Picking Bluberries

In the fall James planted these tiny little blueberry bushes in the front yard. I was a little skeptical that we would see any real berries but spring is here and so are they, ripe and ready to eat.

Miles was enjoying a little after breakfast snack this morning.

Yummy! We kept trying to tell him not to pick the ones that weren't ripe, but its hard for a two year old to resist pulling anything off of a plant.

My boys and I. Miles was wiping the blueberries off on his shirt...not the best tactic since we ended up with some blueberry stains. Ooops.

So much fun to have two, they couldn't be more different. Hudson's little outfit was a hand me down from my sister Amanda's friend Hiedi. Amanda's husband John deemed it too girly for their little boy Andrew to wear....hmmmm I think its adorable! Perfect for my gingerbread.

Not much better than....

A redhead wearing orange! This cute little number is from my friend Kayleen. I adore the color orange already, but now it is all I am looking for with Hudson and his ginger.

He is getting so big! I can't believe he is ten weeks old already. I kept thinking that by three months I would have him on a schedule, and perhaps he would be sleeping through the night....that only gives me two weeks, so I better get working on it. As of now he is still up every three hours to eat at night, and I have NO idea what to expect from my days.

I had to get a little close up of all those bubbles he was blowing. What's that about?

An O so glamorous photo of me with no makeup and greasy pulled back hair. Miles is really stretching his neck long so he looks so skinny, and Hudson is about to yawn. We have nothing to hide. This is us most days. Everyone is happy even though we might look like a raggamuffin crew.

We are starting to really enjoy our little spot in Georgia. Miles and James head to the pool almost every afternoon. I love watching Miles play in the back yard with our little lagoon as his backdrop. James is taking advantage of every opportunity at work to learn as much as possible and he is enjoying his situation there. We of course wish we were closer to our families, but hopefully that will come in time. We have felt so blessed that so many were able to come out and meet Hudson and in a few weeks I will be taking the boys (with the help of my sister Jen) up to see Great Grandma Checchio. We are so excited!

More Cakes...

So I survived my weekend with all those cakes. The deliveries were so much smoother than I expected they could be, and the boys did a great job for James. I think Miles was asleep most of the time that I was out.

Don't be fooled by the colors...this is a wedding cake. The original design I created while in Philadelphia. It was in black and white and had a little bit of a different pattern on it. I made it thinking of my sister Jen. The bride saw it and loved it, but her colors were hot pink and black and we tweeked the pattern to mimic some of the patterns from her dress.

Here is a cute golf ball groom's cake. I like my little alligator hiding in behind the ball....that was Miles' favorite part too.

This pink "betty crocker" style cake accompanied the golf ball. It was sweet and simple. I put some fondant butterflies on it when I arrived and it got some hydrangea clusters on it.
Its always a little bit of a challenge doing it all from my kitchen, but hopefully these cakes get me a few more orders to keep me busy.

A little of Miles lately

Miles in his "work goggles" Just look at those ears!

Picasso in the making. We got this great art easel from our friend Amber. Miles has loved painting, and the white board has been so fun to practice his letter and reading skills.

You can see he tried to paint Miles. The L turned out really well, and he started his E OK, but we still have a ways to go.

James and Miles have discovered some fabulous HUGE dirt piles in one of the new constructions down the street. The dump truck drops them off and my boys go running. They jump and roll and kick all over in the mountain of soft dirt. Don't worry that they went again on Sunday in Miles' white (yes white) church shorts. I was fuming afterwards because they are pretty much ruined, but Miles was thrilled so really its not worth it to be mad.

A few cakes....

A black and white wedding cake with a little modern twist. I love the shape of this cake, its one of my favorites. But all those corners makes it really hard to ice.

The grooms cake was of course non other than the Georgia Bull Dog. I am sure this won't be the last one that I do while living here.

Baby shower for the Army Wives group. I think the next time around I would arrange the letters differently on the blocks. The word Baby is a little difficult to read.

I feel so lucky to be able to continue doing this from home. I have two more wedding cakes this weekend...wish me luck. :)

2 Month Stats...

Hudson had his 2 month check up today and did pretty well. James was great and was able to pass off his second morning patient in order to hop over to the hospital so that I wasn't alone with both boys. He had to get two shots, an oral vaccine, and poked and prodded, but he really only whimpered. Why he cries bloody murder at home while I am holding him, but only whimpers at the doctors...I don't know?! All things showed up healthy, and we are happy to hear it.
Anyways, here's the good stuff:
Weight 13.13 lbs (95th %)
Height 58cm (50th%)
Its funny that his stats are the opposite of Miles'. Miles was always really tall, but average weight. Hudson is just my little chunk! I guess that's why he is nicknamed after a sweet treat. :)

Our Gingerbread Man

Hudson just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Get a load of that double chin!

He is officially 7 weeks old, but I don't have any current stats on him. He has an appointment scheduled for this week, but he has a little cold so we may not make it. (they can't give him his shots if he is sick)

He still pretty much just sleeps and eats. I haven't really figured out how he likes to be held or what he likes since he is only up for a little bit at a time, and then I have Miles who wants me to play when Hudson is awake and happy, so Hudson gets put down pretty quickly. Poor guy.

Here is our man showing off his skills....such a strong little kiddo.

Cakes...

Miles and I had a cake decorating day. It was fun to watch him try to put the frosting just where he wanted it.

Ultimately he wanted it in his mouth, but a good amount ended up on the cake.


The master at work....so cute.

Elephants....

I have been making cakes from home and to keep him busy during my latest project Miles got to play with the fondant with James

He finally ended up with a couple of elephants. (no he didn't make them himself, otherwise I would be putting him to work for me)

This is what I ended up with. It was for Victoria's baby shower. She is so sweet and it was a fun little project to make.

Spring...

What is more spring than a little baseball in the back yard...

James is working on his form, right now the one handed swing isn't working too well.