Happy Birthday Baby Boy!!!

This one is dedicated to Holden, Happy Birthday Son!

I can hardly believe that one whole year has passed us by. It seems like only yesterday that I was anxiously awaiting his arrival. It has been a blessing to watch something so small grow to do so many things in such a small amount of time. It seems as though every baby stage stays forever, but looking back, they came and went in a flash. It took 9 weeks for Holden to sleep through the night. I thought I was dead for sure after the first 8. Then, the dread of going back to work set in. I enjoyed my time that I had to breast feed my son. I hate that I had to stop once I returned back to the "real world". Holden did not nap until he was 5 months old...that was kind of miserable. But when he learned how, he did it like a champ. I am talking 2 to 3 hour naps! :) He cut lots of teeth this year. I believe that he has 12 now. He is also walking and talking (well, you know, babyneese). I look forward to watching him grow into a young man. What a blessing.

I love you Holden! Mama's punkin' head!

Now, a walk down memory lane...closing us off with a picture of his BIRTHDAY CAKE!!

12 days old

One Month Old

Two months old

Three months old

Four months old

Five months old

Six months old

Seven months old

Eight months old

Nine months old

Ten months old

Eleven months old

Holden William Hoover 7:43pm 11/20/07

The big cake is 4 layers of chocolate and white cake filled with buttercream icing. The smash cake is a blended choco/white cake iced with buttercream. The embelishments are marshmallow fondant.

Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers

This cake is for a baby shower that we are throwing for a co-worker. This is her first baby and it is a surprise! We don't know if it is a boy or a girl. How exciting! The cake is white with strawberry and buttercream filling. The icing is buttercream. Congrats Vickie!

*11-29-08 new side note, Vickie had her baby today...and it was a BOY!! Congrats Vickie

Pretty in Pink

This cake was ordered by a sweet friend of mine. I am not sure of the occasion. It is simple. Pink with a marshmallow fondant bow and polka dots. Mmm mmm. The cake is white and the filling is buttercream with strawberries. Enjoy!

Happy Birthday and Welcome Baby

Happy Birthday and Welcome Baby

The first cake is for a young lady that is turning 14, obviously. Mom couldn't give me anything specific to work with as far as a theme, so we went with colors. Her favorite color was purple (also obvious), so we went with that. I thought that the paisley touch was feminine and not so childish. The cake is a white cake and the icing is buttercream with a strawberry and buttercream filling in the center. I hope that she has a happy 14th!

The second cake is for a baby shower that we are throwing for a co-worker of mine. She is due in December. She is having a little girl that she is naming Lola Rose. I love that! The cake is white...and should be delectible. The icing is buttercream and it is decorated with marshmallow fondant stripes and diaper!

I am not done yet. I should have one more rolling out tomorrow...so stay tuned.

~Becca~

Baby Day, Halloween Style!

I did this cake for fun. A group of my friends get together once a week with our kids for a "play date" sort of thing we like to call Baby Day. This week's baby day is going to be our group photo day. The kids are bringing their Halloween costumes to wear for the photo. I thought that a nice pumpkin cake would be fun for the festivities. :)

IN THE BEGINNING...

Here is a LONG sample of some of my cakes. I started with the most recent first. Notice once you get to the bottom how "beginner" they look. I promise that I will not ever make a blog entry be this long ever again. I just needed to get you up to speed on where I am today. :) Remember, they are most recent to very beginning.

This one is my first archived cake. I had done several before this one, but did not start taking pictures until this point.

I know that was a lot to take in. As I promised before, I will never make a post this long ever again. :)

~Becca~