A quick baby shower cake I did tonight. I originally wanted to cover it all in fondant instead of buttercream, but I didn't have any made and didn't have time to worry about it so here you go. I had to paint the giraffe a little to adjust the colors after I iced the cake in such a bright pink, it didn't really match. Gotta love luster dust :) I wasn't really sure what to do with the top so I tried to make it look like the giraffe was sitting on a blanket. Overall I like how it turned out, but I'll like eating it even more tomorrow at the shower :)

This cute little guy is modeled after one I saw at Cake Camp. When I saw the ones there I so wished that I had taken the class, but I did take pictures was happy to find that it wasn't that hard to replicate. It's not as good as the original of course, but I think it's pretty cute. This guy gets to sit atop a baby shower cake I'm making this weekend.

Still here

Here is a peak at what I'll be doing next week with one of the wedding cakes I have sceduled. It looks a lot better in person, and when it's all done I'll try to get a better pic.

And here is my new toy!!!! A pasta roller attachment for my kitchen aid! I'm so excited, I've wanted one for a long time, it'll be great when doing cakes and I need to roll the fondant or gumpaste out thin and make sure it's all the same. :)

Over the next few months I have 5 cakes, all very different and unique so I'm excited for the new additions I'll have for my portfolio. Not much else is going on, just the same everyday stuff. We're looking forward to Halloween and the start of all the fun holidays, hopefully we survive them with everything else there is to do.

It's raining cake!

I don't know what's going on but so far today I've received 3 calls about wedding cakes! This month is starting to look crazy already with appointments and a cake at the end of the month. And next month I could have 3 weddings! And the best part is they are all for different dates when I am actually available. Good thing I'm feeling better or I might go crazy. I've even had a few requests for cakes next spring, too bad I'm having a baby right then. One girl wants one in June, hmmm, tempting, I wish I could tell now how I'd be feeling then and if I'll have a good patient baby or a cranky one needing lots of attention. But I'm so glad for all the calls, even if I end up only doing 1 or 2 of them it still helps a ton. Maybe I'll even make enough to buy my hubby a christmas present that he doesn't have to pay for!

And I got a haircut today! And what do you know, my stylist is getting married in a few months and is looking for a cake, funny huh. SO I gave her my card, hopefully she'll call and we can trade cake for haircuts. And she did an amazing job with my hair :) It feels so good to have it done and not so blah anymore. And the best part was I went while Parker was at preschool and KC stayed home and sleep the entire time!!! Don't worry, the neighbor was listening to him via baby monitor so he wasn't all alone. In fact, he's still sleeping! He went down at 1:00 and it's almost 5! What a nice afternoon this has turned out to be.

I love Fall

This is my very favorite time of year. I love the cool crisp air and the colors on the trees. I love being able to open all the windows during the day and get a nice cool breeze through the house. I love the pumpkins growing in my yard. I love wearing cozy sweaters and snuggling in a blanket.

Sunday we drove up Payson canyon and it was so beautiful, the colors of the leaves were amazing. My favorite was the peachy orange. I wish they could stay that way all year round.

I don't like that the sun is gone so early in the evening or that the kids come in the house after playing outside with red checks and noses. But at least I can put them in a warm bath and give them hot chocolate and who doesn't love that?

More than anything I love that the start of fall this year means that I am almost done with my first trimester of pregnancy and that soon I can't stop worrying so much over every ache and pain. And just maybe that means that soon there will be an end to feeling like I'm not going to be able to stay awake long enough for my kids to eat their lunch, or not being able to open the refrigerator without being overwhelmed by all the smells and so giving in again to eating toast just because it has no strong flavors and usually doesn't result in indigestion. Although oddly enough bagels do. Yesterday I was given a glimpse of what it was like to feel somewhat normal again, a tender mercy form the Lord I'm sure. While my boys were sick I felt better than I have in weeks, I got all the laundry done, my bathroom cleaned, and made enough potato soup to last for a month. And most importantly of all, while kids were throwing up and I was cleaning it up I didn't get nauseated by it one bit. Days like that are few and far between, but when they come they are so wonderful. I know that the sickness is a good sign that my body is doing what it is supposed to do right now, and for that I am grateful. And I am grateful that the Lords timing is so much better than my own so that I didn't feel like this over the beginning of summer when I had lots of cakes and things to do. And that now when I'm overheating I can open the window instead of having to turn on the air conditioning (which has not been very nice to our electric bill).

Anyway, I love the fall and most of all Halloween. I'm ready to get out all the decorations and make fun crafts with the kids. And I can't wait for the trick or treaters this year. This is the first year we're living in a regular neighborhood so I hope that means we'll get a lot. Parkers already trying to teach KC all about how they get to dress up and people will give them candy. Holidays are a million times better when you have your own little kids to watch enjoy them. Its a great excuse to have fun with them all over again.

Have a happy fall!!