lorena and i made this cake today for lincoln’s birthday. it was a lot of fun to make. looking back, the decision to use mounds of graham cracker crumbs for the islands probably wasn’t the best plan, as it made it hard to get the frosting to stay put, but it looks cool…
wilton course 2 grand finale cake
i finished the wilton course 2 class tonight. we’ve been working on all sorts of royal icing flowers for the last month and tonight we put it all together. i didn’t use all the flowers we made, partially because i liked the way this one looked and partially because my icing was a little soft […]
garden update
the garden has been quite a hassle this summer, but i think it is finally in a manageable state. last summer, due to the boy, we decided not to have a garden, and instead opted to let the garden get overgrown with crabgrass and other weeds. so, we had our work cut out for us […]
tough day
isaac had a playdate with some friends today.within minutes of our arrival, he walked into the corner of a table and obtained this sweet black eye.he was better after a minute or two of snuggling with me and his favorite blanket and playing resumed.later in the day, he obtained another small facial injury as a […]
tuesday pool fun with the boones
kristen boone invited us to the pool today so we spent all morning getting ready and off we went. at first, isaac wasn’t a fan, but after a ball was introduced into the picture, he was all in. we had a great day. lunchtime: the partial boone clan (and calvin): a delicious cookie to end […]
the past 7 days…
…have been sort of busy, i guess. derek and i did a lot of work in the garden over the weekend. hopefully, we’ve created a system that will help us ward off the crabgrass for long enough to yield some tasty vegetables. isaac and i trekked to raleigh on sunday for an overnight trip with […]
dinosaur with teeth
i recieved a special request for a birthday cake to be eaten tomorrow by a 1 year and 364 day old boy i know. he wants a dinosaur cake with teeth. here’s what i came up with. the cake had a little fender bender during delivery, but we were able to perform quick cosmetic surgery […]
forts
derek’s mom gave us this nifty toy that is supposed to be like a mini ball pit. our boy likes to throw all the balls out and just hang out inside like it’s a fort. so, we adapted and it’s now a fort. good times…