Last Cake

I have finished my first series of cake decorating and throughly enjoyed it. Here is the last cake...

Having Fun

Damien hanging out in the bumbo chair (shh, it's his early Christmas present, but he won't know the difference!)
Preston playing in Damien's activity saucer (he gets pull out of it a least once a day!)

So Preston wants Damien to play with him and is constantly trying to play catch with him which consists of Damien getting beaned in the head with a ball and Preston telling him to "just catch it." Preston is also obsessed with the activity saucer (I've had to pull him out of it a number of times) and loves to show his little bro how to work all the toys while Damien watches on in amazement. He is also using Damien's bumbo seat and gets stuck in it (quite hilarious) for his afternoon George cartoon. I've gotta get a picture of it...maybe next time!!

3 Months Old

Happy Damien!!

My Cake Adventures

Cake #1. Thr very first, sad isn't it???

Cake #2. Voila! After practice and a much better design this is what you get!

So I am in a cake decorating class that meets once a week for 2 hours. It is my sans-kids activity and creative outlet all rolled into one and I am loving it. I came home from my first class triumphantly declaring that I was going to be a cake decorator when I grow up (though last week I wanted to be a lawyer and the week before that it was a toy maker, so I change my mind quite a bit...) Anyhoo, it has been so much fun learning the techniques behind the pretty cakes you see at the bakery and so I've taken a picture of my cake progress, it's pretty drastic, I thought I was competent with the first but really, it was just a pathetic attempt at something grand. Now the second cake shows potential...

Como Zoo

Preston's paparazzi avoidance: "Please no more pictures!"

Damien just chilling

The seals!!

We have this zoo out here in St. Paul that is free (they ask for voluntary donations and you can choose the amount) and so I bundled up the boys (it's been in the 40's), packed a lunch and swept them off to see the animals. We had a great time, I am thinking that we will become frequent visitors to this zoo! Preston loves animals and didn't mind that some of the animals were off-display for a winter vacation, instead he was enamored with the monkeys, tigers, and seals! He especially liked the seals, though he kept shouting out "look mommy, big fish!" it was cute!

A Flurry of Posts...

Okay, so I have been a slacker and have some posts that should have been put up a while ago, oops!! I've been busy trying to get ready for the holidays and have been shirking my duties!! So without further ado...

Off to Oz

Before we even got out the door, the tin man was not happy. For you see the wicked witch of the west was making him wear his funnel hat and the tin man did not want to wear it.

Eventually the tin man forgave the wicked witch (who incidentally turned into Glenda the good witch after letting him use the Spongebob bucket) and allowed himself to be photographed.

Well, sort of...if you know our tin man, you can see that he is just about to say: "don't do that!"

The little pony was quite content in his costume, it was warm and comfy! Here's a side shot, I really was digging the tail!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO ALL!!