MY FIRST EVER CAKES!!
What a treat I have for you 
I cleaned out my garage and am in the process of organizing a bunch of boxes marked “memories”. (My kids are on vacation in California so I figured I’d take the opportunity to get a good clean in) Now, I’ve been watching Clean House for several years and I am well aware that things are not my actual memories. Usually I do a pretty good job keeping things organized and ridding my house of things I don’t need.
But I still have a weakness -letters/cards and my kids school papers. So. Hard. To. Get. Rid. Of.
But I’m trying to pare down.
Still, the upside is finding these pictures
Bob the Builder for Gavyn’s 3rd birthday (2002)
The buildings/trees are cut outs that I printed on photo paper, a lot of Gavyn’s actual toys for the characters and my Pièce de résistance – most of the brick wall are made out of jello jigglers
Isabella’s Princess Castle for her 1st Birthday (2002)
I believe I got this idea from FamilyFun.com. All of the lovely castle decor is made of different candies. Notice the lean of the castle. I was pretty upset about it. But my mother-in-law, Connie (who can turn any negative into a positive) said, “Well, it leans just like a real castle that has settled, so it’s very accurate.” She is the nicest person ever.
I hope you have enjoyed this trip down memory lane. I have. I get misty lately thinking of how cute and small my children used to be.
Happy Friday cakers!!
Shannon
