I'm 1, 2, 3!

Our little Mimi turned 3 at the end of April, and of course, I made another fun cake. There's just something about channeling energy into themed baking....if you haven't tried it, you should. Very therapeutic. :)

And no (for those of you who are wondering), cakes are not the only things I take pictures of or use to occupy my free time...I just haven't gotten around to blogging about the rest of our lives. More to come...promise.

In the meantime, check out this cute cake!



The cows were my favorite...



But Miya really loved the pigs. She took some pigs and piglets to preschool that day to celebrate her birthday.




What a cute bunch of kids, wouldn't you say?

Even Emi enjoyed the baby cupcakes...especially picking the marshmallows off of the sheep.


Thank you to everyone who could come and celbrate with us!

Sushi cake

Happy Birthday Papa! We got to celebrate papa's birthday at our house, so we made a sushi cake in his honor. Is this cute or what?!











I love the internet...it's full of such great ideas! Miya's birthday is coming up, and I've already got a cake idea in mind...stay tuned!

Budding artist

Back in November, Miya started drawing people with arms and legs. You know, the kind with all the appendages coming out of their heads. Well, one day after preschool, two of her teachers excitedly reported this skill to us, saying that it was unusual for kids her age (2 and a half) to draw people, never mind the detail. The child care worker at the gym was surprised to hear that Miya wan only 2, and told me the same thing this morning, so I had to look up the developmental timetable for myself.



Sure enough - she's a prodigy! :) I have been meaning to scan some of her drawings, and finally did it so that we could properly showcase the talents of our budding artist.


This is a drawing of the family: daddy, mommy, Miya, and Emi (she asked Jacob to do his own eyes, ears, and hair).


A picture of mommy...I'm not sure why I get a cone head.


Her friend Hayden. Most pictures she draws are of Hayden. When I pointed to the nose and asked what they were, she said "Two nose holes, mommy." Oh, right. She also made sure to show me the feet...see them?


A self protrait.


The drawing she did at the gym this morning with Nicole.

I'm walking!

The baby is walking. She started using her feet as her primary means of transportation (at least around the house) last week.

"I'm walking!" from Jacob Nishida on Vimeo.

And here she is this week. Go Emi, go!

Walking at 12 months...again from Jacob Nishida on Vimeo.

(Please excuse the messy house...we're excused right? I heard that having 2 mess-makers excuses you from having to have a tidy house. That's just what I heard...)

Christmas

We spent Christmas this year with Michelle's family in Wyoming.

Grandma and Papa Miller


Emi is loving her time with Dada.


Miya is such a good big sister. She loves giving Emi hugs and making her laugh.


Emi is a young lady on a mission. A mission to fling anything that is on a table, chair, or at "Emi height" on to the floor. With a face like that...how can you get upset? (In case your wondering...it does happen!)


This shot was a result of Michelle's creative mind. I think that it is a fun shot! Emi loved the glass balls on the Christmas tree and this was a fun way to capture her reaching for one.






Miya discovered that she loves peanuts and M&Ms...they were always sitting out on the table, so she was always eating them!

Ice Fishing

We made sure we fit in some ice fishing while we were in Wyoming. The temperature stayed in the 20's, so it wasn't half bad (for the first couple hours, anyway).


Jacob and grandpa drilled the holes...





Then we dropped a few lines, and waited...



Some of us waited longer than others...





All in all, Jacob caught 5 fish, grandpa caught 2, and Michelle...she only caught 1, and it was a sucker that we had to throw back. Poor Michelle.

Happy 30th!

Jacob turned 30 this weekend, so I threw him a surprise party. We ate soup and bread (thanks, everyone, for bringing the food!) and hung out. We almost played rock band, too...right Dylan?





I tried my hand at making a cheeseburger and fries ice cream cake. I wish I'd taken the time to get some good pictures (since we now have an awesome camera again), but here are a couple of shots (thanks Dylan).



I made peanut butter icing for the bun (topped with sesame seeds), with fondant for the cheese and lettuce, and chocolate ice cream for the burger.



Yummy... Good thing there were lots of people there to help eat it...it was huge.

One year old!

Our little Emi turned one last week, and we celebrated the snowy day with a snowman cake, balloons and presents.



Is that a cute cake, or what?! (Yes, sometimes I do make time to be crafty/creative...)







She knew just what to do with that cake, and she even tried to blow out the candle!

Blowing out the candles from Jacob Nishida on Vimeo.

The 1st piece of cake from Jacob Nishida on Vimeo.

Emi loved to hear the "Happy Birthday" song, and would sway to the tune (this is post-cake eating...thus, no shirt).

Swaying to the Happy Birthday tune from Jacob Nishida on Vimeo.