Baby Shower Cookies

It's been a LONG time since I've posted any of my goodies. Frankly, I've just been too busy with orders! After hours in the kitchen posting pics on facebook has been as far as I've gotten. So, to get back in the swing of things, I'll post my most recent project. These are some of my favorite cookies I've made. I just love doing the different designs within the same color scheme. These traveled several hours away to a baby shower. They will be arranged on a platter for the shower. I can't wait to see pictures of the platter!





I think these may be my favorites!

These are my favs too!

Thanks again Abby! I hope everyone enjoyed these!

You Know When You Are A Mother of Boys When...

You know you're a mother of boys when...
you can name every piece of heavy equipment and the job that it performs.
you always point out emergency vehicles to everyone in your car, even if they aren't children.
you understand that cowboy boots go with anything.
you visit stores like Tractor Supply just for fun.
you pull over at construction sites, sit in your car and watch the equipment in action.
you understand that masking tape + blocks = hours of fun.
you understand that anything like rocks, sticks, and cardboard boxes are not to be thrown away.
And, you know when you're the mother of boys when you receive a dirty, snot laden kiss and you don't even flinch, but rather smile, give a big hug and pull the child's shirt up to their nose and wipe.
Can I get an AMEN?

Cookie Review

Since I've directed folks to my blog to see examples of my cookies, I thought I'd post a "cookie review" so you wouldn't have to scroll though non cookie things. Some of these are early cookies and aren't even on my blog yet. So, here they are! This isn't all of them, but it will hopefully get you excited about coming to my cookie workshop! Now I'm not guaranteeing you will be able to be a cookie expert when you leave, but I hope to be able help you make awesome cookies without all of the mess and stress! And of course, your pack of diapers will go to help a very worthy ministry. If you're wondering what in the world I'm talking about, click here.

I'm going to show you how to do these dots!








I use cookies on cakes a lot. The train and the 1 are cookies.

We'll talk about cookies on a stick too!







These bunnies were iced in fondant!
more snowflakes. Love these!

Ladybug Cake and Olivia the Pig Cake

This ladybug cake was for my niece Sydney who turned 8 on the 31st! Happy Birthday Sydney!



Cookie favors for her slumber party.
I thought it turned out sweet. Love the pink and green. Special thanks to Lauri of Whimsy Cookie Co. for her cookie design. Check out her other cookies. She is the cookie queen!

Here's an Olivia the Pig cake for a cute little 4 year old. Thanks June Avery!



The boys are in bed, so off to the kitchen to bake!
Meredith

Howdy Pardner!

Our Family had the opportunity to go horseback riding! Yay! Thanks to a really nice family I met through my cakes and cookies, we had a blast on Friday out at their farm. The little boys were a little hesitant at first. This is Buddy the horse. He IS rather large!
But after a while, John Merritt warmed up. Here he is brushing Buddy.

Sam even managed to pet him a little.
We were so proud of John Merritt for even getting on him. John Merritt is very cautious!
After a few times around the ring, he was in the saddle by himself with Daddy leading.
I got to play with Lil for a little while. Man am I sore. It's only been about 5 years since I've been on a horse!
Daddy and John Merritt on Buddy
Here's a video of JM's first ride!



And here's a picture of the first and only time Samuel would get on!
It was a really fun day on the farm! Thanks so much to Cyndi, Taylor, Allyson and Grace Patterson. You guys were so nice and generous to spend some time with us! The boys are still talking about the experience!
Meredith