I Am So Proud!

This is my godchild Francesca with the Ziggy cake she made all by herself!

Stephen Makes Banana Cake

What - you don't squish your bananas that way?

We don't run - but we do cheer....

So many pictures to post - so much laundry to fold...

Felt guilty leaving all those runners in the rain with no one to cheer them on, so I made the kids put on their snow pants (Tyler was SOOOO thrilled about that!) and bundle up to make sure that the Boston Marathoners would be able to make it past mile 4.

Mom - all those years you asked me to go watch the marathon with you and I wouldn't go because I was SLEEPING - one word... Payback. For those of you who aren't familiar with the marathon - it starts at noon.

Anyhoo - my kids are young enough to be forced to go and have a good time. Wasn't as cold as I thought it would be, arrived just in time to watch the elite men run by, we stayed for about 2 hours watching them run past. Tyler says when I am 40 he will run the marathon with me - according to Tyler that will be in 11 years. If anyone corrects his math they will be immediately disowned.

If you have never seen the Marathon up close it's worth a trip. We usually pack up the cooler and kick back for awhile - give us a call next year and join us, hopefully the weather will be better and we can go home for the traditional cook out afterwards.

A few Boston Marathon heros - as Tiago says, "You're all winners!"

The King is not dead -he was just in training.

Look carefully at this man's inspriation - floating in front of his face....

Hopefully some of you will join us for next years running!

Dilbert Rules!

Spring is Here!

It only took two days to trick the flowers into blooming! Still nothing outside though.... Hopefully soon.

Romp Bomp A Stomp

For Aunt Val....

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Believe me - with those 2 little boys you will be taking care of... you will know ALL ABOUT the Romp Bomp A Stomp! You'll also know how to wake up Jeff, do the Tiger, and point your fingers and do the twist. Hey it's better than Barney! And watch out for those Boo Bah's!

Eating Eater Eggs

Lightning McQeen - wish I could have been there to see those kids after eating all that red and black frosting!!! I bet they order a Casper the Ghost cake next year. Or better yet a polar bear in a snowstorm.

Buzz and Woody were at this party - these guys do not get paid enough to do what they do (and they were not cheap!) 5 kids there, 2 were crying the whole time, 1 for part of the time and another hid under the table. All the adults had to sing along and clap so the guys would not be putting on a show for an empty room. That's being said, it's very sad to see a grown woman doing the "Romp Bomp A Stomp" with Buzz and Woody - for those of you who are twisted - that is a song and dance performed by The Wiggles. Okay, really, stop thinking those thoughts. Just look at the cake. Really. You are sick.

Trying to force Spring

The cat and I decided to see if we could trick the Forcythia into blooming - hopefully in a few days these branches will have flowers on them.

The look on Cat's face seems to show he does not think it's going to work.

Friday is Pizza Day! And all the cool mom's work in the kitchen at school and serve pizza to the kids. Papa Gino's delivers, so it's really my type of school kitchen job!

And after many weeks of uneaten salad tossed into the trash the school has finally gotten rid of the Fat Free Salad dressing that the kids would not touch! We are all very happy at Friday lunch now! It's low fat - but it's Fanny's!! The kids ate a lot more salad today! Of course I was not able to push any on Tyler today - his class was upstairs having a Pizza Party (see the irony here?) in their class room because they won the Penny Drive. Ice cream followed the pizza, that and the fact that they actually had HOT pizza was the real reward! By the time his class is having lunch the pizza has been delivered for over an hour - we can only keep it so warm. Just not the same. This is the reason that Stephen will not eat Papa Gino's pizza anymore.

I know - you WISH your life was this exciting. Off to work on the 2 cakes that are due tomorrow!

Spring is Here?

Cold, rainy, with over 40% chance of snow. Welcome Spring in New England!

Sad News

The crepe maker was throwing sparks yesterday morning at Easter Brunch. We will be sending it off to Canada to have cousin Eddie, Master Electrician, take a look at it in the hopes that it is not gone for good. In the meantime our weekends will be suffering greatly.

We are all very sad, that our beloved crepe maker may be done. I am on the lookout for a replacement, we can't go on for long without one!

PLLLLLAAAAAYYY BALL!!

GO SOX!!

Happy Easter!

From two kids totally spoiled by the Easter Bunny!

A few birthdays, books, travel and a divorce!

No - not my life - my cakes! Here are the most recent (except for the hockey cake already posted)

This one was for my Auntie's book club, a replica of the book they were reading.


A travel birthday for a customer,



A Christening cake for a customer, with fresh flowers

Another customer who wanted something similar to cake I had done with blocks, a ball and a book, the birthday boy's mother was actually the author of the real book Noises at Night.


Happy St. Patrick's Day! Brought this to a party and they would not cut it! Found out they finally did 2 weeks later, can't believe the kids did not get sick. All edible except for the bow and the foil on 2 of the bottles.



And finally - another customer with a friend who was signing her divorce papers so they were having a party. She requested a cake like the one made for celeb Shanna Moakely when she divorced Travis Barker from Blink 182. All edible except for the bride's veil.



That's it for now - but there are a few more on the books!

Apologies to Aunt Val

It's been a long time since my last post - sorry Aunt Val!

Been busy - hockey season is finally over. Well, almost. Tryouts finally end this Thursday. Lacrosse has already started and baseball begins this week as well.

Tyler's hockey team did great this season, State Finalists, many tournament wins, we will certainly miss this team! I made Sports Illustrated covers for each kid using the photos we had bought from one of their tournaments - here is Tyler's...

and of course we had to have cake at the End of the Season Hockey party!

Stephen, not to be outdone by Tyler and his 2 staples - fell at school and needed 5 stiches on his chin. He was a trooper, however by the next day one stitch appeared to have popped. By the third day we realized he was pulling them out, so there were only 2 left. He's a beaut! I have a picture of them, but I will spare you - here is a picture of him after we got back from getting the stitches in.