Happy 7th Birthday Brandon!

Sunday June 7th was Brandon's 7th Birthday. Below are a bunch of pics from the exciting day.

R2D2 cake....yes I made it.

The first time he blew out the candles.

He's reading his own cards now.

I just love the look on his face after he opened his four wheeler.

His new waterslide. The kids had sooo much fun!

Kaitlyn in her little pool splashing around.

Last Day of School

I can't believe my little man had his last day of school on Wednesday.

His 7th Birthday is on Sunday. Boy how time flies......

Kaitlyn and Her Feet

Kaitlyn just loves her chubby little feet.

She also loves doing her fake cough.

I LOVE YOU

I asked Brandon to draw me a picture last night for my cubicle....

and this is what he gave me. Just melts my heart!

Last Cake Class

Tonight was my last cake class for this session. Lots of pictures below.

My silly boy before school today.

Brandon came by to try and help.

My final project...I got an A+

I'm so proud how well it turned out!

Happy Memorial Day

Kaitlyn's First Pool

I let her test it out the first day without water.

She loves her little friends.

I just love this face...can you see her two teeth?

Just Clown'n Around

Tonight was cake class #3. Even though I have a major fear of clowns, I got through it. They actually came out kinda cute. One more class left.

Pretty Cute....for Clowns

Yup...still a geek!

Kaitlyn was happy to see Mommy!

Friday Night...

This is my idea of the perfect Friday night.....

Watching a movie with my peanut...

Practicing for Brandon's Birthday......R2D2 Cake

The flowers my hubby got me today...just because.

Cake Class #2

Practicing Letters on the Practice Board

Tada...the finished product...it's actually two layers this time.

I made a pig because when I showed my husband last week's cake he said "What's that...a pig?"

I was so proud, lol, yes I know I'm a geek.

Mother's Day Love

I love these two more than anything else.....

and

I can't even start to tell you how much he loves her....

Congrats Nick and Heather!

Heather and Kaitlyn

The happy couple

Kaitlyn's first bite of cake

The pretty princess getting ready for the party

Today was Brandon's dad (Nick) and his finance's (Heather) wedding shower. Through the last couple years Heather has become one of my best friends. Kaitlyn and I had lots of fun. Thanks for inviting us!

Cake Nightmare

Tonight was my first cake decorating class. In class we watched the instructor show us how to frost and then make shells and stars. We then got to make some shells and stars ourselves...all of which went well. Our homework was to go home and practice. For next week's class we need to bring a cake (not iced) and three batches of buttercream frosting.

So silly me goes to the store and buys four cake mixes and two bags of confectioners sugar all the while thinking to myself...Oh this is easy....I'm gonna go home and make this awesome looking cake.

Well....the following is what actually transpired.

First....I made a triple batch of frosting...bad idea....three cups of shortening and 1 1/2 pounds of powder sugar later I had a semi decent batch of frosting.

Then....

The mess I made while reading and practicing from the instruction book.

The cake with the top leveled off.....everything still going ok.

My finished result....you can't tell from the pic but this is only a one layer finished product.

Here is what was supposed to be the top layer.

Notice the blobs of frosting mixed up in between the cake clumps.

The frosting just wouldn't stick to the cake and kept tearing chunks of it off. Wish me better luck in class next week when we actually frost the cakes in front of the instructor....

Tub Time in the Kitchen Sink

This is where Kaitlyn takes a bath at Grandma Kristine's.

The duck towel was Brandon's....oh so long ago

FOOD!

She gets it in her fist....but rarely in her mouth...

Kaitlyn sure loves to explore new foods lately. We've been giving little gerber puffs and cheerios. She really enjoys reaching for them and trying to pick them up. She rakes her fingers across them and gets them into her little fist. Most of the time the end up on the floor though because she hasn't yet mastered how to get them from her fist to her little mouth. It's so funny to watch the whole process and the expressions on her face.

Today we went to the doctors because she has developed seasonal allergies (just like her big brother). She weighed 15.8 lbs. I can't believe how big she's getting!

The rest of us have been battling strep. It all started two weeks ago when I got strep and mono at the same time. Then Friday I had some sort of stomach bug and the little boy that is my sitter's little brother got strep. My husband followed on Saturday. What a weekend! I forgot how hard it was to do everything myself. I was absolutely exhausted by Sunday night. Brandon seems to have yet again escaped getting sick (knock on wood). I don't get how I'm so sickly and my kids are so healthy. I'm so thankful they haven't gotten sick though, it's been the worst strep I've heard about in a loooong time. My husbands throat was even bleeding when he went to the doc. EEEEWWWW!

Wednesday I start my cake decorating classes. I'm so EXCITED. I'll try to get some pics and post them. My dad already has an order in for his birthday. Between the classes and my scrapbooking project I don't think I'm going to not be busy till fall. Wish me luck!

Springtime

Old Fashioned Kaitlyn

Like I said earlier, I took Kaitlyn to go down the slide. I held her while she went down about a foot and a half. As you can see from above...she was less than thrilled, lol. She cried so hard that my husband could hear her across the street in the back yard with the leaf blower on.

IT'S FINALLY SPRING!

Spring is FINALLY here! It's absolutely beautiful outside. Even though I'm still trying hard to get better, we couldn't resist getting outside and absorbing some of the warm sunshine. Kaitlyn is having a blast touching the grass and watching Mommy clean out the front flower beds while Daddy cleans the cars. I think we'll take her across the street to the playground later and put her on one of the smaller slides.