below, you will find two pictures of the cake i made for chris’s baby shower, which i attended late this morning. we (lorena and i) tried desperately to match the colors of chris’s chosen “theme”, and i think we came relatively close. we had a lot of fun making the cake, too. and isaac and […]
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two cakes
these are the two most recent cakes i’ve made. this is one i made for brie’s shower. it’s a devil’s food cake, with chocolate ganache filling and chocolate buttercream icing. learning to make roses has taken up a large chunk of my life. this is pooh. i’m taking a decorating class and our first […]
more park fun
we went to the park yesterday with a bunch of friends. it was beautiful and the park is always a hit with isaac. swinging fun: isaac (and potbelly) and josiah: he thinks he’s a big kid….
party @ the park…
we had a really busy day today. we started out by hitting some yard sales. that was a total bust. then, after isaac DIDN’T take a nap, we picked up a side dish to take to allison’s 30th birthday celebration at miller park. isaac’s favorite park activities were: running through the leaves and into the […]
happy birthday cora!
cora is one today.i made some cakes. well, sort of.i decorated a costco cake for the guests. i made and decorated a “personal” cake for the guest of honor. see below:
park pics
yesterday, we met up with some friends at the park for a few minutes. isaac and josiah tested the swings and the big slide. the boys, swinging together. up close and cute. chillin’ at the top of the slide. because of his affinity for falling off elevated items, i’ve encouraged him to […]
family visit update: text only version
so far… 1. we all went to kernel kustard for two meals.2. my mom and i shopped at various discount stores (once upon a child, plato’s closet, rugged warehouse).3. jake, mom and i shopped at a more fancy store: target!4. we all took the boys (isaac and jake) to the park.5. mom, jake and i […]
7 random facts
so, normally, i would just ignore this little tag game, but i didn’t want to leave judi hanging. we all know how sensitive she is. so, without further ado… 7 random facts about me… 1. i am a complete music junkie. i can pull up a song lyric pertaining to almost any situation. my tastes […]
isaac and cora in pictures
here’s some shots of isaac and cora today. he didn’t take an afternoon nap, so i’m not really thinking that tonight is going to go very well….
dos bambinos
isaac’s friend cora is staying with us today. they are not speaking to each other after an unfortunate cheerio biting incident. that, and because neither of them speaks, technically. details to come….