{running and cookies and bags, oh my!}

Hello again! Here are some very late pictures of the kids from 4th of July weekend. Our school district sponsors a kids' Fun Run and both kids participated. Morgan's age group had to run 1/8 mile (1/2 way around the quarter mile track) and Gerard's age group had to run 2 laps (1/2 mile). Both kids did great, and Morgan might have even come in 2nd or 3rd if she didn't keep stopping so her friend Taylor could catch up.

After the run we had our annual picnic/party with neighborhood friends. Thanks, Jayna!!! Then on the 4th Morgan and I rode in our preschool float for the parade while Gerard and Gerard watched along the route, and then we hung out with friends some more. It was such a busy day that I forgot to take pictures of everyone, but I did manage to get Morgan...

And of course I had more cookie orders, too. I made a dozen crowns and a dozen castles for Morgan's friend Lyla's 4th birthday party. Half blue, half pink so the boys wouldn't feel left out.

I also had an order for 2 dozen blue butterflies for a book club. They read Still Alice (an excellent, heart-breaking book) which has blue butterflies on the cover.

The woman who ordered the cookies said they were such a hit at the book club and she had to put out my business cards because so many people were asking about them! Thanks, Debbie, for helping me decide on a design -- they liked them!!!!

I also forgot to mention where I got that awesome apron I wore at the Farmers' Market last week. (See the picture HERE.) It was made just for me -- custom fit and design -- AND she made me a matching bag. THANKS, MA!!!!!

{cookie catch-up}

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I've been busy making cookies!!! Here are some of my latest....

Softballs and mitts for a little girls' tee-ball team:

Elmos for a little boy's 1st birthday. Thanks, Syd!

Tea cups for my mom's friend, Syd, who owns a great tea store in Williamsville called TeaLeafs.

I had LOTS of orders for July 4th...

And last but definitely not least, yesterday was my Farmers' Market debut! It was "Touch-a-Truck" day, which meant lots of cool trucks for the kids to check out, climb in, and "touch" -- there was a fire truck, a school bus, a convertible car, some construction vehicles, and more. So of course I made truck cookies! I sold all but 11 of my nearly 100 cookies, despite ONE HUNDRED DEGREE temperatures. (This is the worst heat wave since 1995!)

I have some pictures of the kids, too, that I'll upload when I have a minute. For now I better get back to my cookies.... I've got 2 more orders for Tuesday!

{baseball and watermelons}

Nothing says summer like watermelon.....cookies?

Gerard's baseball team made the playoffs this year and they ended up coming in 3rd. There was a bit of controversy over whether his team should have played in the championship game for 1st/2nd place or in the runners-up game to determine 3rd/4th place. In the end they played for 3rd/4th (but should've been playing for 1st/2nd). I think it worked out better anyway, because they would have gotten CRUSHED by the 1st place team who hadn't lost a game all season. Instead they beat out their opponent in a great game, and ended the season on a high note. We're proud of all the boys on the team!

I hope all the fathers out there have a great father's day, especially the ones in my life. Happy Father's Day, Dad, Gerard, Granpa G and Poppy!

{last day of 2nd grade}

Like I said in yesterday's post, I really cannot believe that Gerard is now a 3rd grader. When did that happen?!? Of course I took the obligatory pictures yesterday to compare how much he's changed since his first day of 2nd grade. Take a look...

And HERE he is in September on his first day of school.

Here are my latest cookies, too. The birthday boy is turning 7 and wanted pirate ships. I made 2 extra cookies just for the fun of it. I think they turned out cool and would love to do the skull and crossbones for someone someday, too.