wordless Wednesday...crazy hair day...

weekend cakes...

i had 2 cakes to do over the holiday break...the first was an Eagles Field for 15yo Forrest...he also wanted their 50th anniversary logo in the middle of the field, & the scoreboard to reflect a very important championship win in 1960...his cake was yellow, filled & iced in buttercream & accented with fondant...the scoreboard is not edible

(sorry for the crappy photo...my camera batteries were dead & had to use my cell)


then, i had the annual Rexrode family Christmas cake to create...each year, Wendy orders something fun...this year, it was surfing Santa...

the shark, Santa, & his surfboard were made of fondant (with a little non-edible support inside)...he caught a wave on top of a confetti cake, filled & iced in buttercream

Ho Ho Ho!

the digital story of the nativity...

this is SO awesome!



Merry Christmas!!!

Salvation Army bell ringers...

my mom signs up to ring the bell for the Salvation Army quite a bit during the holiday season...this year, she enlisted some help...

she split up the grandkids so that everyone got a turn (everyone that's of age anyway...of course, Levi's still too small)...

they had a great time spreading some holiday cheer & helping out those less fortunate...

& Ma says that it really did help too...folks are a lot quicker to give when there are kiddos asking ;0)

merry christmas!

weekend cake...

only 1 cake this weekend...for a very special 1st birthday party...

Shane's mommy asked for me to create The Hundred Acre Wood on his cake...including all of Christopher Robbin's friends...

the whole crew was there...all donning their party hats, ready to celebrate Shane's big day...

the cake was 3 tiers of confetti cake, iced in blue buttercream & decorated with fondant landscaping & characters (100% edible)...

happy 1st birthday Shane!

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the rest of my cake time this weekend was filled with cake truffles...for the 3rd week in a row, more & more truffles...

if i never see another truffle again...

sledding on a Saturday...

the litter police...

i took these pics a few weeks ago (u can tell by Corinn's lack of sleeves ~lol~)...but i had to share them here...she's just the cutest thing ever!

about a month ago, she commented on how much litter shows up on the back road that runs by our house...i walk the dog back this road 2-3 times a day...& usually, the kiddos come along at least once a day...

Corinn then declared herself the "litter police" and started bringing along a grocery bag on all of our walks - to collect any litter we find...

of course, she's fighting a never ending battle...jerks are constantly throwing crap out their windows...but she's definitely making a difference - the roadside looks a lot nicer these days...she's pretty proud of herself!

i'm pretty darn proud of her too!
:0)

1st snow day of the year...

i took this pic this morning...school was canceled for today - even tho the snow didn't start until around 8am...the kiddos came out to play in the flakes, before heading off to daycare

the forecast originally said 1-3", but we're already at about 2"...it's supposed to stop this afternoon, but now the forecast says 3-5"...we'll see what we end up with

wordless Wednesday...Santa is coming to town...

2nd visit to WHSV...

yesterday, i was given the opportunity to appear on TV3 Daybreak again! u might remember, i was just there in October, to show how to make some fall & Halloween goodies...this time, i was invited back to show folks how to make some holiday treats!

i was on for 3 quick (2 minute) segments this time...first, i demoed how to make my cake truffles...



for the 2nd spot, i gave a how-to for my ornament cupcakes...since time is always such a factor when i go to visit, i try to hurry thru things - so we don't run out of time...but on this one, i did the opposite...i made it hard on Tom - i finished too quickly, then gave him a whole minute of time to fill! ~lol~



& for the last 2-minute spot, i brought the kiddos along! that was the most fun...they've been counting down to their appearance for WEEKS!

they weren't mic'd, but you can tell from the video - Jaden wanted to talk on camera SO BAD...especially when he needed to correct Yuna...she called the "cap" he was making for his snowman, a "hat" ~lol~ it was cute...& they did a great job...i was pretty proud!



that evening, Curtis & the kiddos were in the grocery store...a strange woman stopped them to say she'd watched them on TV that morning, & that they did a great job...boy, they think they're total celebrities now! :0)

{this moment} babysitting my nephews on a Saturday morn

{this moment}

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the tree is up & Santa letters have been sent!

i made sure to take advantage of our down time over the Thanksgiving break, & put our tree up...cause u see, we put it off so long last year - busy with everything else, then issues with the lights - it ended up that we didn't get ornaments on until Christmas eve! which was actually kinda fun at the time...but we want to be able to enjoy the lights & the magic of having a decorated tree in the house for a while before the big day gets here...so this year, we got it done early! ;0)

i LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that our tree is full of mostly handmade-by-the-kiddos ornaments! that's full of the awesome!

we also got another big holiday-to-do done...the letters to Santa!

(click the photos to enlarge & read the kiddos' wishes)

the envelope has been addressed, stamped, & is on its way!

i have a feeling that the kiddos will not only be getting a return letter...but in that letter, there may or may not be mention of Santa videos sent to Mama's email inbox (u have to check this out! 3 videos have already been made & sent...& they are VERY cool!)

so...are u ready for Christmas yet? what about the shopping? i still have a good bit to do there...but the important wishes have already been taken care of - i know better than to wait til last minute to get those ;0)

happy holidays!