(Libby on squirrel watch)
We have celebrated two birthdays here in the last two weeks. Both of my babies are now one year older; the oldest having left behind single digits forever. We didn't have any parties this year, which I am glad of, because I don't think I would have had the energy to make it fun or have fun myself. Months ago we gave the kids a choice of a party and no gift; a family outing somewhere; or gifts and no party. My Favourite Boy opted for the gifts, and chose the video game Skylanders. He's been having a blast with it and we have gone through three sets of batteries for that darn wireless portal already!
My Favourite Girl opted for an outing to Canada's Wonderland, which we took early in June. Her birthday was yesterday, but we thought it would be much more enjoyable to take the kids out of school near the end of the year and go when the crowds were smaller and the heat index lower.
Yesterday while I made her cake she organized a little crafting party for some neighbourhood friends and made everybody loot bags with some things she found in the craft cupboard. She had three crafts to make and then they each had a cupcake from the freezer with buttercream and sprinkles. So in the end she did get a party too, but I didn't do any of the work and I didn't spend a dime on it!
These are the cakes I made this year for them:
Skylanders cake for My Favourite Boy. Really I could have tried a little harder but he was super happy with it and that's all that matters:) If you don't know the game at all the top part of the cake is supposed to be the portal that the figures are placed on.
A kitty cake for My Favourite Girl:
I forgot to take a picture before I put the curly candles on. Have I said before how much I love sheet cakes?
These are the cards I stitched for them:
My Favourite Girl picked out her design: she's on a little critter kick lately.
I have been experimenting in the kitchen with things other than cakes too. I made some melon custard puddings with cantaloupe melon:
...And peach crumble pie, which I haven't even tried yet!
Both of these recipes came from a previous issue of Everyday Food magazine.
I also got some stash! I put an order in with 1-2-3 Stitch and got these in the mail the other day:
The halloween magazine is great and I can't wait to get started on some of the pieces. Never mind my other works in progress:) Tonight I just want to put my feet up and stitch something that does not have a deadline to it. No more birthday cards for at least a month!
Here is a sneak peak at my next project:
I'll keep you posted:)
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