Working backwards, this was the Princess Cake, the 3rd 'cake' I put together in honor of sweet Kaitlyn. She's been into Princess dresses lately so my wild hairs took over and I found myself sweeping the cake decorating isles of party supply shops hunting for the skirt mold. No luck. This half dome is actually a cake pan for a soccer ball-figured it would be a decent investment as no doubt a soccer ball can be used for Dylan in the future and heck, now that I know it can be morphed into a Princess dress, a little imagination made this purchase rock solid! The doll is really only a half doll as from the waist down it is a spear, perfect for stabbing into the cake! Kaitlyn was quick to put her fingers into the skirt, one lick after another. She's really has no willpower when it comes to sweets-like her Mother!
Blowing out the candle of cake #2!
Cake #2, created on a whim for the spontaneous gathering of Mom, Dad, Uncle Garrett, Uncle Benet and all of us for Kaitlyn's birthday. A lovely evening of Mom's homemade pizza, spices and stories! Kaitlyn now sings her own Happy Birthday-truly entertaining to watch!
Did hell freeze over? I thought for a moment it possibly had when I spotted Uncle Benet with this bottle of formula and Dylan actually sipping. This little boy of mine is on a diet strike meaning he really is only interested in my breastmilk, from my breast. Needless to say, it's strained our social calendar and of course makes babysitting him more than a chore so capturing a moment of success was worthy of a celebration. However, the feelings of joy were short lived. Dylan had us all fooled. He looks like he's sipping with great vigor when in reality, he's just holding the nipple in his mouth. Two ounces were in the bottle when we gave it to him and two ounces remained. Uncle Benet spent Saturday with us and I put him to work on Dylan duty and of course, Kaitlyn duty!
Kaitlyn's Earthworm Birthday Cakes! These were basically mud pies inspired from her growing interest in bugs! Earthworms started her nature curiosity and thus, these little cups of treats were totally a hit-probably more so among the adults as they were free to make their own. I had chocolate covered ants (not for the children, mind you); M & Ms; chocolate fudge; toasted marshmallow jelly beans; triple chocolate ice-cream (excellent for the look as it was a Neapolitan style ice cream with vanilla and two shades of chocolate); gummy worms; chocolate rock candies; grass-green whipped cream; and colored marshmallows for the flowers!
Singing to the darling!
This image makes me laugh. It's an excellent side profile of her-terrific for making one of those silhouette images to frame! Then the retro orange colored balloons...if I cropped this and tinkered with the coloring of the photo, it very well cold be mistaken for a different era all together!
Kaitlyn with her new baby doll from the Krugers! She sleeps with 'Calin' every night!
Which would be best, a plum, a red bell pepper or Dylan's corn? Floor time on the 28th...Kaitlyn has become a very loving older sister to Dylan. When he is sitting on the floor, she naturally gravitates toward him and soon after has him in laughter or tears (if the latter, there may be teeth marks-yes, a behavior issue we are still working on)!
