A Few Birthday Pictures

Well, I have a problem...

I lost the wire that connects my camera to the computer, so I am unable to upload and post photos, which limits my blog posts since most of posts involve photos. So, please excuse the poor quality of the photo I am posting today. It is from my phone.








Today I hurriedly finished Eleanor's birthday dress during nap time. I wasn't planning on doing it today, but the mood struck me so it had to be done. I used Sandi Henderson's Analise Pattern.

In other news, Eleanor is now sleeping quite successfully in her toddler bed. I don't want to jinx it so I won't say anything else. Hopefully she'll be in her twin bed soon!

Happy Birthday Joe! 4-9-2010

This is my first attempt with fondant. I made this cake in the two hours I had after work before Joe arrived home. I bought the pre-made and colored fondant from Hobby Lobby and just used the ever trusty cake mix from a box. I do like how it looks, not too keen on the taste of the fondant, but great tasting wasn't really my goal since neither Joe nor I are huge cake eaters. I printed the Sox logo from my computer and cut it out, pressed the pieces onto the rolled fondant, and used a small Exacto to cut the frosting. I do wish the fondant tasted better to me, because it does have a striking affect.

Eleanor's First Birthday...7 months late

Baby's First Sugar

Pre-Sugar Consumption

Post Sugar Consumption

Birthday Celebrations

At the end of March, we celebrated Joe's grandmother's birthday. We drove to his Aunt Mary's place in the city to see family members, many of which we haven't seen since Christmas. Of course it was snowing by the time we left. Joe's poor sister Michelle and niece Alex were traveling from Arizona and got stuck in Kansas City, never making it to Chicago. We are all ready for a real spring around here.

My sister Kate's birthday was April 3 and a group of 8 of us celebrated by donning yellow crowns, eating with our fingers, and cheering on knights at Medieval Times. It was a blast. Even Joe had fun despite harboring negative feelings about the place for the last 16 years, because the year we were suppose to take a field trip there they went bankrupt and apparently stole his $15. Oh Joe, we love you. The place is really a trip. When you first walk in you enter this "grand hall" type room that has two bars, a dance floor, a sword stand, and tons of overpriced, low quality merchandise. (Zac, I saw you eyeing those swords.) Then, we entered the "arena" and watched the battles ensue. As Jessica put it, "It was a magical night." Oh Jessica, we love you.