Our Family Project

**Sorry these pictures are so blurry!** Once upon a time there was a very young princess who lived in a land far, far away from her grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousins. This little princess barely met any of her extended family when she went on a quest several months earlier. So swiftly was her quest completed, that it would be doubtful that she would recognize any of these family members, many of whom she met for the first time during her adventure. Yet, this tiny princess remained in the thoughts of all those who adored her during their brief encounter. Many a day went by and they thought, "I wonder how she is doing" and, "I hope she is not sick." Oft times their thoughts centered around her growth and how quickly she was changing. This story is for all those who lovingly adore this very special princess. Especially for all those who adored her oldest sister when she was the very same age, and wore the exact dress this gorgeous little princess is wearing. Yes...

We've been waiting and waiting, and finally, Kate's tooth has made an appearance. I think she lost her tooth back in April or some time around then. However, we are now hearing, "I don't want my new tooth to keep growing. It's bothering me. When I was a baby and my tooth was growing in it bothered me too." :-)

I was asked to make the cake for our Young Women in Excellence meeting this month. It happened to be the night after one of my cake classes. So, I was able to take the cake that I was supposed to decorate in class (which didn't happen because it took too long to roll out the fondant to cover the cake) for the meeting. I did, however, make a sheet cake to go along with it, just to be sure we'd have enough cake. I forgot to take my camera to the church to get pictures of the cake assembled, but I did (thankfully) have my phone and I took pictures before taking it to the church. I'm really pleased with the finished product .... but covering a cake in fondant is hard work!

Adam got out a sheet of paper and his crayon roll and started coloring on the floor today while I was on the phone. Then I overheard him telling Maryanne to leave his picture alone. When I went over there, Maryanne was coloring on Adam's picture. He didn't like that too much. So, I got out a sheet of paper for Maryanne. She colored on it for a little bit, but not for long. Before I knew it she had gone back to Adam's picture. Something about his picture made it more fun I guess. Either that, or knowing she was bothering her brother. In any case, it was still cute to see them interacting and coloring together.

Things I should have taken pictures of this past week, but failed to because sinusitis grabbed hold of my brain and gave it a good shake: Adam as "Green Goo Guy" (a made-up costume for Halloween) He took some scissors to his the front of his cape before I was finished sewing it. His cape was basically his costume since we didn't really have a character to base this costume on. Yeah. I'm pleased with the finished product ... after I figured out how to make it work. Eliza making her tutu Eliza chose to wear a poodle skirt for Halloween. I failed to get the poodle on her skirt because, of course, I procrastinated until the day before the trunk-or-treat to make her skirt. Also, another reason she didn't have a petticoat. So, she made herself a tutu following this tutorial . Turned out super cute. Kate's fake vampire teeth They glow in the dark. Oh, and they are too big for her mouth. So she used costume makeup and "painted" on some fangs. The best part...