Advent Calendar

Well I did it.... I actually SEWED something! Crazy right? I made an advent calendar for our family this year. I'm really excited about it. Its pretty big and we can use a marker or fill it with stuff. I'm almost done. I just have a few more buttons to sew on. Here are some pics....

Button marker. 

The calendar. A few of the buttons are on. 

I also made a tree skirt (unfinished) out of the leftover red felt. I'm pretty excited to see that done too.

Princess Castle

A few weeks ago my friend asked me to make her soon-to-be four year old daughter a Princess Castle birthday cake. This past weekend was her princess party so I thought I'd share some of the photo's of the cake.

 Front view.

 Side, Cinderella & Ariel

 Other side, Snow White & Sleeping Beauty

Chocolate Tiara 

This entire cake took about 8 hours to complete with two people. Luckily my sister-in-law Katherine was there to help. Otherwise I would have been working well into the night. 

The princesses & tiara are made of chocolate & the windows are colorflow. The rest is buttercream icing. 

Hilarious Stories

My boy has a very creative mind. It seem like his creativity has doubled since he turned three. :)


Here are a few stories about him that I need to share. 


Story #1


We have been working on potty training now for a while. So the other day we were hanging out at home & he just had underwear on. I heard him grunting and making funny noises so I looked over at him and he was standing in the middle of the room & his face was bright red. I asked him if he needed to go poo on the potty. He said: "No, I closed the gate". At first, I had no idea what that meant, but it didn't take me long to figure it out. So I told him to go sit on the potty and "open the gate". He did. After, he was so excited that he went on the potty that he had his hands in the air and jumping up and down saying "Yay! I opened the gate!!" 




Story #2


Still working on potty training and one day at my in laws house he had gotten his pants wet so he was just in his shirt and underwear. He began singing "Row Your Boat" & it went something like this: "Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream! Merrily merrily merrily merrily.... OH! I peed!" His underwear were soaking wet. I'm quite certain that when he began that song he hadn't peed yet but you never know.




Story #3


We have been working really hard not to say things like "idiot", "shut up" etc... We tell Amir that they are bad words. But sometimes he says them anyway. 
The other night while we were hanging out at my sister in laws house really late. We were talking and laughing about something and then suddenly Amir screams out in a demon-like voice: "No! IDIOT!" He wasn't talking to anyone in particular. It was just something he decided to say. Lately he's been experimenting with the word 'idiot'. Its a little frustrating. 
Anyway, I couldn't help but laugh. 

Marshmallow Pops

I made these for a kids birthday party/Halloween treats. They were a huge hit. 

Here's the recipe:



Tools:
4 in. Lollipop Sticks
Disposable Decorating Bags
Non-Stick Parchment Paper


Ingredients:
Light Cocoa Candy Melts
Orange Candy Melts
Halloween Sprinkle Mix
Green spice drops
Large marshmallows


Instructions
For Jack-O-Lantern marshmallow, insert green spice drop 1 in. from end of lollipop stick for stem. Insert end of stick into marshmallow. Dip marshmallow into melted orange candy. Let set on parchment paper. When set, pipe face using melted light cocoa candy in cut disposable decorating bag.


For sprinkle-covered marshmallows, insert marshmallow on end of stick and dip into melted light cocoa candy. Immediately cover with desired sprinkle decorations. Place on parchment paper.

How to Train Your Dino!

Yep, thats my dino rider & thats me in the corner of the shot. I was adjusting the tail. Oh, I was a skeleton. 

At a Trunk or Treat with my mom. 

Before Trick or Treating 

My little Edward. Haha.