Baby Shower

This weekend, the girls and I drove down to Corvallis to visit Grandpa and Grandma Hammar and play hostesses to my sister-in-law for her baby shower. We had a really fun time.....especially since the girls' cousins just got a brand new, adorable Jack Russell terrier puppy named PJ. Laurel spent most of her time looking out the window at the puppy, or telling everyone she saw, "Puppy! Puppy!"
The shower was very fun and Elisabeth and her soon-to-be son received a ton of very nice gifts. That kid is going to be very well dressed! I asked her if I could make her cake for the party as I really enjoy that lately. Her nursery theme is a hippo/leafy theme so I designed my cake around that. This was actually the second design concept, as my first try didn't work out quite as well as it did in my mind. But, the results were a hit in both taste and looks!

My sister-in-law and future nephew!

The cake, with fondant leaves and chocolate molded hippos.

Must Be Summertime

We had a beautiful weekend! The sun came out for the entire time and it was super warm. We went to Portland for the Grand Floral Parade on Saturday morning. There were a ton of people there, but it was really fun and we found a good seating/let the girls run around place. Erika and Laurel had a good time because they are people watchers and there was a lot to see. They liked the parade okay, but their favorite activity was watching the helium balloons float away when little kids let go of them. Always a good time.

Saturday after dinner, and right before bath time, the girls enjoyed a summer treat in the backyard. It is so nice to have a yard that we can play in now that Matt has mostly completed the landscaping. It is awesome! I'll have to post pictures of it soon. But, for now, here are our little cuties getting very messy!