We Make Crepes

Near and Far - check it out

2009-03-10T07:53:00.000-07:00

I can't tell you how I stumbled across this website, but it's link is posted on my iGoogle page and I read it every week - really cracks me up.

http://www.nearandfarcomic.com/2009/03/07/you-just-might-be-addicted/

Yes, I Know - Long Time No Blog

2009-03-10T07:38:00.000-07:00

So much has been going on - I can't even try to catch you all up on it.

Tyler broke his arm in hockey in December, was in a cast for weeks, surgery to put in and take out pins in both forearm bones, is now out of the cast and can resume normal activity (hopefully) on April 1st (no foolin'.)

Stephen and Tiago were SHAFTED in the Cub Scout Father/Son Cake Contest (no I am NOT making that up) They carved the hat out of cake and seriously decorated the cakes all by themselves and walked away with nothing! My little boy was very brave about it and a trip to Toys R Us helped cheer him up quickly.

BUT they redeemed themselves coming in Second in the Pinewood Derby with the Bombay Bomber, also winning the Most Creative car. Never could have happened without Stephen's Pit Crew of The Zizzman and Tommy Mojito. On to Regionals Satursday.

Tiago is busy as always and attending the Baseball Coaches Training session last night - Spring is almost here!

I have a million cakes to post and decieded to cut all my hair off and go red. We'll see how long that lasts.

Hopefully it won't be this long before I post again...

Stephen Makes Cakes!

2008-09-22T15:30:00.001-07:00

Stephen entered a cake into the Big E Cake Decorating Contest last week and won a blue ribbon!

He did a great job - maybe next year I won't be so busy and will be able to enter a cake as well. :)

A New Purse...

2008-08-05T06:52:00.000-07:00

More coming this weekend as well!

2008 Olympics

2008-07-29T07:36:00.001-07:00

Riley celebrated her birthday with an Olympic themes party, so I had to wrack my brain to come up with something impressive! Not a whole lot of Olympic cakes out there to inspire me! The idea for the sugar flames came last minute as I knew I did not have enough time to make them from sugarpaste and rice krispie treats were just not inspiring me. Total DUH moment when I realized that the obvious answer was sugar!

I wish I had taken a picture of the inside of the cake as it was all rainbow colors - I'm sure the girls were surprised when they cut into the cake!

2008-07-18T05:55:00.001-07:00

I told you he was cool.

And for the record, yes, he is "smoking" a piece of cheese.

Disturbing and hilarious all at the same time.

Again, I apologize in advance to my cousins with adorable, sweet little babies. I really don't mean to scare you.

Really.

Stephenisms VII

2008-07-18T05:50:00.000-07:00

So everyone once in awhile Stephen leaves notes for people. I have found a few around the house, like the one that told me he was up at 4:57 am.

This is the latest one:
I just found it this morning and he is not awake yet - can't WAIT to hear the explanation on THIS one!

At least his spelling and handwriting are coming along nicely....

To all my cousins with boys...

2008-07-17T12:17:00.000-07:00

They are gonna think Stephen is SO COOL when they get bigger, and wanna be just like him! Sorry 'bout that.

ChartreuseThumb?

2008-07-17T12:10:00.001-07:00

Ok, so maybe I don't have a GREEN thumb, maybe it's only chartreuse. Believe it or not we are getting a few tomatoes on the deck, a poor little pepper and some beans.

Not quite a Victory Garden, but we've had a lot going on over here. Heck if it weren't for Mom who knows if those plants would have made it off the windowsill!

Hello Home & Garden!

2008-07-17T11:35:00.001-07:00

LOVE IT!!!

Thank you Home Depot - 12 months no payments ;-)

The Cirus is in Town

2008-06-27T07:27:00.000-07:00

Cole Brothers Circus - the country's largest traveling circus under the big top is in town.

But who needs that when we have an in-house Cat-crobat? Or is that Acro-cat?

He works without a net. You don't think he's stupid enough to jump do you?

Comments and Smurfs

2008-06-27T07:14:00.000-07:00

If a blogger blogs on Blogger and no one comments...
Does it really make a blog?

Of course all I can think of now is "Smurfette really smurfed that good, didn't she Papa Smurf?"

BTW Happy Smurfday! They turn 50 this year how isa that possible?
http://happysmurfday.com/en/en/home

My Answer to the $4.00 Latte

2008-06-27T07:04:00.000-07:00

Freeze regular coffee in cupcake tins. Have wonderful husband make you a doubleshot of espresso. Place 3 coffee "cupcakes" in a large glass. Add espresso, half and half, maybe even a little shot of a flavored creamer or caramel. Top off with fresh whipped cream - it helps to have a nifty dispenser like this one - just add fresh whipping cream a little sugar and maybe the flavoring of your choice (cheesecake this time) and find the perfect spot to enjoy. Like a newly built wall in your yard (more on that later).

Stuff in the Yard

2008-06-26T08:21:00.001-07:00

We are lucky enough to have not just one, but TWO of the elusive Domestic New England Flamingo living nearby. Shhhhh! Don't tell too many people or the yard will be overtaken by Birders trying to get a look at this rare bird for their life list.

Naughty Monkey

2008-06-13T05:22:00.001-07:00

This is what Tyler picked out to give his teacher at the end of the school year. Seriously. All by himself. Can you even stand it?

The best part is when she opened them and said that she had them in her hands and had almost bought them and her friend talked her out of it saying they were to impulsive and frivolous!

They really are very cool shoes - you can check out Naughty Monkey footwear here: http://www.naughty-monkey.com/

It was a great school year and I am soooo looking forward to not having to wake the boys on Monday and chase the bus all over town. I told them if I heard either of them up and out of bed before 7:00 on Monday it wouldn't be pretty. Of course you and I both know they will be up bright and early - my guess is 6:10. Maybe they will make me breakfast.

My cousin's shower

2008-05-23T07:00:00.000-07:00

Jennifer's wedding shower was this weekend and it was lovely! Lunch was amazing - a super salad brunch, with chicken, grilled shrimp, grilled peppers, portabellos, and all sorts of fixins'! So nicely done, I'm thinking my next party is going to be a salad bar like that - I really enjoyed it and had to keep from going back up a third time...

Here is her cake, it was a yummy chocolate with caramel meringue buttercream filling and french vanilla with strawberry jam meringue buttercream filling with fresh strawberries.

If I get anymore pictures from anyone I will post them - like a dope I forgot my camera, so did Aunt Val, so we are working on photos to get to Rosemary.

Teacher's Appreciation Lunch last week

2008-05-21T14:17:00.001-07:00

Can you even stand how cute he is?

2008-05-21T14:15:00.001-07:00

Quick picture of latest crzay cake...

2008-05-21T10:36:00.000-07:00

Will give full update and picture collage a bit later. But here is a shot of a bar mitzvah cake for 200 people. Glove, cleat, balls and bat are made from rice krispie treats. Hat is cake, too.

Stephenisms VI

2008-05-21T10:35:00.000-07:00

100 points to anyone who can figure out what this says....

Mother's Day Poem from Tyler

2008-05-21T10:29:00.000-07:00

Working with Papa

2008-05-21T09:46:00.000-07:00

Tyler helped Papa in the garage today putting up walls....
While Stephen used whatever he could find to build a rocket ship in the yard.

Busy week!

2008-05-21T09:42:00.001-07:00

Had a few cakes to do last week, pretty busy week. Plus I will be adding Mother's Day, Tyler working with Dad while Stephen builds a rocket ship, the cat, etc... here's a few to get Aunt Val off my back!

A few graduation cakes:

For this one, the girl graduating is leaving for an internship at Disney's Animal Kingdom.
More to come.....

Where's Tyler?

2008-04-09T07:22:00.001-07:00

Oh - there he is. Probably saying, "What did I do?"

This is the kind of cake you get from me when you are family!

2008-04-09T07:20:00.001-07:00

I asked Stephen to draw a picture for me to print on the edible printer for K's cake. See the arrow pointing at her in the picture?

What YEAR is it?

2008-04-09T06:41:00.000-07:00

I don't know what is scarier - the fact we left the house like this, or the fact we had clothes like this in the house to wear!!

It was a 40th birthday party - can you guess the theme? Tyler did ask me what happened to my hair. Personally I don't think it was big enough, and you can't see T's rattail hanging down his back.

Capacheno is getting bigger!

2008-04-09T06:35:00.000-07:00

Must be the healthy food we are giving him!
Notice the desk is now clean because he won't nap unless he is either on or near someone.

Hockey Season is OVER (well almost!)

2008-04-09T06:26:00.000-07:00

The Zamboni was an obvious choice for the end of the year party since I've already made the Stanley Cup and a Hockey Player. Any suggestions for next year are appreciated :-)

This is carved and covered in fondant and the back and sweeper are molded from cereal treats and covered in fondant as well.

Ty still has one game left for a championship - don't ask me which one! I will let him blog a bit later to let you all know how wonderful he is. LOL! The team did great this year, but now it is on to Lacrosse and Baseball - I hope it warms up out there. Stephen is ready!

Happy Easter!

2008-03-23T05:13:00.001-07:00

Stephen helped design and make the cake for Easter, he helped smooth the fondant and made the big bunny on top - everyone made the stripes and it came out really cute!

Make a free ecard - it's easy!

Good Kitten - Bad Blogger

2008-02-26T05:06:00.001-08:00

Two sleeping angles and one little devil!
(FYI - the t-shirt says "Now accepting Hot Girlfriends")

Can you find the Kitten???

I'm up to ONE pound - I'd better start watching what I eat!

I know, I know - I am a Bad, Bad Blogger! I will try to get better. But for now here is a quick update on our newest addition.

He is 8 weeks old, up to ONE whole pound and loves to cuddle - Capacheno our new kitten! He was born on Christmas Eve and his mom is a Siamese (his Dad is the local stud!) We picked him up on Valentine's Day since Tyler has been cleaning the litter box on his own for about a month now.

The deal was that he had to do it for at least 3 months, but when I found this little guy I knew it was fate and brought him home in good faith. Tyler has continued holding up his end of the bargain and I no longer have to clean a litter box - YAY!!!

I promise more pictures soon - I have a bunch of cakes to post, and Tyler's hockey teams have been busy. They are both having great seasons, and we are winding down to play-offs now. Stephen has been very busy at his art table and there are a few pieces I really have to scan in for you folks. I'd like to say I've been too busy to post, but lazy may be a better word LOL! If you'd all comment when I post and I know someone is actually LOOKING (other than you Aunt Val) that would make this a little more interactive. Just click on the little word that say "comment" under each post - go figure, funny how that works, isn't it?

This is why I have boys....

2008-02-26T04:14:00.000-08:00

Yes - the two boys cleaned the WHOLE 350 ft. driveway. Ty was a little bummed when he realized that since it was still snowing the first half was not clear by the time they got to the top.

Before you start reading me the Child Labor Laws I must tell you that they actually ASKED if they could shovel the driveway. We only had one shovel so Stephen used a push broom - it was a good thing we had light snow that day!

Italian American Sports Hall of Fame Induction

2008-01-12T13:24:00.000-08:00

Another cake for the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame. Two hockey coaches were being inducted so I made a hockey duffle bag with a skate, 2 pucks, coaches whistle and playboard (and even a cup LOL!)

Random Portual Post 3 - Obidos

2007-10-02T20:05:00.000-07:00

Once the wedding present of a queen, the preserved medieval town of Óbidos lying 100 km north of Lisbon is without doubt one of Portugal's most classic walled settlements. Walking the ramparts, visitors can enjoy views of windmills, vineyards and surrounding farmlands. In the residential area below, narrow cobblestone streets are lined with whitewashed houses sporting terracotta roofs. The shops are piled high with local handicrafts, while in spring the town is ablaze with geraniums, morning glories and bougainvillaea.

Here are the boys walking the castle walls. The rest of our party could not quite stomach the height!

Random Portual Post 2

2007-09-17T07:42:00.001-07:00

Doesn't EVERYONE let their 5 year old use a gaint hatchet to crack walnuts that fall from the tree in front of your house?

Francesca's Waterfall

2007-09-17T07:31:00.000-07:00

A pretty cake for Gabriella

2007-09-17T07:01:00.000-07:00

Random Portual Post 1

2007-08-14T19:17:00.000-07:00

I can't even begin to tell you everything we did, but I will throw up some random posts now and then to let you know some highlights of the trip.

This is on the beach in Nazare - the ladies bring the codfish and lay them out on the racks to dry in the sun all day.

Tiago's lunch of lulus (aka - squid)

When at the beach you can rent a tent and set up your towels, leave your bags and even have a place to change. Now if they only had a shower for me I'd be all set!! Thank you Tony and Mary for letting us crash your tent and your home later that evening!

Here's Tyler looking down on the beach

And finally our "Postcard Shot" of the beach we went to in Nazare.

Pictures Held Hostage!

2007-08-10T04:15:00.000-07:00

We are back from Portugal - however all our pictures are being held hostage on Tiago's computer!! I will make sure to burn my CD's tonight so I can post soon.

Highlights to look forward to:

Bull Fighting
Rush Hour
Cow Milking
Castles
Churches
Beaches (keep an eye out for this one Aunt Val!)
Villages

And much more! We had a great trip and hope to visit again next year!

Stephenisms III

2007-07-20T06:50:00.000-07:00

So Stephen brought me a peppermint candy last night. Then he brought out the huge bag he had found and told me we had "plenty of mint for Mojitos!"

When I told him we needed the mint leaves he said that it was okay - we could plant some of the candies and they would sprout.

Which is funnier? That my 5 year old thought we could plant a candy and it would grow into a mint plant? Or that he knows you need mint to make a Mojito?

So what do YOU think it is?

2007-05-21T13:04:00.000-07:00

A friend of mine has a Mystery Cookie Cutter - she has no idea what this is. What do you think?

Well they were SUPPOSED to be in School yesterday....

2007-05-18T13:18:00.000-07:00

Poor Daddy had to work :-(

More First Communion Cakes

2007-05-15T11:29:00.000-07:00

Dominic's Duffle Bag

2007-05-14T07:46:00.000-07:00

Dominic's Birthday cake - had a great time at the party - more details and pictures to follow!

Henry is Here!

2007-05-09T06:46:00.000-07:00

Henry David Kennally

9.1 lbs

May 7, 2007

Typical Weekend

2007-05-01T07:50:00.000-07:00

So this past weekend was typical. Lacrosse practice Friday night, and up until all hours finishing 2 cakes - 5 hours is more than enough sleep for anyone, right? Thank goodness Tiago let me sleep in until 9:30.

Saturday we had to run by The V's to drop off Ryan's cake for his birthday bash, he is getting so big, looked adorable in his little crown. Gabriella is just a doll and growing so fast as well. So glad they had a nice day for all the kids.

But no staying there - we had to rush off to Franklin for Emily's First Communion - she looked so pretty, but was out of that dress and veil so fast that we only have one picture of her at the church. Her cake came out very cute, which is good since I will have to make it again this coming weekend for another First Communion. Tiago and Tyler had about 15 minutes back at Russ' house before they had to run off to a baseball game (they were ahead 14 - 2 in the last inning - don't ask the final score. Let's just say it won't happen again).

I stayed until we cut the cake and then had to run back to the house to get a few things ready for Heidi's cake for Sunday, then as soon as Tyler was home, he and Stephen and I had to run out to meet the Mojito's for Dominic's birthday dinner. We had a great time at Samba the Japanese steak house, great chef, very entertaining for the kids. He spent a lot of time throwing vegetables at them. The kids begged for a sleepover and Kristin was brave enough to take them all!

Sunday, up early to decorate Heidi's cake for the party at 3:00. Everything was going fine until Tiago realized he was not going to make it on time from golf to baseball practice at 12:00. No problem, I brought the kids and the stuff, thank goodness for a few dads and Lefty's mom who helped me coach until Tiago made it there at 1:30. Then Tiago ran to Heidi's to set up the moonwalk and ran Tyler over to his Lacrosse game. Back to the house to finish the cake, shower and get to Heidi's for the surprise at 3:30. Tiago and Tyler showed up after the game. We had a great time at the party and stayed until everyone else had left. The St. Bridget Mom's are always the last to leave a party!

Yesterday we picked up the new van - adore it!! Will post a picture of that soon, only downfall to it will be the fights over watching a video for the 3 minute ride to the grocery store! I tried to tell the kids that the video did not turn on until the car had been driving for more than 30 min, but they did not fall for it.

So all in all, just another typical weekend at the Anes Household. You can see the weekend pictures in the other posts below. Can anyone out there top that? Hey cousins - bet you can't wait 'til those kids grow up!!

God Bless Emily

2007-05-01T07:47:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Heidi!

2007-05-01T07:35:00.000-07:00

Well it was a surprise until about an hour before the party, and Heidi arrived unshowered - so I count that as a success. We had a great time at Heidi's surprise 41st birthday, the kids had a blast outside in bathing suits with the hose (yes it was freezin - they are nuts) Chris made everyone cry with his adorable compliation of voice messages and photos of Emma and Ava on DVD for Heidi. But the best part was when one of the little guys burst into the bathroom on one one of the other kids, and when he realize the toilet was occupied - he promptly used the trash can! Aren't kids great? Note to self - never use wicker for bathroom trash cans.

Happy Birthday Ryan!

2007-05-01T07:32:00.000-07:00

I can't believe Ryan is already 4!! LOVE that smile and he has THE cutest husky little voice! Watch out ladies - he's coming!

I Am So Proud!

2007-04-27T05:25:00.000-07:00

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

Stephen Makes Banana Cake

2007-04-26T06:38:00.000-07:00

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

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

2007-04-26T05:58:00.000-07:00

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!

2007-04-26T05:55:00.000-07:00

Spring is Here!

2007-04-19T08:33:00.000-07:00

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

Romp Bomp A Stomp

2007-04-19T08:06:00.001-07:00

For Aunt Val....

http://soundpedia.com/music/MjM3ODY=/Romp%20Bomp%20A%20Stomp/14/listen.html

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

2007-04-15T01:24:00.000-07:00

2007-04-15T01:22:00.000-07:00

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.

2007-04-15T01:20:00.001-07:00

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

2007-04-13T10:39:00.000-07:00

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?

2007-04-12T08:32:00.000-07:00

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

Sad News

2007-04-10T06:26:00.000-07:00

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!!

2007-04-10T06:17:00.000-07:00

GO SOX!!

Happy Easter!

2007-04-10T06:10:00.000-07:00

From two kids totally spoiled by the Easter Bunny!

A few birthdays, books, travel and a divorce!

2007-04-09T14:07:00.000-07:00

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

2007-04-09T13:24:00.000-07:00

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.

Tina!

2007-02-16T23:33:00.000-08:00

Cake based on "Tina" fabric show in bottom corner.

Snow day - No school!

2007-02-14T12:10:00.000-08:00

Finally a snow day! Good thing because I did not finish decorating the cookies for Tyler's Valentines last night.

The boys actually went out at 9am - looks like fun doesn't it? (I hope you can sense the sarcasm!) Why is it that on a school day I am prying them out of bed at 6:45 to rush to make the bus, yet on a snow day they are both up before 6am????

And yes I think it was as cold as it looks...

Stephen tried to shovel the lawn, not much progress made there.

Here is Stephen after coming in from the cold to get warm. I quickly vetoed this outfit for the day and demanded long pants at the very least.

Happy Birthday Jeff!

2007-02-14T12:09:00.000-08:00

Thinking of Grandma

2007-02-14T08:12:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

Brian's Brewhouse Cake!

2007-02-03T13:20:00.000-08:00

Here is a 40th birthday cake for my friend's brother. He is Irish and brews his own beer (go figure!) Although this may seem like the perfect cake for him - beer and cake to go - the bottles are not real. I made them all from sugar, with edible image labels, so technically you could eat them. But not a great substitute if you are thirsty. The bartender fell for it - he thought it was really a bucket of beer. It was pretty funny when D bit the top of one of the bottles off!

Close up of all the labels - many thanks to all those who contributed to the label text!

Squirt B's Win MORE Trophies!

2007-02-03T13:10:00.000-08:00

Went to Lake Placid - bought crazy hats - visited the hospital - won the Gold.

It was a full weekend.

Where'd You Get That Hat?

2 Staples - 1 Hard Head

Tyler at the Olympic Museum

We Keans make pretty babies!

2007-02-03T13:04:00.000-08:00

Ryan Kean Bridges

Gerald Kean III

So amazingly cute!!!

Finally some snow....

2007-02-03T12:59:00.000-08:00

Okay NOW I can get rid of my Christmas wreath!

But the temp went right back up, very nice out today,

sun shining with the snow on the trees, very pretty.

Of course I can enjoy the snow because I can start my car in my garage and

hop inside with my coffee on not have to go outside until AFTER

I have driven my ass to work (sorry Ro! LOL!)

Stephen Draws

2007-02-03T12:56:00.000-08:00

I don't know who this is - but it's just too cute!

Squirt B's Win Trophies!

2007-02-03T12:49:00.000-08:00

Tyler's Team won the Division Championship - so the journey to the State Finals continues!

You made the Blog!

2007-02-03T12:39:00.000-08:00

Okay - this took waaaay too long to post (but not as long as it did to plan)! Thanks for dinner Jackie and Chris!

As you can see Tiago had a great time - he really loved the napkin origami!

The Hockey Team Goes to Motocross

2007-01-21T12:55:00.000-08:00

Tyler's hockey coach took the team to see a motocross show in Worcester.

Okay - so I was the only Mom there - I had fun with the guys. The kids loved it!

Merry Christmas!

2007-01-10T15:11:00.000-08:00

Okay folks - I am way behind!

Big hits this Christmas....

We Have Fishermen in the Family

2007-01-09T10:49:00.000-08:00

Here is my nephew Andrew -he knows how to catch 'em!

And here he is with Grizzly Adams.... Oh wait, that's Steve.

Is he a doll or what?

Check out Steve's websites and spread the word - fishing anyone?

www.capecodflatsfishing.com
www.alaskarainbowtrout.com

Stephenisms II

2006-12-21T06:34:00.000-08:00

SCA: "I really like Conner."

Me: "Why Stephen?"

SCA: "Because he talks cool. He can't think of what he wants to say, and then he just says it!"

Conner stutters.

Stephenisms I

2006-12-21T06:32:00.000-08:00

As I am in the car "explaining to" (all you Mom's can read the code here, right?) my children that people don't think it's cute when they are fresh in public Stephen pipes up with:

"Yes, they do. Because I am little."

Oh boy - how much trouble do you think I am going to be in with him? It's a scary thing when they know they are cute....

Tyler The Public Speaker

2006-12-21T06:22:00.000-08:00

Each day Tyler proves to be more and more like his Dad. He had the longest speaking part in the pagent yesterday and he spoke beautifully. Emma and the other children were all so cute as well.

I said he sounded just like Linus in A Charlie Brown Christmas - I mean it as a compliement. Juliana led in the angels, and Dominic was the cutest angel and very serious about his singing. Especially the "oooooooo"s. I don't know how they get all those 6 year old boys to wear those robes and tinsle on their heads. I can't even imagine Stephen putting up with that next year!

Tyler looked very handsome in his pink shirt and tie. He had to tell everyone - including the principal, that we had to go to Kohl's at 7 am to buy him clothes to wear, because somehow he grew overnight and NOTHING fit him! So much for looking like the Organized Mother.

Thank goodness Kohl's are open early for Christmas. By the way, Target is not. The man at the register must have thought I was crazy, showing up ripping tags off the clothes Tyler was wearing and asking him to ring them up. But we made it to school 10 minutes before the bell and he looked very sharp - again, more and more like his Dad.

Our Tree

2006-12-21T06:14:00.000-08:00

Here are a few pictures of our tree - we still don't have a great one yet, but you get the idea.

We Make Gingerbread!

2006-12-20T08:06:00.000-08:00

I made 16 gingerbread houses for Stephen's class to decorate today for their school Christmas party. The kids had a great time decorating and they came out very cute!

Tyler's pagent is this afternoon - we had to run to Kohl's thismorning at 7am to buy him clothes because he has suddenly outgrown everything in his closet! We were able to shop, get him dressed and get the boys to school before 8am. At least now I know he has something to wear for Christmas.

Ford Modeling should be calling us any day now...

2006-12-13T12:25:00.000-08:00

Okay - so any day now these photos will fall into the hands of someone at Ford Modeling Agency and they will be beating our door down with Gap, Old Navy and other offers for modeling contracts. I mean really - how cool are we?

And for those of you "In The Know" - Volume 4 is on it's way. Tiago is very proud of this year's production. He started working on it the day after Christmas last year! I swear the list gets longer each year - if you don't think you are on it and want to be - let me know before this year's supply is gone.

A New Kean Arrived and Another on the Way!

2006-12-13T08:48:00.000-08:00

My cousin Jessica had her baby - Ryan Kean Bridges, so beautiful! Got his picture yesterday and he is a DOLL! Still think his name should have been London or Covered though. I liked Burnyer too - think about that one, it'll come to you. Sorry, can't stop that Kean humor, it's a curse.

My cousin Regina's baby shower was lovely, another wonderful job by Rosemary coordinating it all. Regina looked very cute, I wish I had pictures of shower and baby, check out the links to EastCoastGirl or NYCMama for photos! Boy the cousin's have been busy! There are a few more of you newlyweds out there - get crackin'!

Here is the cake and invite:

Winter Wonderland Wedding

2006-12-13T08:31:00.000-08:00

Gab and Mike were married in a beautiful Christmas setting with soft snowfall all around and angels singing in the starlight...

Okay - so there was no snow, and it did rain. But only a little bit, just enough for a fabulous Kodak moment (which everyone missed because we were all in the limo with no cameras) when the limo driver Steve swept Gab into his arms and carried her into the limo because I would not let her walk in the rain with her shoes on. It was fabulous! Steve was great. So was Stan The Man - Photographer Extrordenaire! Can wait to see his pictures.

No angles singing either - but the soloist at the church was superb - and we bridesmaids floated down the isle like angels and Gab was as beautiful as she could ever be! Simply gorgeous! Okay Mike - you were pretty too!

Cake came out fab, centerpieces as well - wedding and reception were really great. So happy for the little family! Here are Gab and I at the reception - Adrianna was wiped out!

How much turkey can YOU eat?

2006-11-27T05:05:00.000-08:00

Okay some catching up to do! Thanksgiving week update...

I finished the centerpieces for Gab's wedding Monday, Wednesday - Bread Feast with Stephen's class at school, Tyler's class sponsored the prayer service at school and of course Thanksgiving.

Went to Flanagan Drive in the morning, Mom and Dad slaved over the meal! Okay, we bought it all from Boston Market - the turkeys were amazingly moist! We sang Happy Birthday to Dad and Johnny, the kids ran around like crazy, Elizabeth got into the hair gel, Pam worked the bar and made the Margaritas, Mom dished out the Chocolate Choo Choo Train, I attempeted fudge, with not much luck (although Tyler liked it) - fun time was had by all.

Then we headed off to Milford for Round Two. Turkey, ham, stuffing, all over again. The kids decorated the tree (it only fell twice, not too bad) while Tiago, Brian and Jose played Portugese Roulette. Spin the bottle dispenser at the bar and take a shot. Very scary when you realize that J&B and Ernest and Jullio Gallo do NOT make CLEAR liquids! They lucked out with Brandy on the first shot. Tiago did a shot with the girls on the next round - lucky for him since the next spin landed on a very scary clear bottle! The cuckoo sounded off 2 more times before Brian and Jose called it quits on that game...

Tyler Scores Goals

2006-11-13T20:05:00.000-08:00

Tyler scored 2 goals and had 2 assists in his hockey game Saturday. I was scrapbooking all day so I missed the game. Saw him play Sunday night - 1 goal, 1 assist - but with all the plays he set up he should have had way more assists than that. He rocks.

Here he is with his buddies at the Sharks game for his birthday.

Monster Truck Bash

2006-11-13T19:44:00.000-08:00

We had a super birthday party for Stephen on Tuesday since the kids had no school so everyone could vote - go figure. The kids ran around the indoor lacrosse center in the back of the warehouse, Tiago organized t-ball, they jumped in the moonwalk and generally had a great time.

Stephen was very specific about what he wanted on his cake. Lots of monster trucks and he wanted the cake "fired" and the truck "fired".

He was VERY disapointed that Jillian could not attend - a trip to the movies with her is in the works to console him.

All of our pictures came out awful, I have one more camera to check to see if we got a few good shots.

We Make Wine

2006-11-06T20:51:00.000-08:00

Tiago and the boys made wine with Vovo this year - we all took turns throwing the grapes into the crusher - Tyler did not believe it was once done by foot.

Tyler helped mash the grapes down a bit more, now we wait a week or so until the skins and stems rise, then it's on to step two.

Stephen helped get the bottles ready - yes he did get his hands on the hose - yes Vovo did get soaked. My father in law makes great wine. But you really don't want to be there to see the process. Really.

This is what you get as your reward for making the wine. Nothing like freshly boiled octopus! Mmmmm! You know you want some.

I Make Cappuccino!

2006-11-06T12:37:00.000-08:00

Got this great stove top cappa maker for my birthday! So now I can make myself a cup while listening to my new Sirrus Radio! Yahoo!

Had a lovely birthday dinner made by my BEST friend - very rare I can just sit and wait for the meal, took complete advantage of that by the fire - and molten lava cake yum! Lots of birthday cards with shoes on them as well - hmmmm, maybe I need to go shopping? My favorite goddaughter wished me a happy 28th birthday *wink* *wink* We all KNOW I am 29 this year - just ask Tyler.

I Make Cakes

2006-11-02T12:26:00.000-08:00

Okay - so I make cakes too. This is not a "we" thing, it's a "me" thing. Although the boys do manage to make me a cake for my birthday each year - guess what? According to Tyler I will be 29 this year - AGAIN! That boy is so smart, sometimes I wonder how he can be so clueless. Gotta love him!

Here are a few recent ones:

My cousin Jessica's Baby shower (thanks to Aunt Val and cousin Ro for help with the cupakes!)

My girlfriend Gab's Bridal shower

My girlfriend Jenn's Wedding

A cake for my friend's daughter

Green Day Goes Trick or Treating

2006-11-02T11:21:00.000-08:00

The Kids and Tiago dressed as Green Day this year and I had to be a groupie of course. The girls at Hot Topic at the mall (punk store I have no right going into) thought it was great and helped me pick out my outfit - I am hoping to get a better picture of it soon, you can't see the fishnets and army boots in this pic.

Tyler - Billie Joe
Stephen - Tre Cool
Tiago - Mike Dirnt

They looked very cool - Tyler and Stephen have been planning this costume since the Bullet in a Bible DVD came out last summer.
What can I say - my kids are hip!

Actual Green Day photo for comparison
I think Tyler really got Billie Joe down!

Finally blogging - how long will it last?

2006-11-02T11:19:00.000-08:00

Okay - so finally came up with a suitable "cool" name for my Blog. "NoTimeForThis" was taken by the way.

How long before I stop posting altogether?