This was the week to finally bake something! It’s been cooler than normal and raining which allowed us to sleep upstairs as opposed to last week crammed hotel style with the kids downstairs. They were definitely not up to sleeping out in the downstairs living room by themselves so we took the futon and hauled it into the spare bedroom with us. I secretly love doing this! And it’s my favorite thing about staying in a hotel. One giant sleepover, still separate beds – kids not kicking me. Fun! They’re so cute when they’re sleeping and don’t sass me about the cuddles I sneak in.
I made the swimming pig cake for Emily’s 10th birthday party over three days. I’ve been prepping and freaking out for weeks though! I bought some pre-made fondant but had second thoughts that I could even pull off making the pigs so logged on to Etsy and ordered a bunch of pig cake decorations and marzipan (seriously desperate times) just in case. All these items haven’t even made it to my house yet! Luckily, I took a breath and just went for it! All it takes to make the pigs is some rolling into balls and a toothpick to make the holes and indents. I had some black icing in a small tube that I dabbed on for eyes….
