Kindergarten!

My little boy started kindergarten this week! He was pretty excited about it. We went school supply shopping a few weeks ago and he picked out his book bag and the kind of markers he wanted. The list also called for a cloth bag for change of clothes and a paint shirt, so when I was checking out the closing out sale at Clothworks (very sad about them closing) I picked out some fabric I thought he would like.

Of course, now that he is in school, everything has to have his name on it!

"What is happening?!?!"

Another birthday in our house! For his 3rd birthday Anthony decided he wanted a Lightening McQueen cake. I've made a couple Cars cakes already, so this one I based on Cars 2.

Since I wasn't about to make McQueen, Mater, and Francisco, and I knew Anthony would love some more cars from the movie, I went out to buy them. I found Francisco but I couldn't find a Lightening McQueen or Mater. The whole cake depended on these cars so we were planning a trip into the city to get them when I had a brilliant idea! I texted my siblings in Saskatoon and asked if anyone wanted to do me a favor. Luckily for me my brothers volunteered. They braved Walmart, found the cars, put them in the mail and saved the day!

I got busy making the rest of the cars for the grandstands, and cookies for his name. The grandstands I made out of rice krispie cake. Stirring those marshmallows was probably the hardest part of the whole cake!

I based the cake on the boy's favorite scene from the movie - Mater is racing down the raceway with the bomb and McQueen is trying to catch him. He finally hooks on to Mater's tow hook just as he lights his rockets. They go speeding past Francisco, who was in the lead, and he shouts "What is happening?? It is a bad dream!!".



I disguised Finn, the super spy car, as a bush! And you thought it was just a random bush! :)



I really liked how this cake turned out. I have to say it is one of my favorites!

Another Cake!

I asked my son what he wanted on his birthday cake and without hesitation he said "Lightening McQueen!" I wasn't about to make the actual car, so I cheated and bought one, along with Mack. I borrowed Mater from my 2 year old! Luckily he didn't mind! I had some trouble coming up with a design but with a little help from the internet I was able to throw something together. And Seth loved it!