{newest cookies}

Here's a quick run-down of some recent cookie orders:

Custom baby gift boxes for a set of twins. Hailey's middle name is Rose, hence the rose on the onsie and Hannah's middle name is Lily, so I put a lily on her onsie. This was my first attempt at so much writing on a single cookie (and cursive, too!)
All boxed up:

Another custom baby gift box for a little boy, Lucas:

Onsies for one of Debbie's coworkers. She got them a cute basket and knitted (or crocheted?) a sweater and put them all together. I think the gift turned out really cute.

Hello Kitty cookies:
Shofars and Jewish stars for Rosh Hashana/Yom Kippur:


A funny gift box for Gerard's teacher's friend. She turned 60, her name is Roxann, she's a grandma, they have a lake house, and "Trophy Wife" is an inside joke between them. This one was fun to do.

I gave away 4 half-dozen pink ribbon cookies to breast cancer survivors:

Morgan's teacher is a huge Michigan State Spartans fan. Yesterday was homecoming, so she asked me to do 18 "S" cookies. I threw in the Sparty cookies as a little surprise. Her husband liked them so much that he already placed an order for 9 one dozen Christmas cookies for his store managers (he runs a large chain of restaurants).

{fall 2011}

Once again I find myself having to apologize for not posting in so long. I'm sure you're getting tired of hearing "We've been very busy", but it's the honest truth. I even have some pictures to share from THE SUMMER!

So, to get right down to business, here are some shots from a trip to the zoo at the end of the summer. We had a really nice time -- the kids navigated using the zoo maps and I don't think they missed anything, including the peacocks that wander around the zoo interacting with the people and feeding the giraffes.

We've had an interesting fall. The weather was beautiful for quite a while, then it got really cold and rained for days on end, and these last few days it has been beautiful again. So far we enjoyed a visit from Aunt Debbie (and went to the apple orchard), a visit from Grandma and Grandpa for Rosh Hashana, a family trip to the pumpkin patch, and Morgan's class trip to the apple orchard. Here's a glimpse:

Morgan's picture day at school was a couple of weeks ago. Doesn't she look cute?

Morgan is taking dance again, this time it's ballet and hip hop. They're really so cute! I took this video a few weeks ago with my phone -- enjoy!

Gerard is taking a hip hop class, too, and I'll post video of him sometime soon.

{saturday night date night}

Who needs fancy restaurants when you can have homemade sloppy joes, chopped salad and local corn with your two sweethearts?

{up to my eyeballs in cookies!}

I can happily report that I have been very busy with cookie orders! Here is a glimspe of some recent ones:

Mah Jong tiles for my mom and Arleen were tiny and a lot of work, but worth it in the end:

Soutwestern cookies for a friend of my parents who was recovering from surgery:

More hibiscuses, this time in pink and purple for a birthday:

Back to school gift boxes that I advertised on Facebook. I got so many orders (20!) that I had to turn people down! Several people who RECEIVED these cookies have already placed their own orders!

Piano keys and soccer ball for 2 of my favorite neighbor girls who were having a rough week:

By far my most detailed cookies yet. These New Balance sneakers were for my personal trainer. I had a friend take a picture of her actual shoes and I made cookies!

Gerard couldn't decide if he wanted to bring Pokemon cookies or cupcakes to his class to celebrate his birthday, so I gave him the best of both worlds: mini Pokeball cookies on top of cupcakes! (His class went wild!)

One of the teachers who received the back to school cookie gift box ordered these custom baby cookies. Her mom ("nana") watches her new baby (Caroline) while she is at work and she wanted to thank her.

Someone bought back to school cookies for the office staff at Gerard's elementary school and then one of the secretaries called me and ordered Elmo cookies for her granddaughter. I forgot to take pictures of those, but you can see other Elmos I have done HERE.