I've moved...

I just couldn't keep up with more than one blog, so I can be found at kdf CREATIONS . It's mostly posts about my cakes, but I intend to use it for any of my creative 'attempts', baked or not.

Hope to see you there!!!

Cupcakes and photos...

So this morning I had some amazing ladies come over and take some photos of Mia. I'm so so so excited to see them. Mia didn't exactly cooperate the best, BUT she did look pretty cute in some of her gettups. :) I'll be tapping my fingers and toes until I get a peak at the pictures. I SO can't wait.

As a thank you to the WONDERFUL Shandee (www.shandeegoulding.com) for coming to take Mia's photos, I made a cupcake bouquet. It was my first attempt and I did learn a few things, but overall I think it turned out pretty darn cute! I'll be making more of these, I'm sure of it!

Happy Birthday friends...

Yesterday was my friend Christine's birthday. Wish I could have baked her a cake. I wouldn't trust mailing a cake. She lives 6.5 hours away, so to deliver it myself would be a little silly. That said, I was thinking of her on her birthday.

Today, is my former coworker and dear friend Michele's birthday. I did bake her a cake. They usually get cakes for people's birthdays anyways... but I really wanted to bake one. It needed to feed the office and according to Sue (also former coworker) she likes pink. So I did the sides and embellies in pink buttercream, with a touch of purple. I'm proud of it... here it is:



I'm making cupcakes for tomorrow and then I've got 3 cakes for the end of the month. :) Yay.

Today is my last Monday on maternity leave... I'm off to enjoy it.

Less than a month away...

Well... yesterday made me realize that there was a month away from Mia's birthday. That means I have a month to plan Mia's birthday. Boys oh boys... So I got my butt in gear and finished her invitation, and got them printed. Hopefully I can get them mailed out pronto. Also on my to do list today was to pick up some things for my friends birthday, it's not much but I wanted to get a little something. Now I need to hustle and make what I need to make to get it mailed out. Paul also came home at lunch time today with the same flu Mia and I had 2 weeks ago. Poor guy. AND Mia and I got to have a play date with Anja and Ellen...

I got some cute pics at our playdate...I also have a pic of the invite. Then I'm off to keep tackling my to do list. Tomorrow is another work morning, so very few hours for me these days. :) Have a great hump day tomorrow!!!!

Mia's Birthday Invite:



And here are some candids from earlier today:

Anja and Mia...


Anja...


Mia being a "big" girl...

11 months...

11 months ago today my sweet baby girl was born. 11 months ago today was the first time I met my precious baby. 11 months ago today my world completely changed (for the better of course). 11 months ago today began my happy ever after.

I can't believe Mia is 11 months old. That means next month she will be 1 year old. I get teary eyed just thinking about that. WOW. My daughter will be 1!!!

The poor thing is teething something horrible. There's two teeth trying to come out and it's like they're stuck or something. I wish there was something I could do to help.

Time to go rest and relax... and ponder the last 11 months!

Positively Rough...

So... today and yesterday have been rough days in our household... our little munchkin is teething. In fact I checked and 2 teeth are coming in. She's whiny, cranky, and in pain. She won't really nap, so that makes her even MORE cranky. So I thought... what could we do that might distract her and keep me happy too. So I thought and thought and came up with a photo shoot. I'd been wanting to do one for her birthday but I kept putting it off. Well I learnt a few things. 1. I can't do photo shoots alone with her anymore. I need an extra 15 hands! 2. Our living room DOESN'T cut it. 3.Nothing makes a teething baby happy.

All the same I came out with a few REALLY good shots that I love, so well worth it... here are a few.

Mia's BIG day...

So.. I think I've finally come up with the final details for Mia's birthday. I'm going with a 'polka dot' theme. I'll have a bunch of white, pink and purple balloons. I'll make a white, pink and purple cake, with polka dots. I'm hoping I can find her a polka dot dress/outift???

Now I'm just on the hunt for anything polka dot ish... lol. I'm getting excited!!!!!

Nice day, nice night, nighty night.

Well, I returned to work for the morning again today. Shhhhh... GUESS WHAT? I really enjoyed it! Don't want to say that too loud in case people actually hear me. The morning didn't start off the greatest though... First we were running late. I finally get Mia to the sitters and realize we forgot her playpen at home. Luckily Paul can drop it off on his way by. Then I pull out of their subdivision and traffic is backed up... I was at a full stop for an hour. There was an accident up ahead. I was about an hour late for work. Pretty bad when I'm working 1/2 a day per week and I show up an hour late! lol. Anyways... I get there and the morning flies by. I got to play (test) some software and really enjoyed being back in that familiar world. It was like getting back in touch with 'the old' Kim... Anyways... I had a really nice morning. Then I went for a foot massage. (ahhh)... Went to pick up my Pumpkin Pie (Mia) - this has somehow become her nickname... Turns out she didn't sleep all morning, why? Because we FORGOT Bunny Bear. Ugh... bad parents. We deserve time outs. So, I drive home and bring her in, take her snow suit off, and during that WHOLE time she does not wake up. Ouch... sleepy baby. So she goes in her crib. I find a couple of AMAZING scrapbook blogs. I drool. Then Mia wakes up, Paul comes home, we go get dinner, come back home put baby to bed and that's that. Not sure what it was about today, but today was a good day. You know...I think I'm just living off of the energy I absorbed from the innauguration yesterday. So inspiring... so positive...

There was a post on the s'book board I belong to (skrapnchat.com) to post your favorite pictures of 2008... made me dig through my pics and choose my faves. I found it really fun and thought I'd end this post with my all time fave pics of 2008... Night night....

A day for the history books...

And Mia took it all in. This will be neat to show her when she grows up...

O. M. G. Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ok... so Paul was craving chocolate chip cookies last night. Like he wouldn't stop talking about them so finally I broke down and said I'd make some. Go figure, I had everything EXCEPT for baking soda. I was so bummed. Because there really is no substitute for baking soda. ANYWAYS... I came across this recipe that I made for a friend (It's one of those cookies in a jar recipes) and I realized I had all of the ingredients...I made a few changes, but OMG...so so yummy... Here's the recipe...

2 cups of Biscuit Mix (I used the instant mix from the bulkbarn) (recipe says buttermilk instant biscuit mix)
1 cup light brown sugar (recipe says 1/2 cup light, 1/2 cup dark)
1/2 cup melted butter
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup milk chocolate chips (recipe says 1/3 cup milk, 1/3 cup semi, 1/3 cup white)
1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips

Stir until well mixed. Roll into 1 inch balls and place on cookie sheet. Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes. The recipe says it yields 30 cookies, but at 1 inch balls I made 48... I guess mine were small 1 inch cookies. lol.

SO easy, and SO yummy.

Enjoy!