Gramma

It was so nice to have my Mom here all the way from New York. She came a few days before my due date to be sure to make it to Owen's birth. Owen came 3 days past due but mom still had a week with us after he was born. We had a great time and she was such a help but it wasn't nearly long enough.

We all love to bake. Mom bought this great cupcake book called "Hello, Cupcake!" and made bug cupcakes with Michael. Bugs are the theme of the season with Michael. He's been keeping a bug jar of beetles and he spends hours looking at them.

They started by making the cupcakes. Banana cake, yum! Mom even made the cake gluten free for me.

Then she made the bugs using chocolate and candy. She put a piece of wax paper over the bug page and traced them in chocolate.


Michael helped by sorting the candy by color (I think he ate more than he sorted) & placing the candy on the chocolate bugs.


They used peanuts, almonds, M& Ms, Skittles, Tic-tacs, Sugar Babies, & Junior mints.

Then Gramma placed the bugs in the fridge to harden and carefully took them off the wax paper to place on the cupcakes.

Aren't they just lovely in a creepy kind of way! Michael loved the entire project. He must of told Gramma he loved her twenty times! We know the key to my boys heart! We miss you Gram!