Cool Baby Cakes

We've been so blessed even before the arrival of our baby girl.

The church Stephen is serving a vicarage at threw us a beautiful and sweet baby shower - best unique part - the reading of the book "I'll Love You Forever" that had EVERY mom in the room shedding tears.

Some of our dear friends threw us a baby shower full of fun games, creative decorations, YUMMY food, and LOTS of love - funniest/grossest part - a game where diapers full of "poop" (aka melted candy bars) are passed around and guests have to try to guess the most kinds of candy bar correctly. GROSS - but it is pretty funny to see everyone sniffing poopy looking baby diapers and TRYING not to make funny faces!

We hear there is another shower in the works for us at our home church that we never get to go to anymore but still have lots of friends at.

And, someone else brought us another cute baby cake.

I could share with you pictures from the showers but, let's be honest.

1. I'm just trying to catch up with some blogging before I have TWO little cuties to post about.

2. Have YOU seen even a Halloween costume blog yet??!?!?!?!??! That sort of seems like a requirement from a blogger mom of a kid, don't you think?

3. Who, besides the momma-to-be's mom really wants to look at a bunch of pics of opening presents and table decorations anyway!??!

So - here, at least, are the cool baby cakes we've gotten to eat!

From the 1st shower at our vicarage church - homemade by a member. Note - the blue cake on the right is the "big brother cake" and BOY oh BOY was Jaden super excited that he got his very own!

Shower #2 cake - I believe from Sam's - a cupcake cake. SO cute! I had not seen one like this! And, if you love frosting, THIS is the kind of cake for you! BOY do they lather it on!

Another cake made by a friend. Super cute! And SOOOOOO yummy - a bit coconut, a bit pineapple...mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Don't you love the booties?
Jaden did!
Under the frosting they were made of giant marshmallows held together with toothpicks - that surprised Stephen a bit when he went to bite off the top of one and had a WEIRD texture!!!

California Adventures - Part III

One day in CA Jaden and I spent most of the morning at a park. It was a REALLY cool park with lots of fun things to do. I guess it was the coolness of the park, or the activity of the other kids that inspired him but he FINALLY decided to go down the slide on his own!

His OWN way, of course

The rest of our CA adventures had us visiting friends and relaxing.

Hanging out in a hammock at a friend’s house

They also had a few animals

Checking out the grape vines in their vineyard

And checking out their COOL tractors

We also visited other friends in San Francisco and got to ride the BART

These friends live in NY but just so HAPPENED to be in S.F. the same time we were nearby.

What an answer to prayer to actually be able to SEE them (even if it was WAY too short!)

I think there is no better way to take up a San Francisco sidewalk than a brigade of strollers of beautiful kiddos!
We visited a really cool park and had lots of fun sliding some more!

Splashing in the water with Jonah was REALLY fun (even if it WAS non-potable water!)

And riding the really cool carousel

Boy oh boy do I ever miss her!

And, back at Randy’s house we had a fun family over for dinner. We had a kid’s movie night and Jaden and his new buddies cuddled right up on the couch together!

What an amazing and fun trip. Somebody was tired out on the flight home!