Friday, December 25, 2009

Merry Christmas to all!

Merry Christmas everyone!

Laura was very excited to give us her present. She couldn't wait for us to open it.

Mom and Dad: Photo Courtesy of Laura


To Mom and Dad:


A snow globe! What a great present. A nice picture of Anna.


And of course, Laura.


Of course, there is the present from Mommy and Daddy. Santa came by later too, but this one was from Mommy & Daddy.


"I get good loot!"


We start 'em young in this house. Anna's mastering the mouse.


Sesamestreet.org, of course.


Little girls want to be good to make sure Santa has them on the 'nice' list. Here Laura is swiffering the floor:


The magic of Christmas morning

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Happy Birthday Laura!

Laura had a wonderful 3rd birthday. It started off pretty low key with some yogurt for breakfast, but then she got to watch dad work on making the cake, and then it was time for some presents!

Hmmm, what could be in the big bag?


A DOLLHOUSE! WOW!


Laura and I are a little overwhelmed by all the parts & pieces to the dollhouse.


Daddy got her a kayak that goes along with the dollhouse.


A little lady in heaven.


It, of course, HAS to have a minivan.


Make a wish Laura!


2 out of 3 isn't bad.


Laura was emphatic to tell anyone who would listen that she's THREE YEARS OLD!


We asked what kind of cake Laura wanted, and she consistently said she wanted a Jellyfish cake (Yes, auntie Mandi, I told her you prefer 'sea jellies').

Somehow after last year, cake making has become 'Daddy's Job', so it was up to me to construct her Jellyfish cake. A trip to the craft store and some advice from the only marine biologist I know, I made a plan.

It started out with a soccer ball cake mold. Add some cherry licorice strings.


Put the frosting on the sucker... which was trickier than I thought.


Move it to the table.


Here you go, the final product.


Anna enjoyed the festivities. Here I dressed her up as Indy-Anna Jones.