Well it's late, so I'm going to keep this post short and sweet. Work has been INSANE lately! Everyone has been working really hard, so to say thank you I made these lovely cupcakes. Last time I made cupcakes a few people said I never make chocolate, so I thought I would indulge the chocolate lovers with Oreo and Health Bar toppings. Originally I planned on making chocolate icing as well, but I decided that might be a little much. It's all a little much for me, considering I don't like chocolate :)
About a month ago Pete and I decided it was time for Franklin to stop using our condiment cups as food and water bowls. Keep in mind that when we brought him home we were feeding him from a bottle, yes a bottle! Then again, he could also fit in the palm of our hand. It was so sweet, yesterday when Franklin's new dish came in the mail he got so excited! To put the old bowls into perspective; the new dish is 4 inches tall! He's still getting used to the new bowl...he takes the food out of the bowl, puts it on the ground and then eats it. He'll get the hang of it eventually. Oh, I almost forgot...the bowl was handcrafted from a lovely family owned shop on etsy called Woodin' You. Please support America's small businesses :)
In a previous post I mentioned that Pete wanted to shave his head....well, he did it! Here are the before and after shots. I really really loved his long hair (comparatively speaking), but the shaved head is growing on me :) It's hard to say which style I like best, because they are both so different. He loves it and thinks it makes him look more professional. Whatever makes him happy...change is good!
I know what you are thinking...Really? More cupcakes! Well I can't help myself. I made these cupcakes for some friends at work. Birthday cupcakes are a must in my book. Did you notice the surprise inside...a Reese's peanut buttercup!
As most of you probably already know...Pete has been working in Starkville the last few months (3 hours away). So, I thought I would make him something sweet to enjoy during the week while he's working. I saw a really cool rainbow cake on Whisk-Kid's blog and thought it would be neat to translate into a cupcake (because I'm obsessed). I've seen many rainbow cupcakes that are swirled but I thought it would be a nice surprise to layer them in the cupcake liner. The goal was to have 3 layers of cake separated by icing and then icing on top of course. Obviously it didn't turn out quite like I imagined, but atleast they taste really good. I let Pete pick out the colors (which remind me of Nickelodeon). I call them "Inside Out Cupcakes."
Not a very good photo...I took it with Pete's iPhone. Did I mention I broke my camera when we were playing in the snow?!?
Franklin got a new toy...maybe this will encourage him to stay away from our shoes :)
Well it wasn't the 8 inches they predicted, but it was enough to close work and build snowmen :) We got about 4 inches of snow in Hattiesburg yesterday...and we had a blast playing in it. We high-jacked the snowman in the bottom picture and acted like he was ours...we even took pictures with him. Then, we decided to build our own...holding hands, how cute :)
I've recently started painting again...and am in the process of trying to get some of my work into local galleries...wish me luck!
Here are just a few pictures that Pete's mom sent us...we still haven't ordered our pictures yet so this is all we have for now. Thanks to Daisy and Beau Moffatt for taking such lovely photographs. It's been almost impossible to choose from the 2000+ shots.
