Going to the Chapel

Today has been a very exciting day! My sister in law and I went wedding dress shopping with her mother and another of the bridesmaids. She found THE dress! It's beautiful! We had been shopping one other time and saw some pretty dresses but the dress today suits her perfectly (it helps she has a great figure and can wear any style dress)! Not only was it a great day because she found her dress but I also got the chance to reminisce which was fun. She found her dress at the same wonderful store I found mine three years ago. The owner of the store even remembered which dress I had chosen that long ago! That is what I call service. If you are looking for a wedding dress, mother of the bride, or bridesmaid dress you should check them out: http://www.evelynsbridalonline.com/

Summer Time is Calling Me

It's been a big summer so far; Claire turned 1, I went back to school (for my 3rd college education!), we got a new car, and Claire got the classiest pool ever! No seriously, we bought a kiddie pool for our sweet Claire to be able to play in. I know what you are thinking - little, round, plastic kiddie pool but that wouldn't be any fun for the adults now would it? Instead we got her this pool:

I'll let you make your own judgements about the family in the picture. Anyway, Claire loves it! She wasn't so sure at first and has a little issue each time she gets in but that soon gives way to her having a great time! Did I mention that two adults fit in it with her? Good times!

Isn't her suit adorable? My oldest friend Jennifer's very talented mother gave this to her for her first birthday. She also gave her a terry cloth cover-up with a yellow "C" on it. Too cute!

We also had another baby come and visit us this summer:

Speaking of babies - I want to send a big congratulations to the best neighbor EVER on her big news! I'm so glad I could be there for the "P"ivotal moment ;)

It's been an exciting summer so far to be sure!

Cupcakes!

My secret dream is to be a really successful cake decorator, but there is one problem: I'm not THAT great at it.

I have decided that maybe my medium of choice is just too big. I'm going with something a little more manageable - cupcakes! I don't want to say they are the best you've ever seen but check out some of my work:

Whaddya think? I plan to keep experimenting and I'll post as I go. I've had several people ask me to make cupcakes for them for different events so I've set up an email address to handle those requests: cupcakesbyheather@gmail.com

Let me know if you have an event you'd like to make a little sweeter!

And now that you have seen my cupcakes - here is a picture of my Sweet Muffin:

What - were you expecting something else? ;)

So much for that

So my resolution was to blog more often and I don't think I've written a thing on here since I made that declaration. That is part of my problem; I have really good intentions but my follow through seems to stink! I need help staying on track with things that are going to take more than one or two visits to finish. Advice?

My New Year's Resolution

I am not going to make any grand statements about weight loss or money or anything of that nature. My resolution is to blog more often so my friends that actually read this blog can stop fussing at me :) To that end, there may be a few added quickly that I have been thinking about but haven't gotten around to writing. Maybe a blog update too...

Truly A Sad Day

I know that we want our children to grow up strong and healthy, but do they have to do it so fast?!? Tomorrow Claire will be seven months! I can't believe it. The time really is flying by so fast. Pretty soon she'll be off getting married and leaving me! Okay so that may be a bit dramatic but that is what it feels like. The sad part is the job I had to do yesterday. I took all of her clothes that were too small or the wrong season out of her closet. Look at this:

This picture was after I realized I may need to actually use the changing table before I get these all boxed up. I have to go buy another container now!

Seeing all of those sweet clothes that she will never wear again just breaks my heart. We better have another girl!!