..................................................@artsie

2011-09-20T14:44:00.000-07:00

Snap shots of our day... Just today.

Don't have any of Caroline; she is hanging out with a friend.

2011-09-20T14:37:00.000-07:00

Howard's birthday was the perfect reason to snap a quick family pic :)

2011-08-31T20:22:00.000-07:00

The last night of the Greenville Drive season. Great time, great food, and even friends that don't mind using you as their personal nut cracker... i.e. Gabe getting some help from Caroline :) SO CUTE!

2011-08-31T20:19:00.000-07:00

We love the Greenville Drive!

2011-08-31T20:18:00.000-07:00

Mojo... all grown up :)

2011-08-31T20:15:00.000-07:00

Another way to spend a hot summer evening. Board-games! Mojo is on the chair... he's keeping up with all the word points. :)

2011-08-31T20:10:00.000-07:00

Summer time joy... Lady Bugs. Charity brings it in the house to show me. Then, she decided she wants to keep it for a pet. I told her she had to take it back outside... that the Lady Bug needs to live outside so she can find food. Two minutes later she comes back in with the Lady Bug. I ask, "Why did you bring her back in?"
"Cause she wasn't hungry!"

2011-08-31T20:05:00.000-07:00

In May, I did this wedding cake. Vanilla, vanilla, with navy blue roses :)

2011-08-31T19:35:00.000-07:00

A quick snap shot of our family, including our newest member.

Mother's Day 2011

I guess I have some catching up to do. It's been a great year so far. We now we have 5 wonderful kids!

2010-07-10T17:17:00.000-07:00

Just finished another wedding cake, this morning. :)
Vanilla - Vanilla!
Off white icing and fondant roses. I had FUN making the roses... one petal at a time. LOL! But REALLY, I did enjoy it!!! It's my way of taking time to ... imagine, smelling the roses :)
The humidity tried to bring it down... but NO! With a little extra work, turned out beautifully!

2010-06-22T18:02:00.000-07:00

Here is a picture from the beach... or at least shopping :) My kids and friends :)

2010-06-22T12:12:00.000-07:00

Hanging out with the kids... mine, plus three :) FREE movie is the way to roll!!!

2010-06-21T15:07:00.000-07:00

I know... it was a "family" vacation at the beach... AND Charity's birthday!
Look who showed up!!!! CINDERELLA!!!!!
She walked in from the beach and stayed for the party :)
Yes, it was planned. Thank you to all the friends and family that made this a magical birthday possible!
We all had a great time and for Charity... she'll never forget it!!!!!!

2010-05-10T13:51:00.000-07:00

The bride asked for an all chocolate cake! She wanted it filled with chocolate and covered in a whipped chocolate butter cream icing. I did the leaves to match the bouquets decorating the tables; bride's request. Everything, but the ribbon, was eatable. :)
The pic on the left is the correct coloring. The other pic was from a disposable camera; so the colors not as good.

2010-05-10T13:29:00.000-07:00

I also dabble in the chocolate covered strawberries. Are they not TOTALLY gorgeous??
Of course, they taste even better!

2010-05-10T13:23:00.000-07:00

I made, yummy CHOCOLATE cake... and we have good friends... who help us eat yummy cake! :)

2010-05-10T13:18:00.000-07:00

My boys love to climb!

2010-05-10T13:09:00.000-07:00

Mojo has no butt... so when he sits, he slides into a split... every time! SO FUNNY and we always die laughing :)
Yeah, Mojo is the BEST!!!

2010-05-10T12:58:00.000-07:00

This is ONE of the MANY things I was doing this past BUSY week!!!
Hard to see, but it's the before and after.
Yes, I also noticed my fridge was being taken over... now it looks almost... naked!

2010-05-10T12:54:00.000-07:00

Another April birthday cake... two in one weekend!

2010-05-10T12:24:00.000-07:00

Here's an April birthday cake I did... camping-out theme.... with tent, flashlight, fire pit, and even the marshmallows. It was, one side chocolate and the other half white/vanilla. :)

2010-04-21T09:53:00.000-07:00

So, today is Wed. and I painted this, this past Monday :)
My mother in law, rightfully pointed out, that I have not done a painting for her... oops. Not a good moment for me... she has done a TON for us!!! And SO... I HAD to do a painting for her!
This is one of her favorite places, the New Jersey Boardwalk.
If you look again, you'll see it's actually one painting on two canvases. I'm afraid this picture doesn't rightfully show all the detail. There are three birds flying in the clouds and I can't even see them in this pic! LOL!

2010-04-21T09:43:00.000-07:00

It's a baby-shower cake! :)
Made it to match the invites... for my sister, Thelma. :)
It's ALL butter-cream icing baby!!!! Really!

2010-04-21T09:22:00.000-07:00

Here is a painting I did... that I was going to put on etsy.com. It would have been my first item and my reason to set up an account. ANY HOW... it didn't make it to etsy. My sister-in-law saw it and she also bought it :) !!!! OMW!
Thank you my sister-in-law, Kaleigh... love you!

2010-01-13T08:49:00.000-08:00

We tried out some new cookie recipes yesterday. Charity was a big helper. She rolled the cookies in powdered sugar and did a GREAT job!
Wasn't the happiest about me taking the pictures... "Mom, WHY do you ALWAYS have to take PICTURES!?"

2010-01-13T08:44:00.000-08:00

I took this pic yesterday. MoJo is just the best puppy ever!

2010-01-05T13:09:00.000-08:00

She wanted to help... play in the bubbles :) While I made the hot chocolate.

2010-01-05T12:53:00.000-08:00

My Love Language!

2010-01-05T12:42:00.000-08:00

When animals attack.
My girls have seen it before.

2010-01-05T12:36:00.000-08:00

My boys got sock animals and Match Box cars in their stockings.

2010-01-05T12:27:00.000-08:00

Christmas at our house.
Our puppy MoJo enjoying his treats :)

2010-01-05T12:16:00.000-08:00

I made marshmallow snowmen as Christmas accents.
Didn't realize how popular they'd be... even had their own show! :)
Note: Shep doesn't eat chocolate. SO, his snowman didn't have much to say. lol!
By the way, my sister Adah, on the left :)

2010-01-05T12:08:00.000-08:00

The newest addition to my family.
My brother Shep met a HOT and TALENTED girl.... and she said YES?!!!! :0 WHAT!
They got married this past fall. Welcome to the family Kaleighl!

2010-01-05T12:01:00.000-08:00

Meet three of my brothers.
We have (left to right) Lance, Shep, and Ben :) LOL!!!!!

2010-01-05T10:57:00.000-08:00

Christmas at my parent's house 2009.
We spend Christmas Eve with my parents... it's their Anniversary! We hang out till EARLY Christmas morning.
My mom plays the piano and we all sing Christmas hymns before we open gifts.

2009-06-12T14:12:00.000-07:00

My MAC is BACK!!!! Yes, our computer was down... for a while. Now, I'm online again!! YEAH!!!
Here are some pics I took for my friends Amber and Jeremy... and the babies are GROWING UP!!! LOL. Finally, got to finish editing these (and more) pictures for them today and tomorrow I'm off with my kids to the BEACH! OH HAPPY HAPPY DAY! :)

2009-04-08T12:38:00.000-07:00

I just wrote the post about my sister's wedding... and the cake. Anyway, reminded me that I had another cake picture that I could post :) This one I made for Sam and Lanissa.

2009-04-08T12:24:00.000-07:00

Sadly, this is the only picture I have of my sister's wedding!!! I was "in" the wedding and that's why I don't have more. However, when I get more... I'll pass them on :)

2009-04-08T12:21:00.000-07:00

Here are pictures of the wedding cake I made for my sister :) Turns out i was SO BUSY I didn't get a chance to take many pics :(

2009-03-18T13:54:00.000-07:00

This past week we got the kids' school pictures. I know I SEE them ALL the time... and still I was SHOCKED to see them looking so grown up! The boys were very "matter of fact" and Caroline was "My hair was sticking out, my shirt was to long, I curled my fingers, and I was wearing the wrong jeans!"... LOL! It's funny because last year she didn't care AT ALL! ;)

2009-03-17T12:13:00.000-07:00

Caroline might have a point... LOL!!! ... :)

2009-03-16T07:45:00.000-07:00

It has been pointed out... that I've been posting some pics from LAST year... lol. True, so true! :) and I will have many reasons to be taking pictures over the next few weeks. THAT means, NEW pictures!!! :)

2009-03-05T07:56:00.000-08:00

I saw this photo from last year, apple picking... don't think I've posted it yet :)

2009-03-04T09:56:00.000-08:00

Here is one on the pictures... the other one wouldn't load :(
Tell me, what you think of this picture! :)

2009-03-04T09:36:00.000-08:00

This past Sunday my kids got to see (and hold!) our friend's Amber and Jeremy's twins :)
We had a GREAT time... as Charity would say, "Seeing the Blue and Pink babies!" lol. She had been looking forward to seeing the "Pink baby"!
I took lots of pics and did some editing to them. If you didn't see them on my facebook... I'll be uploading them soon :)

2009-02-27T19:13:00.000-08:00

Oh, colors of fall... and I'm missing them! Here is a picture of the kids from last year; apple picking. Oh yeah, I love them kids! :)

2009-02-20T21:38:00.000-08:00

Not always so glam... i pulled my messy hair back :) and it's LATE Friday night. I'm just finishing up and now it's time for sleep! night all.

2008-11-22T11:42:00.000-08:00

This is where I was this morning :)
Page (holding the lead rope) lives behind us. She invited Caroline to a stable she helps out at. Caroline even got to ride on a very nice horse named Penny. The girls had a GREAT time and I tried to stay warm while I kept an eye on them :)

2008-07-15T06:58:00.000-07:00

Here are some pics of painting that did last week. They are hanging on a dark gray wall, in a room that doesn't have any windows. They don't look quite so nice on my diningroom floor :/