Cannon is saying more and more words lately, and he has a few phrases down, too. Like, "I don't want it," "I did it!" and "There it is!"
One of his favorite words right now is "move!" Josh and I will be sitting on the couch while Cannon is playing at the train table (which is acting as a coffee table right now, unfortunately). He walks around it, and if our legs are in his way, he says, "Move!"
I tell him, "Cannon, the polite thing to say is 'excuse me,' not 'move.'" Pretty much every day for the last couple of months, we've been having this exchange. He'll say "move!" and I'll explain that instead, we should say "excuse me."
I think I must have confused him a little, because now when Cannon burps, he says, "Move!"
Showing posts with label Cannon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cannon. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Cannon's Invites
I wouldn't normally do this, but I can't resist a $10 off offer. I just ordered Cannon's birthday party invitations, and Shutterfly is offering me $10 off my next order if I'll post the invitations on my blog (and they'd probably like for me to go on and on about how cute they are, but I'll leave that to you.)
So, here they are. Big man is about to be 2!
And yes, the cake will most likely match the invites. Little boy loves him some trains.
So, here they are. Big man is about to be 2!
And yes, the cake will most likely match the invites. Little boy loves him some trains.
Monday, March 5, 2012
The Circus!
You may remember that we took Bennett to the shirt-tus last year. We were fortunate enough to be able to go again this year. Josh's company has a suite at Philips Arena that they use to treat their customers. An employee has to be present to host each event, and you can request to host certain events. Josh has hosted a few so far, including the circus the past two years.
We had four tickets. We obviously wouldn't take Kate, and we thought about not taking Cannon for another year either. He's not even two yet. He doesn't have a very long attention span and has to be watched like a hawk. I knew it could either be really good, or really bad. But we ultimately had to take him. It breaks my heart every time he sees Bennett get to go somewhere or do something that he can't do. Of course he wouldn't have known about us going to the circus, but I would have known and I know I would have regretted leaving him.
I don't think the boys even knew there was a show going on. All they wanted to do was eat! Being in a suite, there's always lots of food. There were chicken nuggets, macaroni and cheese, chicken and steak sandwiches, veggies with dip, fresh fruit, popcorn, cookies and brownies. I couldn't get either of those boys to eat anything other than blueberries, popcorn, and cookies. Bennett must have eaten his weight in popcorn. Hey - it's the circus. I'm just glad I got out of there without having to buy any cotton candy or a $22 spinny toy.
We wound up being the only ones in the suite (we went on a Monday in the middle of the day) until about an hour into the show when one of Josh's customers showed up with his wife and little boy. Thank goodness it wasn't any more people than that, because I spent my time chasing after Cannon, who wanted to climb up and down the stairs and over into the adjoining suites the whole time. I'm not going to say I wish we had left him, but it was definitely a struggle.
We did have a good time, though. I hope we'll have the opportunity to go again next year. Bennett will be 5 and Cannon will be 3. I think that would be pretty fun.
Cannon did stop roaming long enough to shake his booty a little (literally):
We had four tickets. We obviously wouldn't take Kate, and we thought about not taking Cannon for another year either. He's not even two yet. He doesn't have a very long attention span and has to be watched like a hawk. I knew it could either be really good, or really bad. But we ultimately had to take him. It breaks my heart every time he sees Bennett get to go somewhere or do something that he can't do. Of course he wouldn't have known about us going to the circus, but I would have known and I know I would have regretted leaving him.
I don't think the boys even knew there was a show going on. All they wanted to do was eat! Being in a suite, there's always lots of food. There were chicken nuggets, macaroni and cheese, chicken and steak sandwiches, veggies with dip, fresh fruit, popcorn, cookies and brownies. I couldn't get either of those boys to eat anything other than blueberries, popcorn, and cookies. Bennett must have eaten his weight in popcorn. Hey - it's the circus. I'm just glad I got out of there without having to buy any cotton candy or a $22 spinny toy.
We wound up being the only ones in the suite (we went on a Monday in the middle of the day) until about an hour into the show when one of Josh's customers showed up with his wife and little boy. Thank goodness it wasn't any more people than that, because I spent my time chasing after Cannon, who wanted to climb up and down the stairs and over into the adjoining suites the whole time. I'm not going to say I wish we had left him, but it was definitely a struggle.
We did have a good time, though. I hope we'll have the opportunity to go again next year. Bennett will be 5 and Cannon will be 3. I think that would be pretty fun.
Cannon did stop roaming long enough to shake his booty a little (literally):
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Halloween 2011
A year ago, I saw a photo of what a friend of a friend did for her sons' Halloween costumes and I knew then that I wanted to do that for Bennett and Cannon. The older brother was the fireman, and the younger one was the fire.
Thankfully, Bennett was all for being a fireman (but I have already been told that next year he's going to be a dinosaur). So, I bought Bennett's costume and got to work making Cannon's fire costume and smoke hat. It turned out really cute, but I think I got a little carried away with the smoke hat. It wound up being rather large.
I wasn't able to get a good photo because the reflective strips on Bennett's jacket made flash photos turn out terrible, but if I turned the flash off, any slight move turned into a blur. Like this:
Oh well.
Once we got all dressed up, we went to Sam's Club. I had been there earlier in the day, and the cashier told me they were doing trick-or-treating in the store that evening if I wanted to bring the boys back. So I did. We just went around to each department and trick-or-treated. We (Cannon) definitely got lots of looks and laughs. On our way out, Bennett spotted a fire and ran to the rescue!
Thank goodness he was there. That could've been bad.
Here's a couple more photos I made in an attempt to get a good one.
You'll have to pardon that big ol' belly in that last picture. It's a bit unavoidable these days. :)
I should have made the smoke hat before the day-of, because it needed more time to set. I used loose batting and spray adhesive to make it all stick together, and it just didn't stay together very well. By the end of the night, Cannon had chunks of "smoke" hanging down his back. I'm sure we left a nice little trail of gray batting around the neighborhood. It seemed like it was going to stay together, but once he got it on and started walking around, that puff of smoke was shaking around on that little head of his and didn't stand a chance.
We had a good time. Mama and Daddy came over and while Josh made beer cheese soup and homemade sourdough bread (that was delicious), Mama passed out candy on our front porch while Daddy and I took the boys around the neighborhood to trick-or-treat.
Thankfully, Bennett was all for being a fireman (but I have already been told that next year he's going to be a dinosaur). So, I bought Bennett's costume and got to work making Cannon's fire costume and smoke hat. It turned out really cute, but I think I got a little carried away with the smoke hat. It wound up being rather large.
I wasn't able to get a good photo because the reflective strips on Bennett's jacket made flash photos turn out terrible, but if I turned the flash off, any slight move turned into a blur. Like this:
Oh well.
Once we got all dressed up, we went to Sam's Club. I had been there earlier in the day, and the cashier told me they were doing trick-or-treating in the store that evening if I wanted to bring the boys back. So I did. We just went around to each department and trick-or-treated. We (Cannon) definitely got lots of looks and laughs. On our way out, Bennett spotted a fire and ran to the rescue!
Thank goodness he was there. That could've been bad.
Here's a couple more photos I made in an attempt to get a good one.
You'll have to pardon that big ol' belly in that last picture. It's a bit unavoidable these days. :)
I should have made the smoke hat before the day-of, because it needed more time to set. I used loose batting and spray adhesive to make it all stick together, and it just didn't stay together very well. By the end of the night, Cannon had chunks of "smoke" hanging down his back. I'm sure we left a nice little trail of gray batting around the neighborhood. It seemed like it was going to stay together, but once he got it on and started walking around, that puff of smoke was shaking around on that little head of his and didn't stand a chance.
We had a good time. Mama and Daddy came over and while Josh made beer cheese soup and homemade sourdough bread (that was delicious), Mama passed out candy on our front porch while Daddy and I took the boys around the neighborhood to trick-or-treat.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Remember Us?
Believe it or not, we are still around. How sad is it that I only posted twice in the month of August? And I really hope I can count on my mother-in-law for a few photos from this last month, because I took about three. I don't really know what my problem has been. I've gotten over the lack-of-energy stage of my pregnancy, Bennett's back in Montessori, and I haven't been bombarded with cake orders lately, so I really have no excuse.
Well, actually, our computer has been acting up. If you leave it for 5 minutes, it goes into what it calls "Power Save Mode." It's more like "Raise Marcie's Blood Pressure Mode." A message comes across the screen telling you that it's in "Power Save Mode" and in order to restore your session you can simply press any key, move your mouse, or press the power button. That would be just great IF ANY OF THAT WORKED, EVER. We've learned all these stupid little tricks we have to go through and sometimes after spending 5 minutes going through this ridiculous rigamaroo it'll come back on, but most of the time it just continues to politely tell me that it's apparently doing us a favor by going back into "Power Save Mode." So I politely slam the mouse on the mouse pad a few dozen times and storm off. I finally realized that it wasn't worth even trying. If I got to the computer and that nice little message came across the screen I would inhale, exhale, cuss under my breath (a lot), get up and walk away. So yeah, I guess I do have a pretty good excuse.
But even when Josh has the computer up and running and I get to it before it decides to save power for us (which Lord knows we need; Georgia Power's getting rich off of us), I still don't take the time to blog or even write in my own little journal. I'm just tired. Have been for the last two or three years. There's lots of stuff boggling my little ol' mind and sometimes I just don't have the energy or the time for my own thoughts. There's two little rascals running around here that I'll gladly give up my own thoughts for, but there's other things that I wish I didn't have to give 'em up for.
Anyway, the whole reason I'm here right now is because I picked up the camera tonight while the boys ate supper and I just want to share with you two of the most amazing, smile-inducing, laugh-generating, heart-warming things in my life:
I. Love. These. Guys.
(That's a raspberry seed on Cannon's forehead. He doesn't have an unfortunate mole.)
(Yet.)
He is really beginning to develop a little personality. He and I have been having some fun chasing games lately, whether it's around the couch or on the guest bed in his room with me running from one side of the bed to the other while he throws himself into the pillows, trying to hide. His little laugh is the cutest thing. He's slowly starting to say more things. He's finally saying "bye bye" with a "b" instead of it sounding like he's saying "Mah-mah" while waving to you. Every once in a while Josh will get a cute little "Hey Dah-ee." And he's got "uh-oh" down pat. We understand his "please" and "thank you"s, but as far as anything else, he's holding back. Maybe he'll do it like he did with walking. He's going to wait until he can do it right. He'll keep quiet and then one day come sit down and have a conversation with us.
He's going to be just as affectionate as his big brother. My favorite thing that Cannon does right now is when he comes up to you while standing, wraps his arms around your legs, buries his face in between them and says, "Mmmm.... mah!" Bennett is sooo affectionate. He's not afraid to give you a hug or a kiss or tell you that he loves you. We'll be sitting on the couch watching TV or reading a book and he'll just lean up and kiss me on the cheek. Such a sweetheart. But he wasn't that way when he was a little thing. He was nowhere near cuddly. I would have given anything to have him cuddle with me or even just sit in my lap, but he wouldn't have it. He was on the move. Cannon, on the other hand is a cuddle-bug. He'll sit with you any time of the day. If I'm sitting on the couch, he'll walk up and lay his head in my lap. I hope it doesn't happen in reverse and by the time he gets to be Bennett's age he won't be affectionate.
And, oh my gosh, is Bennett saying some funny stuff. I have got to start writing more of it down. I took this video because I wanted to capture the way he is saying/asking for some things. He wasn't terribly cooperative, but he eventually kind of said a few of them. These aren't necessarily funny; just the way he says normal, day-to-day things. When asking for a drink, whatever it may be, this is the way he does it. Except with several more really's.
Just so you know, "letter soup" is not a common supper in our house. Chef BoyarJoshandMarcie are the preparers of most of our meals. But I think every mom has a Plan B stashed in the cabinets for "one of those" kind of nights. And thanks to a tenant that we were happy to bid farewell to tonight, it turned into "one of those." We were supposed to have poppy seed chicken casserole (Gibson/Chick crew, can I get an "oh... yeeaaaaah").
And can you hear how loud he is when he drinks? He has ALWAYS been that way. Even when he was a tiny baby, when he nursed, it sounded like I had a pig latched onto me. He squealed. I clearly remember going into Josh's grandmother's bedroom to nurse during a family function and being incredibly embarrassed because I just knew that everyone could hear him in there doing that. It was nuts. And he still makes that loud gulp sound when he drinks. Too funny.
So anyway, we're here. We're good. We're holding onto what we have while the world seemingly falls in around us. Hope y'all are doing the same.
Oh, and Happy 38th Wedding Anniversary to my awesome parents today. Love, love, love y'all.
Well, actually, our computer has been acting up. If you leave it for 5 minutes, it goes into what it calls "Power Save Mode." It's more like "Raise Marcie's Blood Pressure Mode." A message comes across the screen telling you that it's in "Power Save Mode" and in order to restore your session you can simply press any key, move your mouse, or press the power button. That would be just great IF ANY OF THAT WORKED, EVER. We've learned all these stupid little tricks we have to go through and sometimes after spending 5 minutes going through this ridiculous rigamaroo it'll come back on, but most of the time it just continues to politely tell me that it's apparently doing us a favor by going back into "Power Save Mode." So I politely slam the mouse on the mouse pad a few dozen times and storm off. I finally realized that it wasn't worth even trying. If I got to the computer and that nice little message came across the screen I would inhale, exhale, cuss under my breath (a lot), get up and walk away. So yeah, I guess I do have a pretty good excuse.
But even when Josh has the computer up and running and I get to it before it decides to save power for us (which Lord knows we need; Georgia Power's getting rich off of us), I still don't take the time to blog or even write in my own little journal. I'm just tired. Have been for the last two or three years. There's lots of stuff boggling my little ol' mind and sometimes I just don't have the energy or the time for my own thoughts. There's two little rascals running around here that I'll gladly give up my own thoughts for, but there's other things that I wish I didn't have to give 'em up for.
Anyway, the whole reason I'm here right now is because I picked up the camera tonight while the boys ate supper and I just want to share with you two of the most amazing, smile-inducing, laugh-generating, heart-warming things in my life:
I. Love. These. Guys.
(That's a raspberry seed on Cannon's forehead. He doesn't have an unfortunate mole.)
(Yet.)
He is really beginning to develop a little personality. He and I have been having some fun chasing games lately, whether it's around the couch or on the guest bed in his room with me running from one side of the bed to the other while he throws himself into the pillows, trying to hide. His little laugh is the cutest thing. He's slowly starting to say more things. He's finally saying "bye bye" with a "b" instead of it sounding like he's saying "Mah-mah" while waving to you. Every once in a while Josh will get a cute little "Hey Dah-ee." And he's got "uh-oh" down pat. We understand his "please" and "thank you"s, but as far as anything else, he's holding back. Maybe he'll do it like he did with walking. He's going to wait until he can do it right. He'll keep quiet and then one day come sit down and have a conversation with us.
He's going to be just as affectionate as his big brother. My favorite thing that Cannon does right now is when he comes up to you while standing, wraps his arms around your legs, buries his face in between them and says, "Mmmm.... mah!" Bennett is sooo affectionate. He's not afraid to give you a hug or a kiss or tell you that he loves you. We'll be sitting on the couch watching TV or reading a book and he'll just lean up and kiss me on the cheek. Such a sweetheart. But he wasn't that way when he was a little thing. He was nowhere near cuddly. I would have given anything to have him cuddle with me or even just sit in my lap, but he wouldn't have it. He was on the move. Cannon, on the other hand is a cuddle-bug. He'll sit with you any time of the day. If I'm sitting on the couch, he'll walk up and lay his head in my lap. I hope it doesn't happen in reverse and by the time he gets to be Bennett's age he won't be affectionate.
And, oh my gosh, is Bennett saying some funny stuff. I have got to start writing more of it down. I took this video because I wanted to capture the way he is saying/asking for some things. He wasn't terribly cooperative, but he eventually kind of said a few of them. These aren't necessarily funny; just the way he says normal, day-to-day things. When asking for a drink, whatever it may be, this is the way he does it. Except with several more really's.
Just so you know, "letter soup" is not a common supper in our house. Chef BoyarJoshandMarcie are the preparers of most of our meals. But I think every mom has a Plan B stashed in the cabinets for "one of those" kind of nights. And thanks to a tenant that we were happy to bid farewell to tonight, it turned into "one of those." We were supposed to have poppy seed chicken casserole (Gibson/Chick crew, can I get an "oh... yeeaaaaah").
And can you hear how loud he is when he drinks? He has ALWAYS been that way. Even when he was a tiny baby, when he nursed, it sounded like I had a pig latched onto me. He squealed. I clearly remember going into Josh's grandmother's bedroom to nurse during a family function and being incredibly embarrassed because I just knew that everyone could hear him in there doing that. It was nuts. And he still makes that loud gulp sound when he drinks. Too funny.
So anyway, we're here. We're good. We're holding onto what we have while the world seemingly falls in around us. Hope y'all are doing the same.
Oh, and Happy 38th Wedding Anniversary to my awesome parents today. Love, love, love y'all.
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Little Man is Getting Older
This is not a great picture (Bennett took it), but I just wanted to share it 'cause Cannon looks less like a baby here.
Oh my goodness, I hear people say it all the time, but the time really does go by too fast. Some stages you wish would just fly by, but with those you're wishing away lots of wonderful things, too.
Oh my goodness, I hear people say it all the time, but the time really does go by too fast. Some stages you wish would just fly by, but with those you're wishing away lots of wonderful things, too.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Shingleroof Spring
This past weekend was Camp Meeting at Shingleroof Campground. I will post more, but for now I just wanted to share the fact that Cannon enjoyed the icy cold spring water about as much (well, maybe a little less) as Bennett did his first year.
Friday, July 8, 2011
Wings and Walkers
Bennett has been spending the morning upgrading his cars to include wings,
and Cannon Man decided to walk! (And for all of you that say, 'how does your house always look so clean?' Here's proof that IT DOESN'T!)
He took his first actual steps on June 15, 2011, but has been pretty stingy about sharing them with us since. Today I was in the kitchen and the boys were playing right next to me. I heard Bennett saying something, but it was a second before I realized he was saying, "Cannon's walking!" Sure enough, he was. It seems to be a lot of fun for him; like it's just so exhilarating. :)
and Cannon Man decided to walk! (And for all of you that say, 'how does your house always look so clean?' Here's proof that IT DOESN'T!)
He took his first actual steps on June 15, 2011, but has been pretty stingy about sharing them with us since. Today I was in the kitchen and the boys were playing right next to me. I heard Bennett saying something, but it was a second before I realized he was saying, "Cannon's walking!" Sure enough, he was. It seems to be a lot of fun for him; like it's just so exhilarating. :)
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Over the River and Through the Woods
To Grandmother's lakehouse we went!
(Josh's grandmother, that is.)
Yep, it's lake season! Woo-hoo! It was last year that I really, really, began to enjoy the lake. I mean, I've always enjoyed going down there with Josh and his family, but once we had Bennett and he got old enough to really enjoy it, it became so wonderful. We made several trips down there last year, and I hope we can do the same this year. Memorial Day weekend has always kind of kicked off the season for us, and it was no different this year.
We go to Jackson Lake, which is about 20 minutes or so from McDonough, where Josh's grandmother lives. Josh had a meeting at the corporate office on Friday, and the corporate office just so happens to be located in McDonough. So rather than have Josh drive down to McDonough for his meeting, drive back, pick us up, then drive back down south of McDonough, we decided to go on to his grandmother's house on Thursday night. She lives in an assisted living facility, so her house is vacant. It was perfect - Josh could wake up, drive 10 minutes to his meeting, and then drive 20 minutes to the lake once the meeting was over. Lynn and Steve were coming down Friday morning to pick up me and the boys and take us on to the lake.
We didn't get out of Douglasville until it was almost dark, so it was definitely dark by the time we got to McDonough. Very, very dark. It had rained (and actually, hailed at our house) before we left. Nothing too severe, but there was a small storm that passed through. Well, anyway, once we reached the square in McDonough, the traffic lights were out. We continued on towards Nana's, and the streets and houses were unusually dark. We kind of started going, 'uh-oh.' Then Josh said, "Ugh. I just saw someone with a flashlight in that house." We hoped that maybe Nana's neighborhood would have power, but no such luck. Darkness.
Long story short, it was dark. It was hot. The windows were all nailed shut, so we couldn't even get a breeze (yes, we tried to open them - they weren't budging). The candles we hunted down made it so that we could see, but they also made it hotter. We had two boys that were tired and wanted to go to bed. I take that back. We had two boys that were tired, but only one of them really wanted to go to bed. Cannon was hot and tired and cranky. Bennett was hot and tired, but loving every minute of our "fun" adventure.
We finally just gave up, went to bed, and I woke up COLD. The power had come back on in the night, and boy, there's nothing wrong with her A/C!
So Josh went to his meeting, and Lynn and Steve showed up to get us. We first went to visit Nana at the assisted living facility.
She has a drawer full of beads that the children always enjoy playing with. Lynn started putting some on Bennett, and Cannon wanted in on it. So, she and Bennett helped him out.
Then, on to the lake. No big, long story to tell here. All that needs to be said is that we had a great time, and we have on our hands a little dare-devil that isn't afraid to try anything. Bennett went from jumping off the side of the dock into someone's arms, to getting a running start off the end of the dock while we all watched from dry ground. He tubed by himself; didn't even want anyone to come with him the first time, and after watching Josh kneeboard, he said to me, "I want to do that!" So Josh let him lie down on the kneeboard with him while Steve pulled them. They rode until Josh's arms gave out. :)
We're seriously thinking about purchasing some training skis for him. I think he'd totally do it, and I love that! I was never that way about trying things, and I have never wanted that to rub off on my boys. I'm glad to see that, so far, so good.
So without further ado, here is our trip in pictures:
(Josh's grandmother, that is.)
Yep, it's lake season! Woo-hoo! It was last year that I really, really, began to enjoy the lake. I mean, I've always enjoyed going down there with Josh and his family, but once we had Bennett and he got old enough to really enjoy it, it became so wonderful. We made several trips down there last year, and I hope we can do the same this year. Memorial Day weekend has always kind of kicked off the season for us, and it was no different this year.
We go to Jackson Lake, which is about 20 minutes or so from McDonough, where Josh's grandmother lives. Josh had a meeting at the corporate office on Friday, and the corporate office just so happens to be located in McDonough. So rather than have Josh drive down to McDonough for his meeting, drive back, pick us up, then drive back down south of McDonough, we decided to go on to his grandmother's house on Thursday night. She lives in an assisted living facility, so her house is vacant. It was perfect - Josh could wake up, drive 10 minutes to his meeting, and then drive 20 minutes to the lake once the meeting was over. Lynn and Steve were coming down Friday morning to pick up me and the boys and take us on to the lake.
We didn't get out of Douglasville until it was almost dark, so it was definitely dark by the time we got to McDonough. Very, very dark. It had rained (and actually, hailed at our house) before we left. Nothing too severe, but there was a small storm that passed through. Well, anyway, once we reached the square in McDonough, the traffic lights were out. We continued on towards Nana's, and the streets and houses were unusually dark. We kind of started going, 'uh-oh.' Then Josh said, "Ugh. I just saw someone with a flashlight in that house." We hoped that maybe Nana's neighborhood would have power, but no such luck. Darkness.
Long story short, it was dark. It was hot. The windows were all nailed shut, so we couldn't even get a breeze (yes, we tried to open them - they weren't budging). The candles we hunted down made it so that we could see, but they also made it hotter. We had two boys that were tired and wanted to go to bed. I take that back. We had two boys that were tired, but only one of them really wanted to go to bed. Cannon was hot and tired and cranky. Bennett was hot and tired, but loving every minute of our "fun" adventure.
We finally just gave up, went to bed, and I woke up COLD. The power had come back on in the night, and boy, there's nothing wrong with her A/C!
So Josh went to his meeting, and Lynn and Steve showed up to get us. We first went to visit Nana at the assisted living facility.
She has a drawer full of beads that the children always enjoy playing with. Lynn started putting some on Bennett, and Cannon wanted in on it. So, she and Bennett helped him out.
Then, on to the lake. No big, long story to tell here. All that needs to be said is that we had a great time, and we have on our hands a little dare-devil that isn't afraid to try anything. Bennett went from jumping off the side of the dock into someone's arms, to getting a running start off the end of the dock while we all watched from dry ground. He tubed by himself; didn't even want anyone to come with him the first time, and after watching Josh kneeboard, he said to me, "I want to do that!" So Josh let him lie down on the kneeboard with him while Steve pulled them. They rode until Josh's arms gave out. :)
We're seriously thinking about purchasing some training skis for him. I think he'd totally do it, and I love that! I was never that way about trying things, and I have never wanted that to rub off on my boys. I'm glad to see that, so far, so good.
So without further ado, here is our trip in pictures:
Monday, May 9, 2011
Cannon's "Piece of Cake" Cake
First comes the post about the cake, then comes the post about the party.
So I thought for Cannon's first birthday cake I might do a frog cake like this, or maybe an elephant cake like this. And if I did the frog cake, the invitations would have been frogs, and the elephant would get elephant invites. But then I remembered that I had some coke reward points (or pampers points, I can't remember) to spend, and Shutterfly is always one of the options for redemption. So I decided to get me some free invites and they looked like this:
So when I started thinking about the cake again, I thought, "Well, what does the invitation look like? Hmm... there's really only a picture of a piece of cake on it." And then a light bulb came on in my head and I thought, "What if I made a cake, cut a piece out of it, iced the cake back, iced the piece back, and then used the piece as Cannon's smash cake and the cut cake for everyone else?"
And the next thought was, "I wonder if that's been done a million times before." So I got on Google and guess what?!? I could not find one single picture of the same thing. There were plenty of pictures of cakes that had been cut, iced back, and the piece put on top of that same cake, or just cakes that were made to look like a piece of cake. But none that used the piece as the smash cake for a child.
Y'all. I had an ORIGINAL idea! Oh my gosh, I'm so proud!
Now, don't you all go Google it at once and send me all the pictures you find of this idea. Let me believe that I've been creative all by myself for a little while, at least.
And some of you might be going - but you are always so creative! Uh, no, not really. When people order cakes from me, they tell me basically what they want and I go to Google and type it in. I choose three or four cakes that I like and take the best of each and make my own version. So I kind of steal everybody else's ideas (should I be admitting this?).
I have completely copied one cake. That was Elizabeth's Nemo cake. That thing was just so cute, I wanted her's to look just like it. And the Thomas/Cars cake that I did was pretty much a copy of someone else's, but that's because Josh's cousin sent me that picture and said that's what she wanted. But I think I can honestly say that I made it better (toot, toot of the ol' horn).
Anyway, sometimes I get frustrated that I can't come up with any of my own ideas any better than I do, but I really just am not that creative. It's just that I can look at what someone else has done and copy it well.
But this time.... This time I did it. And I loved it. And it wasn't for someone else. It was for my Cannon Man!
So I thought for Cannon's first birthday cake I might do a frog cake like this, or maybe an elephant cake like this. And if I did the frog cake, the invitations would have been frogs, and the elephant would get elephant invites. But then I remembered that I had some coke reward points (or pampers points, I can't remember) to spend, and Shutterfly is always one of the options for redemption. So I decided to get me some free invites and they looked like this:
So when I started thinking about the cake again, I thought, "Well, what does the invitation look like? Hmm... there's really only a picture of a piece of cake on it." And then a light bulb came on in my head and I thought, "What if I made a cake, cut a piece out of it, iced the cake back, iced the piece back, and then used the piece as Cannon's smash cake and the cut cake for everyone else?"
And the next thought was, "I wonder if that's been done a million times before." So I got on Google and guess what?!? I could not find one single picture of the same thing. There were plenty of pictures of cakes that had been cut, iced back, and the piece put on top of that same cake, or just cakes that were made to look like a piece of cake. But none that used the piece as the smash cake for a child.
Y'all. I had an ORIGINAL idea! Oh my gosh, I'm so proud!
Now, don't you all go Google it at once and send me all the pictures you find of this idea. Let me believe that I've been creative all by myself for a little while, at least.
And some of you might be going - but you are always so creative! Uh, no, not really. When people order cakes from me, they tell me basically what they want and I go to Google and type it in. I choose three or four cakes that I like and take the best of each and make my own version. So I kind of steal everybody else's ideas (should I be admitting this?).
I have completely copied one cake. That was Elizabeth's Nemo cake. That thing was just so cute, I wanted her's to look just like it. And the Thomas/Cars cake that I did was pretty much a copy of someone else's, but that's because Josh's cousin sent me that picture and said that's what she wanted. But I think I can honestly say that I made it better (toot, toot of the ol' horn).
Anyway, sometimes I get frustrated that I can't come up with any of my own ideas any better than I do, but I really just am not that creative. It's just that I can look at what someone else has done and copy it well.
But this time.... This time I did it. And I loved it. And it wasn't for someone else. It was for my Cannon Man!
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