Yes... I Did That.

I have been doing a few things lately that I am quite proud of and I thought I'd take the time to share. Not that these things are real incredible or unique, but I'm just proud that I did them all on my own (with a little inspiration from others). To start, I was inspired to start crocheting again by my friend's sister. She started crocheting for charity. She's got an awesome website you can checkout and she makes some really awesome things! http://www.achickwsticks.com/


We've always thought Baby Jared looked a little like a cute little monkey. He has dark hair, dark eyes and his ears kinda stick out. So when I found this pattern to crochet this monkey hat I had to do it! And I was finally able to get a smile on camera that wasn't a big blur! That's something to be proud of too! :)

Every year since I can remember my Mom has made a German pastry called bienenstich for Christmas. Growing up we would take this and other German treats to neighbors! Now that I'm on my own out here in Missouri I've decided to continue that tradition and start making bienenstich myself. I'm proud to say that it turned out just like I remember Mom making it. :)


Over Thanksgiving break I decided to take advantage of Alex being home and helping with the kids to make this beauty! I've been wanting to try making a tiered cake for a while and finally got around to it. I'm proud to say that this whole thing is home made, right down to the fondant. This cake consists of: vanilla cake, vanilla butter cream frosting and raspberries in the middle. Around it is homemade marshmallow fondant flavored with raspberry. Believe me, this fondant was no small task! I'm still working out the kinks and had to make three batches before it turned out right. I almost quit after each failure, but I couldn't let the fondant beat me! By the end, I felt like quoting the movie Matilda by saying, "My sweat and blood went into making this cake!". Oh, and maybe a few tears along the way too. :)


So there you have it. Three things that I can be proud of. Hopefully there will be many more like this to come in the next year! I'm excited to get crocheting again and getting better at it, and I also hope to continue my quest of making cakes. Not only to decorate beautifully, but have them taste fantastic too! Here's to another year of doing things to be proud of!