10 months!

Warning...huge cliche ahead:

I cannot believe my babies are 10 months old! 

It seems like just yesterday they were teeny tiny, 8 pounds combined  in the Emory nicu. 

Then they were 3 weeks old and we were doing their newborn photo shoot in our empty basement. 

(Photo cred: AGW Photography ~ agw photography.net ~... She is truly amazing!!)

Then they were a month old and I dressed them as zombies for halloween. They didn't actually go out to "candy-treat" as Peyton calls it, but they had to have a costume!

Fast-forward to today: (well, technically yesterday, since I didn't get around to posting on their actual date)

Elise has hair...Meri, not so much. 

Meri crawls all over the place, so it's not very easy to get a picture of her anymore!! Elise is a little behind in the traveling department, but she making progress. Currently she scoots on her butt and leans waaaay over to get to where she wants to go. 

Then there's this...they are already messing with each other. Meri is a big fan of stealing toys, so I kind of laugh a little when Elise starts to get her back. 

"Time flies when you're having fun!" 

It really has been a crazy journey. There are days when I think "I've got this" and I have it handled, and there are days when I feel like I'm not going to make it to bedtime!! But we do, they go to sleep, and my wonderful hubby and I hit the reset button!!

This is him with Peyton...I mostly just take pics of the kids or I would have chosen a pic with his clothes on. :-/

Garlic Parmesan Potatoes

It's been a very long time since I blogged.  I've been busy with these cuties ...

And this one...

BUT I still cook supper just about every night, and I created something super delish tonight! I'm sure someone has done this, but I hadn't ever, so therefore I created it. So there. 

Melt some butter in an oven-proof skillet and throw in 2 garlic cloves, minced. 

Cut in half lengthwise some little potatoes...I think they're Yukon Gold..and sprinkle on some salt and pepper. 

Throw them into the skillet with a little more butter, and let them cool in the buttery, garlicky goodness for 5-10 minutes. I lost track of how long I cooked them cause I had to go change diapers. 

Wash your hands from changing those diapers, then stick the pan in a 350 degree oven.  Let them cook for about 20 minutes, or until tender. They will be getting all golden-looking and delicious from the butter. 

Put a nice thick coating of Parmesan cheese...I had grated, but shredded would be good too..and pop under the broiler for about 5 minutes.....

Until they look like this!! 

Sooooo good!!

I served them with some leftover pork butt my hubby made on July 4th (freezer stash!) and some home-canned green beans my Mama gave me. 

And yes...I cleaned my plate, plus ate another bite or 2 of potatoes. Nursing twins, baby!!

I didn't measure anything, so no printable, concise recipe...just have fun and remember the butter!

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Quadruple Birthday Celebration

The same lady who ordered the rock-n-roll cake last weekend called me this week with an original (at least to me) idea.  Her family is having a group celebration this weekend for 4 different birthdays.  So, she ordered 4 cakes, each personalized for the respective birthday person.  I did 6-inch cakes.  Two are chocolate, and the other 2 are white.  All have a buttercream base, with fondant embellishments.

--May 2012

Old Time Rock & Roll Birthday Cake

Turning 80 years old calls for a celebration and an awesome cake!!  The birthday gentleman loves music, and his favorite song is "Old Time Rock & Roll."  With some input from his daughter-in-law who ordered the cake, I designed it with that in mind.  The cake is white on the bottom tier, and chocolate on the top, with a buttercream base and fondant and buttercream embellishments.  I hadn't done a lot of writing with icing in the past, but I got a lot of practice on this cake!

--May 2012

Gender Reveal Cake!

I was super pumped to be asked to do a gender reveal cake for a friend of mine.  She came straight from her sonogram appointment ... with the results sealed in an envelope ... and gave it to me!!  I love being the first to know secrets!  I tinted the white cake batter and the frosting {pink}, then covered it all with fondant, so you couldn't tell from the outside what the cake was.  She had a big family dinner and made the first cut, as they all found out together.  There's no way I would have the patience to wait, but I'm so glad she did and I got to make this super fun cake!

-May 2011

Lego Ninjago Birthday Cake

This cake was for a friend's little boy, who was turning 6 {I think, or 7}.  He picked out his favorite design from pictures his mom found online.  He was super thrilled with the Ninjago head, which I molded out of rice crispie treats! The cake is a 2-layer (one chocolate, one yellow), with a buttercream base and fondant embellishments.  I freehanded the "ninja" font and did the cutouts with a knife.  It took FOREVER!! but I was happy with the results.

-May 2012