Dutch much?

Is the boy on the right not one of the cutest nephews one could ever have?!

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The homeless and the innocent

I explained to Madisyn the other day that some people aren't as blessed as we are. They don't have food or beds and some even live on the street because they don't have houses.
The next day while driving to school, Madisyn told me, "Mommy, watch out for the people laying in the road."

I then clarified to her that they don't actually live on the street. I should have known...

(On a side note: Oh, how I miss that hair! I promise to post hair catastrophe pictures later this week.)

61 hours awake, 6 hours asleep

And this is what consumed my awake time...


This was Jeff and Deena's wedding cake (in process) that accompanied their 250+ brownies. I wish I had a picture of their actual brownies, but the picture above is the picture of their samples, and we did the center one (j * d / V) in powdered sugar and cocoa on vanilla buttercream.

This was Brad and Katie's cake, chocolate fondant with turquoise decorations. This was the first wedding cake that I was ever asked to make!!! (and I even got to cut and serve it at the reception!)

Look familiar?

He can't get enough!

Obese?

So I realize that I have been extraordinarily delinquent in posting. I apologize to the couple of you that look for updates. There really is a 'good' reason for the absence, but I'll post more on that at another time.

LD had his two-year check up last month. Pretty much everything went well, except I got a speech (a kind one from the nicest pediatrician I've ever met) regarding Landon's obesity. Strange? Yes, I thought so. Here's the synopsis:

- No juice
- Only fruits and vegetables for snack (I even asked about wheat saltines, but only foods that are not processed are preferred)
- Skim milk (now that he's two)

Apparently he was in the 90% for weight and 50% for height (our pediatrician rounds, which drives me crazy being math oriented). I thought this was strange as well (the percentiles, not the rounding). I have no doubt that he's chubby (as noted by his extremely adorable XW feet), but he seems tall and not overly obese to me. I mentioned to the doctor that his height measurement may have been off since he ran away from the wall when the nurse was measuring him. We then decided it would be best to remeasure, so that we are sure about where we stand. Upon remeasurement, we found out that the previous measurement was 1 1/4" short! That's a lot on a two-year old.

Needless to say, an internet calculator put him at 83% for weight and 74% for height... after all that, I'm not too concerned.

Here's the breakdown at 25 months (more for my benefit than yours ;) )
31 1/2 lbs.
35 3/4 in.

Oh... and as noted by the pictures, now that he is a 'big boy,' he gets to enjoy the privaledge of sleeping in a toddler bed until we get his big bed repainted. He absolutely loves it!

How'd I get so lucky...

To have so many fantastic photographer friends? Mindy has offered to come over and take pictures of my cakes. Let me tell you, she is WAY better than I am (not that it's a surprise). Not to mention, we have the added bonus of being able to hang out more than normal :)

Thanks SO much Mindy!!!

Spider-Man cupcakes


Basketball cupcakes in MSU colors


10" diameter baseball cake and baseball cupcakes in Tigers colors

2 Year and 4 Year Pictures

My girlfriend Melissa took the kids pictures last weekend and they turned out great, even though the kids weren't super cooperative :) Madisyn was very excited to get her pictures taken by "Jackson's Mommy," which is funny since she's only met Jackson once, when we got her two year pictures! He must have really left an impression!

Here are a few of my favorites (doesn't include Rob's list, which I'll have to post another time). Let me know which ones you like (comments are above the post in this new layout).

Thanks again, Melissa!!!

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A Whole New Look!

Madisyn got her wish, she wanted her hair chopped (for fewer tangles). We waited until after the kids' four and two year pictures. I can't believe how cute she looks with short hair! LD looks a lot different too!

Oh my...

Madisyn, while rolling a placemat.

"UGH!"

"The fondant didn't turn out the way I wanted it to."

(wonder where she got that from?!)

Katie and Baby Kane's Shower Cake

This was a lot of fun! I had the invitation to work with (thanks Lauren!). Once I got the idea to add the animals, I couldn't back down :) The letters around the top block spell the baby's name, "Kane."

Thanks Lauren, Tracy and Katie for letting me do this!