Crafty (With Cake) Tuesday

sprout was having a party and i needed a cake. bean had a caterpillar cake for her first birthday so i wanted something equally cool and three dimensional for sprout's first. i found it on the family fun magazine website- a dragon cake.

what is the theme going to be though..... OH! knights and dragons! sprout is the knight that slays the dragon (cake). awesome!! however this is not a party theme that you can find decorations and stuff to go with. i had to make a castle and shields out of paper to bring the theme to life.

but back to the cake... i baked. i cut. i frosted. i decorated. and i think it turned out pretty darn good! what do you think?

and here is another shot of the dragon sitting in front of that castle i created for sprout on our dining room wall. of course he had a castle, he is the knight that slayed the dragon (cake) after all!

of course i didn't put the scale texture on it. the directions tell you to use a marker lid to make impressions in the icing that look like scales..... i decided that a one year old wouldn't care about such things (and that i had done enough for one night!).

well, that was my crafty for this week. have you done anything crafty?? :)

The Big One

saturday was the big celebration. the par-tay. the day where the crazy mommy invites tons of people over to scare the poop out of her tiny shy boy....

"if i hide under the gift table maybe no one will see me....."

he didn't really hide under the table. actually he did pretty good. all the guests were very understanding and gave him his distance when he was asking for it. he may even have enjoyed parts of the party (even though it was horribly scheduled at nap time. what was i thinking??)

he got LOTS of wonderful gifts.
including many, many clothes. i will need to buy him NOTHING for summer time. :)

and plenty of fun toys too! every boy needs a fire truck, right??

his favorite part was the cake though. oh my did he ever LOVE his cake. he ate it all. then i gave him ice cream- which he also LOVED (after the initial shock of the coldness). he ate it all up and was one sticky gooey mess when he was done- and so was everything within his reach!
yep, that is green frosting. he had a knights and dragons themed party and his cake was the dragon. dragons are green, right???
(if you want to see pictures of the cake you will have to wait 'til tomorrow's crafty tuesday post)

after all that excitement we had a brief nap time and supper then went to grandma's hotel for some swimming with his aunts. he had a fantastic time. he loves to swim- just like his big sister.
so glad you had a great birthday little buddy! your first year was so much fun!! we just can't wait to see what the next year has in store for you!! :)

Happy Happy Birthday Baby Boy

yep, it is here- sprouts first birthday. but as you may remember we thought he was going to be born on the 27th... you know, when it was scheduled! ha ha!

one year ago i had a doctor's appointment. she told me that she didn't think i'd make it to the induction. she said she wouldn't be surprised if i had the baby that day. i had contractions on the way home. i thought it was only because i'd had an exam and that they wouldn't last......... um, yeah. 5 hours later we were on the way to the hospital. about 3 hours after that the baby was here, he was a boy, he was BIG and beautiful.


and believe it or not he kept getting cuter.

and stubborn (oh so stubborn) too. (that is his binki, don't you dare think of taking it out!!)

and now.....

he is a big boy and more adorable than ever. he is walking. he is starting to talk. he LOVES his sister. he is a wonderful little man and we love him more than anything.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY LITTLE SPROUTY!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

The First Cut... the Sprout Edition.

i took the sprout to get his first haircut today. we went to one of those special places just for kids.... my sister said she only did boy hair with clippers and i didn't want it THAT short so we had to opt for a professional. we really wanted him to look good for his big day!

it started out ok. sitting in taxi cab and watching baby mozart was good, but he seemed suspicious...

then a STRANGER came NEAR HIM!!!! OMG!!!!!!

and she WOULD NOT STOP TOUCHING HIM!!!!
he actually flailed around. tried to throw himself out of the taxi. and basically didn't sit still for even a second. he was incredibly unhappy about the whole process.... mommy, of course, giggled at his ridiculousness!

but his "wings" (or "girl hair") are a thing of the past. we trimmed up but didn't go really "big boy" short so he'd still look like a baby.
his birthday is one week from today. ONE week. time sure does fly, doesn't it?!?

Weekend Funny

these are just some of the amusing pictures i took of my son today. if you are feeling like you need a laugh, these should do it!

almost picking his nose.... i'm sure he'll do it for real any day now.

i think he's trying to cram some sort of outdoor nastiness into his mouth here. i'm trying not to care what it was.

and lastly, i give you this face. he makes it quite often. we aren't exactly sure what it is about but it makes us laugh our asses off. ;)

A Daah-ghhhh

sprout has started to speak actual words!

we are very picky when it comes to saying our kids know words. if they repeat a word we say that is great but it doesn't count- they need to say it on their own to show they know what the word means.
this week sprout opened a book about dogs (the touch and feel puppy book) and clearly said "ah daah-ghh". then he turned the page and said it again. then again on the next page. he seemed quite excited about it. later that day when i was changing his diaper then neighbor's dog barked and looked up and said "ah daah-ghh!". i think it is clear that he knows the word dog now. :)
also, he has started making a sound that we believe is "ruff" in association with the word dog. i think he is making the dog sound! (and he should know it, our magpie can be quiet loud at times!)

we think he may be calling bean "sis". we aren't sure but it sounds like it. (she tells him she is his sister or sis all the time.)
he also may have said "buh-buh" (bye-bye) to his nana the other day. he has not repeated this again so it may have just been a fluke. we will have to wait and see.

so, sprout has two words now- dada and dog. he says the sound "ma-ma-ma" but he doesn't use it to refer to me. he calls us both "dada" (bean did it too so i guess that must be somewhat normal).
*don't worry, he's going to be getting his hair cut soon. my brother and sister kept teasing him- saying he had "girl hair" his weekend! so before his birthday he will be sporting big boy hair, i promise!! ;)

Crazy Dancing Bean

since you've recently seen sprout dance i thought i'd let you watch the strange, jerky, flailing that make up bean's dances.

she is more than a little crazy....

crazy, right?! that's what i thought. :)

Ahhhhhhhhhhh!

facebook disturbs me.
it shows me all the people i went to high school with and wants me to be friends with them.
and i have an anxiety attack when i see their names and pictures.

hmmmm, apparently i'm not over the horrors of high school. who knew?

Little Picasso

it is a beautiful day here. it is about 68 degrees. partly sunny. you know, a good day to be outside.
bean decided that she was going to make a rainbow masterpiece. here is my little picasso at work:

she needed the hat "because it is windy".... apparently it keeps the hair out of her face. :)

so, did you do anything fun today??

Big Boy

he spent the whole afternoon at the mall doing this:
back and forth. back and forth.
i think he may have this walking thing figured out. :)

Dance Baby Dance

things are a little.... crazy? i just feel completely out of it most of the time. i've barely taken any pictures. but i'm working on getting back into the swing of things, i swear!

until then, here is a short little video clip of the sprout getting his groove on. he really enjoys music. :)