First Day of School

I can't believe it! Elizabeth is in Kindergarten! She has been waiting patiently to go to the "big kid" school and now it's here. Randy and I both had the opportunity to drop her off on the first day. She was trying so hard to be a big girl. She even decided that getting a kiss goodbye from mommy and daddy was too embarrassing. Kindergarten here is a full day so she definitely is worn out when she gets home. Her teacher, Ms. Stoffle, seems to be pretty nice and Liz really enjoys her. I'm glad she loves school.

Celiac Disease

It's been a while since my last post. So many things have been going on that it's been hard to get the time to write. One of the most recent events that is having an impact is that I have Celiac disease. Among other things, it has been the cause for a lot of the issues I've been having for the past 5 years. What's sad is it took a certified nutritionist instead of a doctor to find it out. What does this all mean? Celiac disease is a condition that damages the lining of the small intestine and prevents it from absorbing parts of food that are important for staying healthy. The damage is due to a reaction to eating gluten, which is found in wheat, barley, rye, and possibly oats. It basically means I have to go on a gluten free diet for the rest of my life. It has also been determined that I have a high intolerance to dairy products as well, so no milk, cheese, eggs, yogurt, etc for me. Being a baker, this makes things extremely difficult. Fortunately, since I like to cook and bake, it will be a little easier to adjust. I will just have to be a little creative with the ingredients I use.

It was also determined after some testing that my adrenal glands are fatigued and not working properly. This was also caused by celiac because I haven't been getting the nutrients I need for it to function properly. Good thing is that I can reverse the effects with diet and supplementation to heal the damage and get me back to feeling normal. I let you know how it goes.

Where's Abby?

There she is! She is little miss curious these days. Now that she is mobile, nothing gets in her way. She is already trying to cruise the furniture. Her balance is still a little off but she can stand as long as she is leaning on the couch or some other piece of furniture. She LOVES food! Right now she will down peaches, blueberries, squash, sweet potatoes, and her latest love, graham crackers. Did I mention she has a tooth! One finally broke through last week. Hopefully, another one will come through soon. Her vocabulary is starting to increase. She'll say "Ma" and "Da" and other things that don't make sense but still sound cute coming from her. I'm not sure how much she has grown. We're still waiting for her to get her wellness check. I'm hoping for that to be done by the end of the month.

Preschool Graduate

Elizabeth finished Preschool! I'm so proud of her. She really enjoyed attending The Grace Place this year. They provide such an awesome program that the kids love. Josh didn't want to leave his teachers. We found out that our little miss Elizabeth is quite the performer. The 4 year olds were singing a song and Elizabeth was really getting into it. Her voice was by far the loudest and she decided to spice it up with a little hula hooping. It was hilarious to watch.

She was so proud of herself! Both Josh and Elizabeth got "diplomas" for finishing the year.

Also, the teachers made scrapbooks for the kids filled with pictures of all the stuff they did throughout the year. I can't believe how much Elizabeth and Josh have grown this past year.

Great Wolf Lodge

This year we decided that Elizabeth's Birthday gift would be to take her to the Great Wolf Lodge. She LOVES waterparks! Going with her friend, Emily made it even better. We spent 3 days and two nights there. We had a blast, but she definitely wore us out! This was our first time there and it didn't disappoint. Right when you walk in the door you get a view of the kids play area. It is really neat. Unfortunately, because Elizabeth doesn't like water to be poured on her head, she didn't spead much time in that area.

When she wasn't going down the slides, her favorite place to be was the wave pool.

After all that playing around you can imagine how much food we ate. The kids loved it, but Randy and I definitely paid for it when we got home. Too much greasy food is not good on the system!

In the evenings, they have story time, which I thought was a good way to calm the kids down for the evening. While waiting for story time to start, she was enjoying playing in the front lobby.

However, the fund didn't end there. The girls got to have a slumber party! Needless to say, after all of the activities, it didn't take long before they passed out of exhaustion!

New Cake Blog

I've decided that I will have a seperate blog dedicated to all the things I do with cake. However, I will still post pictures here. The website is Forged in Cake

Busy

Things have been really crazy lately. I have a few cakes to do in the next couple of weeks. I'm really excited to be doing them. Also, Randy and I will be taking Elizabeth to the Great Wolf Lodge next week. I'm really looking forward to it. She LOVES waterparks and to top it off it is indoors. I can't wait!

Tangled

Elizabeth's Favorite movie right now is Tangled. She loves it! I decided it was the perfect theme for her 5th Birthday cake. My design kind of evolved over time, but I'm really pleased with how it turned out. For the house I used a cake dummy and I used rice crispy treats for the tower. It was my first time using rice crispy treats making it a very sticky experience.

We Have a Crawler!

Watch out! Abby's on the move! It's time to dust off the baby gates cause Abby's on a mission. She wants to explore every inch of our house. So far she's made it to the kitchen. She's so excited about her new aquired skill. It's very useful when wanting to play with the toy that's not quite in her reach. It looks like my time will now be spent chasing her all over the house.