Toy Story Love

I love creating all my cakes, cookies and cupcakes...but there was something special about creating my latest cake...Woody in Toy Story! I was so excited when my friend Jill asked me about doing a Toy Story cake for her sweet little boy Evan who turned 3.

A few weeks ago, we all went to see Toy Story 3...which for me was a bit emotional...I knew I was in trouble when I was getting "watery eyes" (as H&H say & always point out) during the opening song, "You've got a friend in me"...it wasn't just the words in the song but it was more the flood of memories that come with this movie and the first 2 Toy Story's...you see, this movie was one of my mom's favorites so when I come across my mom's "faves"...all the amazing things I loved about my mom just rush in and take over. I can remember seeing Toy Story 1 with her in the theater and how after a movie, she loved to "dance her way out" of the movie (yes, she did the same in Annie and pretty much any movie)...my mom was always happy and a lover of life. She had nothing to complain about and everything to live for...what a legacy she left and if I can be just an inkling of her, I will be forever grateful. This one's for you mom...miss & love you more than you know!

Happy 1st Birthday to Sweet Hailey!

Nothing sweeter than a 1st birthday....and I had the pleasure of doing the celebration cake for some friends of ours and their daughter's 1st birthday...Hailey! Of course, the cake IS the best part of a 1st birthday! Having been blessed with 2 peepers ourselves...we made a huge deal of their 1st birthday's and I think actually, it's more for the parents than the little peeper.

When Tricia asked me about doing Hailey's 1st birthday cake...she said Hailey's favorite blankie had a giraffe on it...surprised it wasn't a Jayhawk :) plus she had a giraffe rug in her room too...so a 1st giraffe birthday cake it was! I LOVED doing this cake...it's always fun to create new designs and the best part is figuring out exactly how I'm going to create the cake! Even my sweet Hannah asked me as I was getting ready to cut out the giraffe..."mom, how are you going to do that?"...great question Hannah! That's the fun part...I never really know until I get into the design! Don't let that scare you all from ever ordering up a creative design!

Once again, I'm blessed by doing these cakes, cookies & cupcakes for my friends and family...thank you for letting me help complete your celebrations! You are the icing on the cake! HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY HAILEY!