Liam is 2.5 years old

 This is about a month late, but here goes! A little life update on this two and a half year old!

• Liam would rather shovel snow then go sledding! We snapped that top picture on his first and only run down the hill. 
• Since my last update I gave Liam his first haircut! See the picture below. I kept most of the curls!
• He made his first snowman
• He has been potty trained for 2 weeks now! woohoo!
• Liam got to go to his first museum! An airplane museum in Maryland with our friends Ben and Nacy! He had a great time.
• He's been saying a ton of new phrases, which usually make us laugh or are generally surprised he's picked up something
• He can catch a ball ( most of the time)
• Liam loves playing train, truck or tractor! Anything with wheels has his attention. 
• He loves books and we are enjoying reading new ones almost every day!
• He got to go paint at the mudshack pretty recently and had the best time! He painted an ice cream bowl, since he loves ice cream so much!
• He's pretty tall for his age and easily gets mistaken for a 3 or 4 year old.
• He's also pretty independent and likes going new places!
• He loves music and for us to sing songs
• He sleeps without his crib rail now.
• His bossy 2 year old streak is in full gear
• Sharing is a struggle!
• He has started saying "I love you" more and sometimes even unsolicited! 
• I feel like he's accomplishing new things on a daily basis, that I can't begin to remember them all!

 Liam's funny sayings:

Liam says to the neighbor dogs across the street. "Stop barking dogs!" I say that's ok Liam, they are allowed to bark, then he says " Have a nice day doggies"!

Liam as he is about to get wiped off after dinner " oh, you found me"!

When he doesn't want to be watched "Mommy, you go do the dishes"or " Mommy you go do your work" or wants to stay at Nana's longer, "Mommy you go bake a cake" He likes to "give me jobs" to do, to get what he wants. ha!

Ocean inspired cake

Here's another cake to conjure up some memories of the warm summer air, ocean mist and sand between your toes. I did some blue ombre waves around the outside, then topped it off with sanding sugar and hand painted fondant seashells! This is one of my favorite summer cakes, I think I've done to date.

zinnia + dahlia piped cupcakes

Here we are in January. The cold barren month that it is in PA. This post was screaming out to me  with it's bright colors and summer flowers, to be shared in a time when there is just snow, and even worse when there is just brown. These flowers are hand piped butter-cream flowers.  Free form that ended up looking very much like  dahlias or zinnias with their numerous grouping of petals. Some of my favorite flowers really! I hope these bring your heart some cheer in these frozen months to come!

Baby Shower Cake Roundup

I think 2014 might have been the year of the baby shower cake for me! Exciting times in my friends and customers lives! I thought it would be fun to do a cake round up like I did for little ones cakes a while ago. So if you are planning a baby shower for a loved one, coworker, or even yourself,  I hope these help inspire you!

 For more inspiration check out my website or pinterest!

Family Christmas 2014

Here's some highlights from our Christmas just the three of us and time with both of our families. Liam was pretty into Christmas this year and his spirit was contagious. We had a great time celebrating.

Making Christmas Cookies 2014

 After many weeks of Liam watching me make hundreds of cookies for Snacky French orders, we finally found some time one morning, right before Christmas to make our favorite sugar cookie cutouts. Liam was a great helper. He mixed, rolled and sprinkled like a champ.