Oh my God. Shoes.

So I'm obsessed with baby booties. I didn't really use them with Monty because, well, he's a boy. And, despite my best efforts to remain gender neutral, baby booties on boys just doesn't work most of the time.

However, totally awesome baby booties have gotten much more popular in the past year or so, so there are lots of super cute ones for boys AND girls. And etsy.com (of course) has lots and lots. I bought two pairs.

This one is for my soon-to-be nephew:


My sister loves her some monkey and I got him a little monkey outfit. So it should be very sweet.

And I had to get a pair for my little lady:


I love how they look vintage with the olive and white. SO cute. Let's hope I don't get all pink and purple clothes so she has something to wear them with.

Baby count down: 7 more weeks. Eek!

I'm currently making a rag rug for her room, so stay tuned for pictures of that. Also, I made a rag quilt for the nephew and am waiting for my sister to send pictures because I forgot to take some (woops!).

I'm beyond bad...

So, June's Daring Baker's Challenge was...challenging. First of all, it was hard. And I mean HARD. Lots of time. Lots of steps. Lots of ingredients. I can't even remember the name of this cake. (Filbert Gateau with Praline Buttercream) But I can tell you that it is SO SO SO good.

Although, my version is quite possibly the ugliest thing I've ever made.



See? It looks like poop with poop on top.

Here's more proof.


I made this cake for my dear friend Traci's birthday, which, sadly, was surrounded by some sad family news. Hence the terrible pictures.

My cake is so darn ugly, however, because I didn't get my Swiss Buttercream Frosting warm enough for it to be smooth. Also, the recipe called for a nut paste made in a food processor and all I have is a cheap blender. So it was a mite chunky.

C'est la vie. It still tasted SO SO good. I mean it. Like really good.

So why am I beyond bad? Because this was supposed to be posted on Wednesday and, instead, I'm not getting around to it until Sunday evening. I blame my pregnancy. And the fact that I was directing a play that had it's closing week/weekend, so I've been beyond busy. I know, I know...excuses. But, damnit, a girl's gotta have somethin'.

I'll have more soon. Hopefully prettier.