Art and Cupcakes

One good thing about having Christmas in Mississippi is that during the month of January all the presents we received from grandparents, aunts, and uncles that couldn't fit in our suitcases, start being mailed to our house. It is seriously like Christmas all over again. I have them space out the mailing, so Jackson can enjoy all his new toys and we can find home for all these new treasures. Well, yesterday you might remember we had snow, so today we had left over snow and ice. Therefore we stayed inside ALL day long. Lucky for us one of those beloved Christmas boxes arrived today! YIPPEE - Perfect timing Dee Dee! One of Jackson's presents was an art easel with everything you could ever need to create a masterpiece.

Here is Jackson creating his first work of art.


Mrs. Kelly, doesn't he have great technique?


I asked Jackson what he was drawing, and he quickly responded, "A cat, meow." How could I not see it right off?


Yesterday to fight the cold snow we also made "cake cakes" - cupcakes. Jackson found these Cars cupcake liners the other day at the store that just had to come home with us. (How is it that he can find something car related at every store we go to. We were in Michael's for Pete's sake!) I thought he had forgotten about them, but he woke up from his nap yesterday saying, "Cake cakes, mommy, cake cakes." So we made cake cakes. (Just what Mark and I need in the house - chocolate!) I just thought I would share with y'all the correct way to eat a cake cake . . .

First take one finger (and I mean only one) and place in icing. Be sure to have a wet one in the other hand just in case you get sticky.


Next move your finger in a circular motion to collect the icing.


Then suck off the icing until your finger is clean.


Repeat the process until your cake cake looks like this:


Forget about the cake part, it is no good! And that my friend is the only way to eat a cake cake the Jackson way.