Ethan's 3rd Birthday!

I'm slightly behind in my blogging, but I did another birthday cake a couple of weeks ago.  This time it was for my second born, Ethan.  Ethan has such a cute little personality.  As a baby, I couldn't have had two different kids.  Timmy was full of personality, very smiley and bubbly.  Ethan was so even keeled.  He still didn't spend much time sleeping, but he was pretty easy going.  He was always fascinated with whatever Timmy was up to.  You could tell that he just couldn't wait to get up and follow Timmy around.  It didn't take long enough for him to be up and around after his big brother, just a few steps ahead of him in development.

Ethan enjoys life to the fullest!  He's really messy, and I think that's so cute because he just enjoys life that way!  He didn't walk until he was about 15 mon. old, but man, that boy could crawl!  I had an oooold pair of black jeans that I would put on him to go outside.  He would crawl just about as fast as Timmy would run, through leaves, mud, you name it, it wasn't going to stop Ethan.

Now, Ethan is full of personality!  He laughs and giggles very easily.  Everything is funny to him, especially at bedtime, ha ha!  He's also very tender and loves hugs and snuggles.  When Matt and I took him out for dinner on his birthday, he asked to sit by Daddy.  He kept giving Matt hugs and sitting right up against him the whole dinner.  He likes back scratches.  He LOVES his big brother Timmy.  I love sitting and talking with him.  He's very exact about what he wants to tell me, but he's never in a hurry. And I think has the most adorable blue eyes ever! (Well, really, all my boys do. ;))

Ethan couldn't decide what he wanted for his birthday cake.  First it was Buzz Lightyear.  Then it was a Pirate Ship.  Then he saw Timmy's Mack cake and wanted that.  Then for a few weeks, he went back and forth between the whole lot of them. Finally, he very firmly decided that he wanted Mack, just like his big brother!  So here's Ethan, with his very own Mack.  Happy Birthday Big Boy!  I love you!

Timmy's 4th Birthday

Last weekend was my oldest son, Timmy's 4th birthday.  I can hardly believe he's already 4!!!  It seems like just yesterday, he was my little sidekick, always tagging along with mommy to do most everything.  As a baby, he didn't like to sleep too much, but he was a pretty happy kid when he was awake and so pretty much from day one, we did most everything together.  He liked to go grocery shopping.  As a baby, when other mom's would be pushing sleeping infants around the grocery store, he would sit in his little car seat in the buggy and just look around at everything while I shopped.  He was such a smiley, happy baby!  He would laugh at just about anything and since he was the first grandchild and nephew on both sides of the family, he had plenty of opportunities to smile and laugh for people. He charmed everyone.

When he was 13 1/2 mon. old, his little brother Ethan joined the family.  Timmy didn't know what to think at first, of me or his little brother, but it wasn't long before the little infant became mobile and they learned to play together.

Timmy is really thoughtful.  He checks outside to make sure that all the toys are in after they play.  He wants to make sure that the cover is on the sandbox.  He does his best to make sure that Ethan stays in line, whether that's when we're at home or when we're out places.  He likes it when I give him responsibility.  I can really see him growing up and changing.  I have to remind myself to hang on to every moment because he's growing up really fast.  He really craves one on one time.  I've started saving a special time in the afternoon when my other boys are down for a nap just to spend some time with him.  We usually read books.  That's something we've done together since he was about 2 weeks old.  I like talking with him during this time too.  He can ask some pretty serious questions.  Timmy also loves gifts.  He can remember who gave him what for what birthday and Christmas time.  Even when I or someone else gives him a tiny little trinket, it means the world to him.  It makes him feel very loved that the person thought of him and gave him a gift.

This year he requested Mack, the truck from Cars.  He's actually had this cake picked out since his birthday last year.  I'm not kidding.  He has talked about his Mack ever since.  He was so sweet and kept thanking me for making his Mack Cake.  He loved it and that's what makes it worth it.  I love you, Tim!!

~Southern Bride~

Tonight, a beautiful wedding took place at the historic Decatur Courthouse.  What a beautiful venue!  Sunset was streaming through the huge vintage windows of the ballroom when I arrived with the cakes.  Hurricane lamps sat on the spacious window sills and created a soft glow for a very romantic wedding.  Congratulations, Ellen!  What a gorgeous wedding!!

Baseball Coach Birthday

Today's cake was a birthday cake for a long time baseball coach.  From what I was told, the man has dedicated his life to children and their baseball experience.  They specifically asked that I include the logo for the baseball team on the cake.

I also like the challenge to branch out with sheet-like cakes.   I have always dreaded making single layer, square or rectangular type cakes because, well, they just tend to remind me of run-of-the-mill grocery store sheet cakes. YUCK!  (Now, if you buy these kinds of cakes, that's totally fine!  I think it just irks the creative side of me!)  So, that being said, I'm always looking for ways to make sheet cakes, look special, and not like a typical sheet cake.

ENJOY!

A little closer shot of the logo.

Whimsical Daisies

This week, I got to make a whimsical daisy cake!  This was for another returning customer.  I just love it when my clients return for more cakes!  Don't you just love the pink and green colors she chose?

1st Birthday FUN!

Lauren and Travis are some other wonderful friends of mine.  I had the pleasure of making their wedding cakes a couple of years ago.  What a gorgeous wedding!  Lauren looked just like a princess, the one every little girl dreams of looking like on her wedding day. (In fact, you could just see all the young girls at her wedding, eyes wide when she walked by!)

Fast forward a couple of years and they now have one of the cutest, happiest little boys I've ever seen!  I know all babies have their moments, but I don't know if I've ever seen him unhappy....and he loves balls!  My oldest son loved balls too, at Thomas' age and I made him a 1st birthday cake covered in balls.  Lauren asked if I could make something similar for Thomas' birthday.  It was so much fun to take the same idea and tweak it a bit to make it something individually special for Thomas.  Happy Birthday Thomas!

40th Anniversary Cake

Some sweet friends of mine wanted to surprise his parents with a special cake for their 40th wedding anniversary!  Isn't that wonderful?  40 years of marriage!  I think that's awesome!  Anyway, the surprise part didn't quiiite work out the way my friends wanted it to, but in the end, they were still able to surprise them with this special cake.