Jonathan's new train

Jonathan got a really big Thomas train for Christmas from Grandma Lillian but we didn't open it until we came home from Texas. It however quickly became a joy for all the cousins to play with on New Year's Eve and he got into the routine of crawling thru it pretty quickly. Such a cutie!

The newest cousin

Well the children finally met. Carolyn was all over Madeline. We had talked about baby Madeline for such a long time that I think she was ready and willing to start playing with her. She had her moments of holding her and giving her lots of kisses (despite the runny nose and my fear of spreading potential colds to such a young baby). Jonathan was less than impressed with this new cousin for now, but I'm sure that will change with time. He kept wanting to wack her head especially when mommy was holding her. Good thing we're stopping at two children since I think he'd be the one with jealous issues. Well it was a good time in Texas and looking forward to heading back down there again this summer potentially.

So here is the latest cake creation for my cousin's wedding this past Saturday. It fed 330 people. The cake flavor was butter rum and the icing alternated from Chocolate with reese Pieces filling and the remaining layers were strawberry iced. It was pretty darn yummy! I would say applying the cake sprinkles were just about the most annoying thing ever.

She's here!

Well my sister-in-law had her baby today and she's a tiny one...5 pounds 11 ounces and born just after 1 p.m. It's their first baby and both mom and baby are doing great. Can't wait to meet Madeline Ann. What's funny, Evan and I suppose that when we meet her in three weeks, she'll still weigh less than both of my children did at birth. But to my SIL's defense (and blessing)...she's much smaller than me so rightly so to have a tiny bundle of blessing. Congrats Meagan and Ty!

The studio pics are in!

Well if I must say...that's one cute family that came back in our recent studio shots. I can't hardly believe it. Jonathan is 7 months old now. I couldn't pass up this uber cute shot of him at the studio. We wish you all a Merry Christmas and enjoy the season.

My sister is Married!!!

The wedding was beautiful. The cake was tasty with red velvet and french vanilla all covered in cream cheese frosting. I thought the picture of us sister looked great and then I was like huh....guess I need one of the new hubby too.

The Beauty of Fall

What a beautiful day to rake up some leaves, teach Carolyn how to jump in them and then have a leaf fight ( I won...to be fair, she is only 2! LOL) But it was a blast and much needed quality time with her while Jonathan slept soundly.

He's sooo big

Oh my goodness! In one day he conquers his first stair leading from his room to ours during the morning hours; that afternoon he takes on the couch and pulls himself up...takes a few steps...and looks at me and grins. Good thing the ditigal camera was handy to catch it all. Crazy wonderful!

Happy Halloween

Well here's our two cuties! First we have the stunning mini pastry chef...lol and then the rhino which Jonathan now is crawling on all fours so he really looks like one. LOL. Happy Halloween (I think) I hate Halloween!

the latest two

So these are the latest two bouquets I've done. I've got other stuff to post when I have more time.

Jonathan

Wow 5 months already! He's 27 1/2 inches long, 18.7 pounds and loves to eat his toes and just about anything else that is in reach. We've been keeping him busy lately with apple picking (getting ready to make his baby food soon), Grant's Farm, the Zoo, playdates, Parents as Teachers, Meetup St. Louis, and just hangin' with his big sis. What a life!

Starburst Rose

Check it out...instead of making roses out of icing...why not starbursts...they taste yummy and it turns out...it looks good too. I hear tootsie rolls get the same effect. Yeah for creativity! This is the base...1 whole starburst.




First you need to smoosh (technical term) them out. I cut them in half because I didn't want a huge glob (another technical term) of starburst at the bottom. I also thinned the edges a bit more.






Then comes shaping the rose and adding petals to the base.







Yeah for the final product!

Looking hot for 27!

Well that's it...we're 27 now. We celebrated with drinks and dinner at a Sushi/Hibachi restaurant and Jen ate sushi for the first time....and she's going back for more. Anyway...then we concluded the festivities with a movie, The Bourne Ultimatum. Yeah...the cinematography was awful. Way TOO jerky and while it was probably trying to give you the feel of everything moving sooo fast…it just made me think that the budget didn’t allow for good editors and the compensated with jerky camera motions so you didn’t see that all the punches didn’t connect. Good plot and a very nice looking leading man but it was overshadowed with trying to focus on the images while they were shaking. Not easy to do after a red dragon and whatever green tea/vodka drink Jen had which was good too.

Happy Birthday

Hey everyone...so my twin's birthday is tomorrow (or today the 25th)...go to Mueller time in my link section and post a happy birthday comment on her blog page...she's also listed on myspace at myspace.com/jennica2002 . Thanks you all. Jess

my sweet kiddos!

The whole reason I got into cake decorating was for these (well at the time my daughter) kiddos. Man how my little guy is growing. He's soooo much fun...I love it!

Sparkles...shimmer...and shine

So I'm really getting into using my airbrush to add shine to all my cakes. And as seen, also getting into making calla lillies....so cute. Anyway, the first cake is all fondant that I did as a demo for my class last week and the latter is for my mom where I fooled around with brush embrodiary and making my own white chocolate fondant...way yummy! Just thought I'd share.

Whirlwind Visit

Well Sarah came to visit and brought the whole gang with her for 3 great days exploring St. Louis. First we all went to the Botantical gardens, then the Children's Musuem (Magic House) and ended the visit with a 4 hour plus trip to the St. Louis Zoo which we didn't even get to see everything! But it was great. All four of the little tykes were super with of course their little fits here and there but really...they were all great. I'll spare you all the picture of the hairless monkey but here are some of the hippos and the newest baby elephant Mahila I think. Louis (Sarah's hubby) was great wrangling the toddlers while the two mommies dealth with the infants. Jonathan slept for most of the Zoo but woke up in time to see the elephants and exit. In the evenings we all relaxed either by the two families hanging out or we split up for a little quality family time. My favorite part aside from seeing the two toddlers get excited at just about everything....my time with just her shopping and treating ourselves to a "little" ice cream. Miss her already!

Still so little

So this week has been great! Jonathan has started cooing and smiling all the time, he's growing so fast but yet he's still so little. Carolyn is meeting little buddies in St. Louis and Illinois now and I'll start working again soon doing what I really enjoy...teaching others how to make fabulous cakes for their friends and family. Life is good because God is good.

Happy Father's Day

This year Evan has two adorable reasons to celebrate. I so love watching Carolyn interact with Jonathan. Last night she even stopped playing with her cousin Josh to give Jonathan a kiss when he was crying...what a display of love from a two-year old.

Boxcar Beauty

Now that Carolyn is two, I'm really trying to be more crafty with her and she is loving the fact that I let her play with my "special" paper, stamps and pens (scrapbooking stuff). The other day we made a boxcar together using some old ribbons and crayons and of course...lots of tape...she calls that stickers. LOL. Anyway, we borrowed Jonathan's steering wheel from his swing and she was off honking at every bird that flew by. Very cute!