2 Year Old Birthday Party

I am so late in posting this.  My son had a big birthday a few months ago.  He turned 2!  It’s so  hard to believe he is already 2, the first 2 years with him flew faster than the first 2 years with my daughter.

Nathan loves trains.  To celebrate, I made him a train cake. 

I used a cake pan that I received from my mother in law that makes a bunch of mini-trains.  Because the day before his birthday party was a very busy day, my husband and I stayed up late to decorate the cakes.    We covered it with a large piece of cardboard propped up by cereal boxes, so it could be a big reveal for the birthday boy at his party.  We decided to use a lot of the candy that we received from the many holidays, and we were successful in using up most of it.      This one was a caboose!

I enjoyed every moment that went into the cake.   The most fun of the cake was seeing how much the 2 year old boys (cousins) enjoyed it.

Now, to see the most awesome home made train cake in the world, go see what Katie recently did.  I am totally amazed!

Thanksgiving Challah Bread

So, yes, Thanksgiving was a few weeks ago. I am finally getting caught up on pictures.

I made this challah bread for our special family feast. The item in the middle? A Teepee Corinne made in her class that same week! It was not planned at all, but the two fit together perfectly.

Never having braided Challah bread before, I took it on and had awesome success, thanks to the Internet and Maya who's tutorial was absolutely perfect! If you ever want to take this on, check out her link. Success on the first try, even with two little ones pulling on my legs most of the time.