Baby Booties- Baby Shower Cake

I hosted a baby shower for my friend Angel on Saturday, August 15, 2009. It was a small shower among a few of her closet friends so I made a petite cake for the shower. The cake is similar to one that I did a few months ago, but this cake was smaller. It had an edible baby bootie topper, more fondant circles and fondant borders instead of buttercream. It's not perfect, but I had fun making it and she LOVED it! It did taste yummy!

Avery Goes to Middle School

Avery started Middle School this morning. She was in a fairly good mood this morning while getting ready, but she had a small meltdown the previous evening at bedtime. She said that she couldn't sleep and she felt like she does on Christmas Eve while waiting to get up and open presents. I had to go rub her back and put on some soft music until she finally calmed down enough to sleep. It was a bitter sweet moment for me, since she is trying to be so grown-up lately. It showed that she still wants me to be there for her and she needs me.
I wanted her to feel good about school so I even made her customized Twilight labels for all her subject notebooks. Joe thought it was a little much, but I wanted her to feel good about school and she is Twilight crazy these days. It's a fad for these young girls and some other young star will steal their hearts in future months. I remember being crazy over some boy band at that age. It's just part of growing up.
Avery has this 80's style fashion thing going on, but she looks stylish. I let her dress up on the first day of school and we even let her wear some light eye shadow, lip gloss, and mascara. However, she did not get to take her cell phone, Twilight book, or Teen magazine that she tried to take...in case she got bored. That's what she said anyways, but I told her that she didn't need any extra distractions today. Just focus on where to go and what to do! She will do great and my prayers are with her.