we’ve had a rough go this winter. so much sickness. colds. flus. coughs. stomach bugs. so, when anna started to be run-down at the same time as the rest of us, we assumed she had the same ailment. when it didn’t go away in the same time frame, we thought maybe it was the teething. […]
rainbow cake
somehow, over the past couple of weeks, i have amassed a great deal of leftover frosting. in an unrelated story, i had promised my friend bridgette that i would show her how i get smooth (ish) frosting on my cakes the next time i made a cake. since there are really no cakes on the […]
quadrupling chompers
anna got her first two teeth at right around 4 months. and then 5 months passed by and she still only had those first two. then i noticed a little white bump on her top gums. then another. and another and another. just when those four poked through, i saw two more bumps on the […]
fact: robots <3 cupcakes.
i have had this idea for a painting for annababy’s room in my head for a very very long time. only, it would require i dig out my painting stuff. take inventory. go to michaels and get the colors that i needed. set up shop somewhere in a house that has been taken over by […]
branch cupcakes for branch.
these were for an order for a friend who is throwing a shower for her friend who will be naming her son branch. branch, junior to be exact. so, obviously, there had to be branches on the cupcakes. and a blue bird.
addison’s doll
anna’s friend addison turned one last week and we were invited to her giant birthday extravaganza on saturday. i used my babysitter time with claire to go to joann fabrics and search high and low for the proper fabrics for miss addison. she’s a black and white and hot pink kind of girl, so i […]
anna, lately
future cake baker: food enthusiast: frosting quality control analyst: drama queen: passenger on the isaac express:
bulldog cake
this one is for ezra, baby brother of jesse, who i made the james train cake for a week or so ago…
my waxy valentine
i don’t know what possessed me to do this. i saw the cute ice cube trays at ikea. i had seen the idea on blogs. we have approximately 517 used crayons in our house. so, i decided to make heart crayons for isaac’s valentines for his preschool class. it took a little bit of trial […]