weekend cakes...

Saturday, i had 2 wedding cake consultations (tis the season)...then i met up with Lukas' mom to hand off his farm animal cake...

it was marble cake, iced in buttercream...the hay pile & mud hole are also buttercream...i made the fence & animals out of fondant

then on Sunday, i delivered this Spongebob cake to Jathan's party...

it was almond flavored cake, iced in buttercream...the sand is brown sugar & graham crackers...the shells are not edible (doesn't that one up front on the right look like it might be Gary? ~wink~)

Jathan's mom even got some Krabby patties for the kiddos to enjoy!

these are made using yellow cupcakes (buns)...i make the patties from fudge chip cake, smashed up with a little chocolate syrup added as a binder...the cheese & lettuce is fondant...the ketchup & mustard are buttercream

Curt has a hard time eating these little cheeseburger cupcakes...he says he expects to taste a mini burger (thinking White Castle), then gets a mouthful of sweetness & it totally thrown off ~lol~

of course, the kiddos have no problem!

i made sure to make extras so they could each have one...as soon as breakfast was over on Sunday, they were begging me to let them eat theirs ;0)

meet my new nephew...

Levi Dow Wilkins
born 4/16/2010
8lb 13oz
20 inches

& he's a thumb sucker!!!
my brother & sis-in-law better watch i don't walk away with this one!
;0)

i got the text message announcing his arrival (including a pic - gotta love living in 2010!) as i was on my way to pick up the kiddos Friday evening...so we got to go visit Katie & CJ, & meet Levi, only hours after his birth!

we came bearing lillacs from our front yard ;0)

this is Nana's 7th grandbaby...

all 6 of the older first cousins, lined up to hold the newest member of their crew...

from oldest to youngest...Jaden, 9

Deandra, 9

Gabrielle, 7

Corinn, 6

Bryan, 6 (on Sunday)

& big brother Matthew, 3

little Levi looks just like Matthew...& he's so lucky to be have this guy to look up to! Matthew has been sooooo excited for Levi to get here...i bet he'll be the best big brother ever!

we're so glad Levi is here & healthy!
welcome to the family buddy!

♥

*edited - i totally forgot to mention the weight pool...no, i did not win...i guessed 8.8 (even tho my gut was saying 8.12) & my dad beat me by 1oz! (he said 8.9) oh well, at least it was Grandpa that won ;0)

Levi will (most likely) be here today!

my sister in law, Katie (CJ's wife), is in the hospital right now...she just got an epidural, then her water broke...& she's now 5cm dilated...my new nephew, Levi, will (most likely) be here today!

Jaden has been counting down to Levi's due date (4/20) for months! he cannot wait to meet his new cousin...& i can't wait to pick him up after work & give him the news that Levi is on his way!!!

say a prayer that the rest of Katie's labor goes smoothly...that Levi is born healthy (& preferably weighs in at 8lbs 8oz, so his aunt Sharon can win the weight pool ~wink~)

we can't wait to meet him!
(u know i'll post pics here as soon as i get a chance)

wordless Wednesday...a boy & his dog...

weekend recap...North Carolina picture marathon...

since it's already super late on Tuesday night (darn near Wednesday) & i'm obviously just now getting to our weekend recap...i think it goes without saying that things have been a little hectic lately...the bustle of Summer is setting in (even tho it's only April - i think we just skipped Spring this year?) & we're being pulled in 20 different directions!

on top of our busy every day lives...we've had field trips left & right recently...the girls' dance recital right around the corner...i've got this big project coming up soon...& we're also busy trying to plan our Summer beach vacay too

luckily months ago, we'd set aside this past weekend to make a trip down to see our dear sweet friends, the Matthews! we try to get both of our families together at least once, sometimes twice a year...we always have soooo much fun! & the weekends always seem to fly right by!

since i don't have time to tell u about all of the MANY fun things we did together...& since u'd probably just rather see the pics anyway...here's a North Carolina picture marathon...thank u Misty, Shane & Willow for another fantastic visit!!!

(pics taken by both Misty & i...on our digital cameras & cells)