Birthday Cake

Mmm, it was a birthday cake night!! Jacob's is having a gymnastics party tomorrow-- his favorite activity is the foam pit and the balance beam. He designed his own cake (on the right) and here you can see the finished product. I can't wait for him to see it tomorrow!

Note the brown 'blobs' on the drawing -- that is "melted chocolate chip polka dots" -- he was VERY specific so I hope I have done his vision justice!

Love you buddy, can't believe it's been 6 years!

The balance beam -- everything is buttercream except the beam which is made from fondant.

Still here...

I know it's been a while, but well -- things have been busy! Today I had my friends two kids, plus my three. I baked a birthday cake and prepared a meal for a friend who just had a baby. In addition, I made this cake for my friend to welcome little Nathan to the world. Aside from that, last week was VBS with 26 2 and 3 year olds and Jacob has started swim lessons. Woohoo!
Back to the zoo -- and a picture to share.

Before & After

My friend came over the other day to visit and suggested that I *ahem* make some changes in the kitchen. I did ask, so they weren't unsolicited suggestions! The very next day, the microwave decided not to work right so in preparation for the NEW over the range micro, we have Kitchen Cleanup!


The toaster oven on the shelf (black blob) use to sit on the counter, but with the new micro it can live up there and open up some space! My kitchen is usually 'clean', but this is the most counter I've seen in a while!!

The New Dress!

I made this dress for Suzanne over the past couple weeks. I am very pleased with how it turned out. She wasn't the most cooperative model this morning, but you get the idea.

At the Garden

The Egg Hunt

Suzanne had a great time, although navigating the mole hills proved a bit of a challenge.

Handsome Jacob

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