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The Cake Creator Hard At Work

Cake Creator Hard At 
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Andy has been hard at work planning and creating Allison’s birthday cake. He decided on a beehive theme. Tonight I took him to Michael’s so that we could get some yellow chocolate discs that he could melt and use to create the sides of the beehive. He also had some little sugar bee decorations to add to the cake and sliced up a strawberry to look like a flower. The sugar bees were stale but they are really only on there for decoration since no one actually eats those things. In the photo he is hard at work writing Happy Birthday, Mom on a large piece of yellow chocolate. The kid loves to create.

Panera Bakes with Bloggers and Their Kids

Yesterday Allison, Eva and I had the privilege to gather with 9 other bloggers and their kids at Panera Bread in Newton Center. My friend Mommy Niri organized the event herself and invited a small group of bloggers (the facility could only accommodate a limited number and we still were too many for the space.) and their kids. We arrived a little early. and Eva took right to Valerie Sodano’s (Local Marketing Manager for Panera Bread) daughter. Eva stuck like glue to this friendly girl throughout the morning. They colored together, they made cookies together and Eva even stole chips off my plate to share with her. Eva was so sad when she had to leave. Continue reading Panera Bakes with Bloggers and Their Kids