Between Father and Son

Here's a little conversation between Jared and E the other night.

E- Dad, why are you eating cereal?

Jared - Oh, just for the heck of it.

E- Well, I'm a heck of it!

The Hair Cut

I have been dreading cutting Baby N's hair, because he has such beautiful curly hair, and because I know that when I cut it he will no longer look like a baby anymore. Well last week, when Jared came to me and told me that someone thought Baby N was a girl, I knew it was time.

Here are a few before pics.

Look at those curls!!!

Here's during.

Here's the final cut.

He looks so different now, I'm still trying to get used to it.

The Wedding Cake

Jared's sister, Becca, recently got married, and I was fortunate enough to be able to make her wedding cake. I was so excited for the opportunity, as it is something I love to do, and don't get the chance to do very often.
I made it at Camille's (another sister of Jared's) house, because she had the best kitchen with lots of room for me to work. (Thanks Camille!) A day before the wedding I got a call from Camille, informing me that her two year old had just put 3 big finger gashes into the side of the cake, through the fondant, two on the middle layer, and one on the bottom. Fortunately that was easily fixed with frosting, and no one could tell. Looking back, I'm glad she did it, because every cake needs it's story.

I used a new fondant recipe that I got from my friend, Sarah. I hate the taste of regular fondant, but this stuf is great. It is marshmallow fondant, and it is yummy! The bottom cake was a chocolate cake with a layer of chocolate frosting in the middle. The chocolate frosting had crushed up grasshopper cookies in it. It was sooooo good. The middle cake was a white cake with a layer of raspberry glaze with fresh raspberries in it, also soooo good. The top layer was a red velet cake with a cream cheese frosting layer in the middle. I think it will be soooo good, but Becca is freezing that layer to be eaten on her 1st anniversary.
I had such a great time making this cake, and I can't wait for the opportunity to do it again!