Day 18: My little boy is growing up! ;(

This past Sunday Alex was promoted to the 2 year old class at church.  It was a pivotal moment for me as a mother.  Realizing that my sweet son that I remember giving birth to like it was yesterday is already 2.  Already promoting to a new Sunday school class and most of all already starting preschool in the Fall.  I just can't believe it!  Hannah is still in her same class, but she's an infant so I doubt she will be promoting until January.

In other news, I can safely say that I am not going to be making cakes for a LONG time.  I made 3 cakes this weekend, 1 of which is still in my freezer.  The idea started as you followers saw on Friday when I wanted to try for the first time to make a from scratch cake and icing.  Well that cake turned out amazing, so I volunteered to prepare my sisters birthday cake for her upcoming birthday lunch at J Alexander's.  I asked her what kind of cake she would like... thinking it would be something simple such as vanilla.. or chocolate.  Nope.  She wanted a Red Velvet Cake.  So I dove in.  Preparing the cakes and attempting to prepare the cream cheese icing.  Let me just state that I should have just iced the cake with buttercream because the cream cheese icing recipe that I aquired made an absolutely HORRID frosting.  It was runny and gross and looking at the cake once I iced it... I realized that no... no.... this was not going to work.  I couldn't very well serve my sweet sister... this horrible excuse for a cake.

So I pre heated the oven.... and started over.  The end product ended up being my best cake yet!!  a chocolate cake with chocolate icing.  It was heavenly if I do say so myself.  :)

After this cake excursion you can bet that I won't be making a cake for awhile.  At least a month or so. lol.  Plus we don't need it in the house.

My parents in law kept the children for Jon and I last night so this morning has been a little odd.  I've already gotten all my cleaning done and now I don't know what to do with myself.  I wish I could lull myself back to sleep but my internal clock usually doesn't let me this early in the morning.  With them not being here, I still went through my morning routine.  My run, making Jon and I breakfast, packing his lunch, preparing coffee... But boy did I miss my Alex.  I missed making his breakfast and cuddle time on the couch while I drink my coffee.  I miss Hannah's shreeking which she does all day long. lol.  I get them back at 11 and it can't come soon enough.  :)

Thanks for reading!!  xoxo