The Best Yet

I made the following cake for a girl in my playgroup who is turning 2! I found a few Minnie Mouse pictures on the internet and this is the one her mommy chose. This was the hardest cake I've done..by far. The ears are the chocolate cake that is egg and nut free, and the face is regular cake. I kept them from touching by putting a piece of parchment paper between the ears and face. It took about 3 hours to make the cake itself since I have very limited cake pans. I spent about another 3 and a half hours decorating it.

Here's what it started out as...
pink is on!
her face...
ears are ON!
the finished face...I was so focused on the face that I forgot to take pictures throughout the process. Her mouth is a little crooked, but that's me being picky! I meant to use a toothpick to outline the mouth, but like I said...I was really focused and forgot to. It's ok though...I'm only human!
polka dots on the side...gotta be as girly and pretty as possible!
Minne HAS to have a bow!
I think the bow made her look awesome!

Memorial Weekend

According to Wikipedia, Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May . Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in the military service. First enacted to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War(it is celebrated near the day of reunification after the civil war), it was expanded after World War I to include American casualties of any war or military action.

The Airborne and Special Operations Museum puts out an amazing display of flags every year. I'm not sure of the details, but each flag is in remembrance of a fallen solider, veteran, etc. It's an amazing thing to see. We took the boys to let them see the flags and to snap a few pictures. When you stand amongst all of the flags, they almost whisper to you while they blow in the wind. It's a very neat yet somber thing.

More Games

Where's Brandon?????
PEEK A BOO!!!
Hey Daddy!

Twin Game

The boys have started to play their own little games. The cutest part is what they "name" the game. The game in the following video is called "DEE DEE" Not sure why, but it's cute and shows that Brandon is destined to be a wrestler like his daddy. Connor learned a few pieces of information about the American Flag.

First Trip to the Dentist

Today was another example of why I think we have the best kids ever. We took both boys to the dentist for their first regular check up. Brandon has developed a small phobia of doctors, but he surprised us and was the shining star. He sat in the chair all by himself, let my hygienist count, clean, polish, floss and brush his teeth as well as a fluoride treatment. He completed the FULL dental visit. Connor, on the other hand, was a little apprehensive. He ended up laying on me, let Ursula count and clean all of his teeth, and let her polish 3. I still think that's fabulous. He started to get a little tense, so she she decided to stop as to not scare him or force him. All in all, it was a fabulous visit. They have very nice healthy teeth, and Connor has some more molars coming in! Here are some pictures as well as a little video of Brandon.

Connor in the "kids" waiting room.
Brandon in the waiting room
Brandon helping Ursula count her fingers before she counted his teeth. She was amazing!
Brandon with his cool shades being such a brave boy.
Connor getting his teeth cleaned while laying with Mommy.

I just took them to my dentist. I really like him, my hygienist, and felt no need to take them to a Pediatric Dentist. They did so awesome!

Ursula was referring to the polish as "tickle paste" and that's why Brandon kept lifting up his shirt...he thought she was going to tickle him...So sweet! Brandon looks so relaxed in the chair too!!!!

Monkey-ing Around

Here's my latest cake creation. It's for the boys' tumbling coach's little girl. She's turning ONE. The only thing I have left to do it write the Happy Birthday message which will go in the blank spot where there are no palm trees. This was a long cake to do...took me 2 1/2 hours including making buttercream from scratch and doing all the decorating and fondant. I'm officially tired...proud of myself...and tired! The bonus...this was a paying cake order...WOO HOO!!!!


I really like this one! I think it turned out cute. Monkey could have been a little bit smaller, but it's still cute. I can't fit the banana on there...but maybe I'll squeeze it in there later. My brain is officially OFF DUTY for the night.

Pickin' Berries

The boys and I went to see our friends Tara and Reese today. They live about 30 minutes north of us and live very close to a strawberry patch. So...we PICKED! We had a great time...as you can tell by Brandon's strawberry covered face. He was seriously eating them right off the vine...dirt and all. He's such a boy!