Baby Shower Season

For most of us, it's summer. In MY world, however, it's baby shower season! Babies are popping up left and right--and that means celebrations honoring their arrival are just as plentiful. Luckily for me, this also means that I get the honor of baking cookies for the brand new arrivals!

These particular cookies are for a friend who's mom-to-be is having twin girls! We decided on onesies, bottles, strollers, and rattles in a variety of colors--including pink, of course!

I'm trying to make orange and purple the new "go-to" colors for girls!

But you still need some pink thrown into the mix.

Everybody loves a baby!

Putting the finishing touches on these cookies got me even more excited about welcoming my own baby girl (thankfully for me--only ONE!) who is due in about three weeks!

Mamma Mia! Is that Anthony Wiener?

Yes, I'm back in the kitchen NOT baking cookies. This time, I was baking for a great cause: a Bachlorette Party. To celebrate the bride, my girlfriends and I headed out to see Mamma Mia at a great outdoor venue that allowed us to pack our own picnic. And of course, where there is a bride-to-be, there must be manly paraphernalia. And when the groom-to-be's name is Tony, Anthony Wiener jokes must rule the day. And that they did.

I'm not sure it's 100% kosher to bake a wiener cake with your 22-month old son, but I did it anyway. He had a great time, as one of his favorite things to do it stir. And (have I mentioned this before?) his stirring skills are so inefficient that one must not worry about overmixing the flour. It's win-win (win) really.

Mama's little baker

So innocent...and SO happy to be of help

Stirring and doing yoga at the same time

The next Jules Child

 

Now, I'm not a HORRIBLE parent in that I waited until HUG was at school to do the decorating. I think that day, his maturity may have been a little bit higher than mine, as I giggled my way through the whole thing and sent pictures of each stage to my sister. So....it's not normal to have skin colored icing on hand at any time? And strategically placed black sprinkles are not on your "obviously...." list? Well, shame on you. You "obviously" need to get yourself a few feisty friends and a wiener cake mold and go crazy.

So without further ado, may I present Wiener Cake 2011. 

Just wiener

Frosted wiener

Realistic wiener

Just a touch of love wiener