For Goodness Cakes!

Well, I have decided to take the plunge and give this whole cake-baking-and-decorating thing a decent try. First step, come up with a catchy but not too wordy name. I had a long list of possibilities, including Piece of Cake, Batter Up, Port Cakes, Clipper Cakes, Take the Cake, Bake Me A Cake, and Just Add Cake, but For Goodness Cakes was my favorite. Here are some photos of my most recent cakes, just to build up the portfolio a bit!

Bowling Cake I made for my dad's surprise 60th birthday party.

Sesame Street cake made for Sadie's 2nd birthday party.

Baptism/Dedication Cake for my nephew Patrick.

Practicing a pregnant belly cake for a baby shower.

Cousin Love

These are a few of my favorite shots of the girls with their cousins.

Cali helping Sadie with her high heels:

Ruby & Kelte laughing at each other:

Sittin' Pretty

This baby girl has a new favorite spot to sit!

Big sister undresses herself while Mama is playing with Ruby...

Sadie asked for a snowman cake, and Mama complied :)

New 'do

This morning I decided it was time for Sadie to get a haircut. Not just a trim, like she had gotten before, but a REAL haircut. So we bundled up and, despite the snow, drove the 1/4 mile over to Super Cuts. Sadie was a good girl during the haircut (even though she wanted to sit on my lap the whole time), and seemed to like her new 'do!

And here's one of the happy little butterball:

Comparison

Can't help but comparing my two baby girls, both at 3 months old, both in their Auntie onesie!

Sadie, 3 months

Ruby, 3 months

Girl time

Sadie's friend Elsie invited some girls over for a showing of her favorite movie, the Barbie Nutcracker, and a tea party to follow.

Sadie got all dressed up for the event:

She loved dancing with her buddies:

Taking a (very deep) bow

Sipping on some tea

Goodbye, Auntie Winnah

Our beloved Auntie Winnah has left the East Coast and headed off to Utah. Here she is spending a few last moments with Ruby.

No joke, this is exactly how Auntie Winnah/Emily looked when she was a baby.

We tried to cope with our sadness of Em leaving by getting fired up for the PATS game. Unfortunately the results of this game only left us feeling a bit more depressed.....

Baby at Heart

Lately Sadie has enjoyed testing out all of Ruby's baby toys and gear. Since she only outweighs her sister by about 9 pounds, she "technically" can still fit (or so she thinks)....

Playing with Ruby's baby toys

Taking the exersaucer for a test run before Ruby tries it out

And snuggling up in the bjorn with her Mama.

Ruby just sat back and relaxed while her sister tested out all her new gear!

Prima Ballerina

Sadie had her first dance class this past week at the Dance Place in Newburyport. She wore her leotard and tutu and had an absolute blast frolicking around with all of her little buddies. Here she is posing with her friend Elsie before class:

Here are some photos from the Doyles' last visit- the girls had so much fun together once again! I love some of the shots I get of these two together. Such different looks and expressions!

They wrapped up their visit with a pig-pile on Sean (sorry about all the laundry on the bed... I promise it was clean!)

And Molly had a blast jumping on Sean's chest. Sean couldn't get up off the bed after he acted as a human trampoline, but that's another story....

Loco for Cocoa

Yesterday, in my attempts to keep the girls out of the house (since Sean was sick with the flu), we trekked downtown in the snow to Cafe di Sienna to give Sadie her first taste of hot cocoa. It was a hit! And even better than the hot cocoa? The whipped cream on top :)

Buckeyes

So proud of our Buckeyes for winning the Rose Bowl last night! Go Bucks!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! We spent New Year's Eve '09-'10 at our friend Mary-Jo & her family at their beach house on Seabrook beach with the Bean family and some other friends of the Anderson's.

This morning we took the girls out on a snow walk and took Sadie sledding. Here, with Sadie as our model, is the anatomy of a sled ride.

First, you must taste the snow

Then, get ready for take-off

Yell, "Ready, Set, Go!" at the top of the hill

Gleefully enjoy the sled right down the hill

Ask to go again

Smile with contentment as your father obliges

Check the snow and see how it tastes again

Sit back and relax, maybe even close your eyes, and enjoy the ride home.