First Florida Cake

Here is a picture of my first cake done in Fl. It was for a 1st birthday party for a friend at church. Derek was not sure if I should let out the secret that I make cakes. Ethan went to the party with me while Derek and Aubrey stayed at home and hung some curtains. Ethan rode a bike with training wheels and thought he was very cool. We have been looking at them some and it may be on his Christmas list.

Yesterday we went on some errands and we stopped at Toys R Us and both kids were able to pick out a toy. We were supposed to do this the other night because Ethan had been such a good helper, but his behavior took a turn and he did not end up getting a toy. He cried all the way home from Daytona (30 minutes), but I believe he learned his lesson. Only good behavior merits a prize. So, he cleaned up his room without prompting and did not whine yesterday, so we made the toy run. Ethan picked out a policeman kit. I will try to post a picture of him in it tomorrow. Aubrey got a set of keys. She loves keys and pushing the buttons. This toy has not left her side and we heard the buttons being pushed all the way home (better than the crying the other night). Maybe she will not play with Aunt Joy's keys as much now when we visit next week. She also enjoys playing under the ladder for some reason. She will just sit there for a long time. I guess it is her little spot.

Aubrey is a much different child than Ethan. She loves to get into everything. One of her favorites is the phone. She gets into the phones all the time. We have two that are within her reach when she gets on her tiptoes. Anyway, Derek found this phone and we just had to get it. It fits Aubrey perfectly. Last night she did not want anything to do with it, only her keys. Well, this morning she thought it was pretty cool. Again, she loves the buttons. I took a picture of the phone to show how cute it is because you could not see it that well in the one with Aubrey. That is about all. The home improving is almost complete. Derek has a meeting at the house tomorrow night so we are trying to get it almost complete. He is installing knobs on the kitchen cabinets right now. All that is really left is the guest bedroom (it has become the catch all room).