Birthdays and Cakes

First off, a great big Happy Birthday to Great-Grandma Giuliano, who turned 100 yesterday!

And speaking of cakes, my BFF Anne recently took a cake decorating class and I got to watch her in action over the weekend. She made a football cake to have at a party, while she cheered on the Steelers and her hubby rooted for the Giants. I was really impressed! She mixed up her own frosting, whipped out a whole toolbox full of decorating tips and food coloring, and made this super cute cake! And she managed to do all of this while keeping her toddler's fingers out of it! Skills, the girl gots skills!

No Go At the Pumpkin Farm

We were supposed to go to the pumpkin farm today - our annual visit to Binghamton to visit with Anne & Keith. But for the first year ever, we got rained out. It's been steadily raining all day, and we just couldn't justify going out. It's so depressing!

But I will not be thwarted in my desire to have pictures of Xander with pumpkins. Maybe we couldn't get to the farm, but Anne has some nice pumpkins on her porch that filled in. Not quite what I had in mind, but no-one ever said I wasn't flexible!

This Boy Can Eat!

Some days this boy doesn't eat enough to keep a bird alive. More frequently now, though, he'll eat a ridiculous amount of food, and still come back for more! While I'm happy he has an appetite, I can't help but think of the jeans in his dresser that are getting smaller and smaller.

We got some pizza for dinner the other night, and Xander surprised me by eating an entire slice (excepting the crust) and coming back for another! Wow! And of course the main meal is followed by a snack. There's always a snack.


When I peek into the future, I see higher grocery bills. More frequent buying of clothes. And a boy who is growing much faster than his mommy wants him to!

Fall at the Farm

This is one of those pictures I'd been wanting to take since the leaves started turning. I drive past this farm every day on my way to work, and I just love everything about it - the white fences, the brown cows, the very cute Halloween milk jugs...it's just very quaint! Friday I saw my chance and grabbed it, pulling over on the side of the road and getting out to take pictures like some kind of downstate tourist. But who can argue with results?