I tried to find a generic photo for this post, but there wasn’t a photo of a child with a megaphone large enough to do it justice! * You see, in the last week, we’ve had 2 incidents where Carson, completely innocently, has LOUDLY commented on another person’s appearance in public. And you all know […]
So, I have two functions this weekend for which I’m providing cupcakes. One is for company at my house tonight. Last night I decided to experiment with 2 different cupcakes styles, both merely decorative and not focusing on the taste of the cake. (Hello, Betty Crocker yellow cake mix!) I thought both would be really […]
Sydney’s still not confident about the walking thing, but she’s getting very sure of herself with her balance and footing when she’s holding onto something. She’ll speed-crawl around the house, pull herself up on anything that does or doesn’t move, cruise around, then squat back down to crawl her next destination. Oh, gosh, look at […]
SCHOOL! Carson is now officially a student. He started today and won’t stop for many, many years. OK, I know it’s only preschool, but it’s quite a milestone for all of us. Don’t ask me if I documented it. You know I did! * Here’s the big school boy watching his one allotted episode of […]
So, as mentioned in my last post, I’ve become very interested in cupcakes. I think it started with Sydney’s birthday cupcakes, which I was pretty proud of, even though they kept tipping over. Then, every time I went into costco, I was drawn the the beautiful pictures in Martha Stewart’s cupcake book. I saw some […]
Sydney took her first steps! Before this, she literally had taken only one half-step. To steal a phrase from Toy Story, it really was “falling with style.” Then all of a sudden she was busting out three or four in a row this evening. Of COURSE my good camcorder was surprisingly out of battery juice. […]
Of course the 2 most beautiful things I’ve ever made are the Monkey and the Bird, and they are tied for first. But they count as 2 entries. And also, I can’t take all the credit for them. Another guy was involved. I won’t get into it. You’re welcome. But after this weekend, I’m thinking […]
I have not been feeling particularly inspired to blog lately. In fact, I’ve been purposeful about being online less and doing actual THINGS more. (Like baking cupcakes…I’ll have a post on that soon.) I’ve noticed that I can easily spend an hour blog-hopping and reading all my friends’ witty status updates on Facebook. Then I […]
So, here’s the thing. I have a bit of an oral fixation. I love passing the time by sipping on something sweet. Especially when we are going for a bit of a drive; that’s when I love to have a little drinktreat. My favorite choice of a summer drinktreat is a grande no whip white […]
These special loveys that my mom has made for the kids have turned out to be quite the must-have item in their lives. The supersoft fabric she uses for them is called “minkee” fabric, which is how we got the name Minky (I kinda changed the spelling to suit my tastes.) When Carson was not […]