Bode Micah Mayville

I previously posted that my nephew was born on August 11,2010 and here are some pictures to share. Callie and Bode are doing great and I think everyone around him is enjoying every second of his presence.


This is the first family photo after the delivery. Cal did awesome and I am so happy that I was able to experience that with her. It truly is a miracle of God to watch such a tiny little thing come into this world and just the way it all works. It truly is a testament to His miraculous creation and His power.



Bode's first picture with Aunt Lizzy! I am one proud aunt and already spoil him rotten...oh goodness.



Here is the little stinker just hanging out in the hospital...isn't he something?



Bode has done great at home...beginning to get into a routine of eating and sleeping. He has been up about 2-3 times a night to eat and other than that he sleeps pretty well. Momma and daddy are doing great and just loving on their little boy.



I was really sad to leave yesterday because he will change so much by the next time I see him but I am glad to be back at school and get in the groove of things up here.

until next time .... ( i am sure there will a continual flow of pictures..don't worry)

I am an Aunt!!

Just a short blurb... Callie and Jeremiah Mayville gave birth to Bode Micah Mayville at 8:05pm on August 11,2010 and he was 7 lbs. 11 oz. and was 21 1/2 inches long. Callie did awesome, it was one of the most incredible things I have ever seen. There will be a better post to come with of course pictures. But he is here and healthy and momma is healthy and I am an aunt!!

toodles...

Just a teensy bit ridiculous.

So this is going to be one huge post completely centered around baking...all of the pictures from my recent adventures will be here and instead of trying to explain and separate each one I am just going to upload them all at once and explain here..

There is a variety and I know you must think "man all she must do is bake..." well actually that is all I have been doing outside of volunteer-ing with Beachside Community Church. After working and enduring summer school for all of May and June, I was kindly given a no school/no work break during the month of July and until school starts. It has been very nice. I have been gradually getting the word out about my love (obsession) for cupcake baking and even was able to do my first sale!! A sweet family I know was celebrating their daughter's first birthday and they gave me the pleasure of making cupcakes for them and I even got paid!!

So in the pictures there are the "classic" which is a dark chocolate brownie bottom and a white cake top layer finished off with whipped cream cheese frosting. These are delicious and becoming a staple in my personal baking arena.

For the party (all of the pics of the cupcakes in a box) I made the "classic" and then some strawberry with the same cream cheese frosting. For the party I also made some mini strawberry cupcakes and let me tell you...they are dangerous - You can eat like three without even realizing it. I will never make those unless they have a specific destination or they will be gone in a matter of hours and all in my stomach.

I have been testing some new recipes such as the "Thin Mint" cupcake...it has the light green frosting and chocolate shavings on top. I LOVED these, that might even be an under statement. And from them I probably received my highest baking compliment yet and that was that they were "divine". I had two...in one day.

The last were the oreo - and they were scrumptious as well, containing oreo in the batter as well as in the cream cheese frosting mixture. I just love playing with decorating on top. It was hard because I could not pipe these due to the oreo chunks..I love the cleanliness of piping but I think they turned out okay! =)

Please let me know if anyone would ever like some for any occasion or would like recipes...I would love to share, none are my own but some are mix and matched together!

Sorry for the baking addiction and lack of blogging...but I can't help it.