezer paper stencils, while the little people ran amuck in bridgette’s big house. jude did a dog, bridgette did some flip flops and i, of course, did a robot. i used silver paint on a […]
owl mania
seems the trend these days is towards owls. with the help of my pal bridgette, i rolled out these owl and starburst cupcakes for the shower of one martha metzler and baby sam. sam junior, to be exact. 🙂 unfortunately, due to some sick kids and tired parents, i was unable to attend the festivities. […]