Sneaky Little Jewel

Don't let this sweet little smile fool you. And don't underestimate her strength based on her petite appearance. Lizzie learned the hard way. Quite the funny story:
It was time for Lizzie to wake up from her nap so Dave snuck in and placed Julie on the floor right next to Lizzie's crib. Julie played with some toys on the floor and made just enough noise to wake Lizzie up. Meanwhile, Dave was secretly spying on their interactions from the doorway behind the dresser. It went a little like this:
Lizzie: "Oh, hello Jujiebean!" (Her nickname is a cross between Jujubes and Juliebean)
Julie: Looks and smiles but continues to play with toys.
Lizzie: Gives a mischievous smile then begins to chuck everything in her crib at Lizzie's head. Blankets and animals are now flying in Julie's direction but no direct hits.
Julie: Continues to play not even realizing the assault that just took place.
Lizzie: Is now bored and disappointed at the lack of response and turns towards the wall.
***So Dave seeing his opportunity runs in grabs a blanket and chucks it at Lizzie's head. A DIRECT hit!! Then runs out unnoticed***
Lizzie: Spins around and looks incredulously at Julie. "How'd you do dat Jujiebean?!!!"
Julie: Smiles big and continues to play with toys.

Meanwhile, Dave is cracking up and brings the two girls over to me. And Lizzie tells me, "Julie GOT me!!"
hehehe...

Chocolate Strawberry Cake

I have found baking and decorating cakes to be a really fun creative outlet for me lately.
My friend, Heather, has been having a hard time lately and just had a birthday. Chocolate and strawberries are the perfect medicine for the blues so I put this one together to cheer her up a bit on her special day.

Food Allergies

These are some pics I took a couple months ago when Julie first started eating solid foods. She has been a good eater from day one! She will eat most everything I give her. I would say that her favorite food is bananas. Unfortunately, I just got the bloodwork results from her doctor and she is mildly allergic to them! She is also moderately allergic to cow's milk protein which means no milk, cheese, yogurt, baked goods,etc. (for now). Kids usually outgrow these early food allergies so there may still be pizza, icecream, and bananas in her future!


The good news is that the allergies are not extreme so its never threatened her breathing. The doc recommended to give her some time and then slowly reintroduce these foods slowly with the hope that they will go away soon! Until the banana allergy disappears I will have to give the girl lots and lots of peas! (her 2nd fav food!)