Priceless Moments In Time

I've been carrying my camera around with me constantly the last few weeks, trying to catch some good shots of my grand kids. I really need to get some good closeups for an idea I have. Easier said than done with the younger three!

I did get these three. Four to go!







And here's our little Laker!



And here's his big sis!



I went to an amusement park with one set of grand kids last week. We had a blast!




That evil look in my son-in-law's eyes is directed at me! We were getting ready to leave, the rides were all closing down and the girls were just dying to ride one more ride. This was the only one that was still open. I assured him that I didn't think he would get that wet! How did I know that the kids waiting for him to come around knew him???



He got soaked!



But the girls had a blast!



And poor little Sydney spent the day in her stroller. She was so happy to briefly touch the ground!



In case you don't know, I love being Grandma!!

Hot Pink & Black Shower Cake

I made this cake last night for a friend's shower. It's really hot pink, although it doesn't look that way in these pics!!

This is the first time I've drawn those swirly thingies on a cake! I'm not real crazy about it, but I learned a lot.


This is the first time I made fondant ribbon roses as well. Learned a lot about them too!



Congrats, Charity!

More Fabric Flowers

I've been so busy lately that I've been meeting myself coming and going! I really should be at a meeting today, but staying home just sounded so nice . . . .

Here are some more fabric flowers I've been working on in my spare time. I love making these little beauties! Each fabric I use makes such a unique flower.





I especially like this pink one! It's so full and fluffy!



Now, I really need to get outside and work on the real thing in my flower bed!!

More Smiley Face Cookies Bound For Vanuatu!

My son, who lives in Vanuatu, has a birthday this month, on the 24th. It's always a challenge deciding what to send him. Whatever I do decide to send has to be sent at least a month ahead of time if it's going to get there anywhere near his birthday. So it's impossible to send fresh baked goods.

But this year, we have friends who are going to Vanuatu to visit family and they offered to take a few things along!




So I made these cookies, individually wrapped them, then wrapped them in several layers of bubble wrap. They will only be four or five days old when they get to my son. The freshest cookies he's had from me in the last couple of years!!



Bon voyage, Smiley Face Cookies! May you arrive in one piece!

Music Graduation Cake

This cake was made for a friend for his graduation. He's the music minister at his church so he wanted to mix the graduation theme with a music theme.

Since he is an avid piano player, he liked this cake that I made last year for another friend. So I made the same basic cake and added the graduation cap.



The cake is covered with fondant, with fondant add-ons. The graduation cap and tassel are not edible.

Since they were concerned that the one cake might not be enough for their guests, we decided to to a sheet cake as well.



Congratulations, Chris!!

Simple Balloon Birthday Cake

Here's a simple Balloon Birthday Cake I made last night.






Hope you had a Happy Birthday, Michael!!

Hydrangea Cupcakes

These hydrangea cupcakes were made for my sister's birthday as well. They were for the family party the day after our Tea Party. I guess forty is a milestone - we pretty much partied all week!

Here are a couple of close-ups. I used tip #2D. To get the variation in color, is layered blue and purple frosting in my bag.

These are one of my favorite cupcakes to make. So simple & quick! It's almost impossible to mess them up.

Credit for these beautiful cupcakes goes to Glorious Treats.


I also made them for Thanksgiving last year using fall colors. Here's the link to that post.

Tea Party Time!

My youngest sister turned forty last week. She wanted to celebrate with something simple, so I hosted a Tea Party for the ladies of our family. It was so much fun!

Our menu was Turkey & Wild Rice Soup, Spring Salad with Strawberry Poppyseed Dressing, Chicken Salad Sandwiches, Egg Salad Sandwiches, Scones with fresh Lemon Curd and decorated sugar cookies. Oh, and hot tea of course!!

I chose to use my grandmother's china which I inherited when she passed away.

Isn't it a beautiful pattern?

I also used this milkglass depression glass platter. It belonged to my great-grandmother who recieved it as a gift from my other great-grandmother after their home was destroyed by a fire! Quite a lot of history in that platter! My great-grandmother had given it to my great-aunt, but when my grandmother left the remainder of the set to me, my great-aunt decided I should have the platter as well. As you can imagine, I don't use it very often!

Here's the table all set and ready.

I forgot to take pics of the food, but here are some of the cookies I made and decorated, with the help of my sister and sister-in-law, for the occassion.



I hope you had a wonderful birthday, Becca!!

Teapot & Tea Cup Cookies

My youngest sister turned forty last week, so I hosted a Tea Party at my house in honor of the occasion.

Here are pics of some of the cookies I made:

I made both the regular and the chocolate variation. Around here, the chocolate wins hands down!

Wedding Cookies

What a busy week!! My daughter, Ruth, and I made three hundred wedding cookies for Ruth's brother-in-law's wedding!

Here are the pics I managed to get, although some are of the cookies already in their baggies.
We did sixty of each shape.

Entwined hearts:

I wasn't really excited about how these turned out. I'll definitely be trying different things with these next time.





Wedding Cakes:

I glazed these and Ruth did the detail work. I love how they turned out!!






Tuxedos:

I love these!! They're probably my favorites.





Diamond Ring:

I like how these turned out. I especially like the one with the pointed diamond.






Wedding Dress:

These are my next favorite. There were a couple other styles, but the pics didn't turn out.





This pic shows a few more styles.




These were so much fun to do! And, yes, I would definitely do it all again!!

Congrats, Jeremy & Calah!!