Happy 1st Birthday Chloe!

Happy 1st Birthday Chloe!  I had the honor and privilege of making Chloe's 1st birthday cake for display! It's a topsy turvy cake that is winter theme with snow, snowballs, snowflakes, and a cute little penguin on top.  All the decorations are made of fondant and accented with silver dust for some extra wintery magic!  Chloe is so cute and adorable and so calm too.  Her party was very cutely decorated and her mommy did such a great job with all the decorations and making the festivities fun and happy for the birthday girl!  I can't wait to see you grow up into an amazing little lady, happy happy 1st birthday sweet little Chloe!!  We all love you so much!!

Congratulations Newlyweds Lennie & Danny!

Congratulations to the newlyweds Lennie and Danny Ngo! I had the honor and privilege in making the happy couple's wedding cake for their beautiful wedding a couple month ago in June!  The top tier is a mixed berry cake from Givral Bakery that I decorated, and the botom two tiers are dummy cakes that I frosted and covered in fondant and decorated as well.  The modular square tile design is very unique and modern and I'm glad I got to play with new styles!  Lennie brought me the pretty flowers to decorate the cake with and an elegant acrylic "love" calligraphy cake topper to put on top of the cake.  All colors are work very beautifully together and the lavender really matched the theme color of their wedding as well.  Also, being the proud mommy that I am, I must brag that my beautiful baby girl, Lily, was also one of the flower girls for their wedding!! hehe.  But anyways, congratulations Lennie and Danny and your special big day!!  I'm so glad you guys were happy with your cake and thank you so much for letting me be a part of your wedding celebration!!  I wish you guys so much love and happiness and I hope you guys continue to have many many wonderful memories and adventures together!  Congratulations to two wonderful, kind, awesome people!!

Happy 1st Birthday Prince Leo!

Happy 1st Birthday to my dearest le petit Leo!  I baked vanilla, pistachio, chocolate, and orange blossom macarons, bavarian cream fruit custard, and Haupia cupcakes with a coconut filling.  I also made a nice big 3 tier display cake in the theme of the book Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.  I hired a very talented balloon artist and face painter, and Khoa’s coworker, Vinh, generously set up a photobooth for us as well.  I got catering from Newport Rib Company and had a lot of yummy BBQ as well.  It was a very fun party and this 1st birthday means so much to me.

Happy 1st Birthday my dearest prince Leo.  You are such an amazing little inspiration.  There was a time when I thought I wouldn’t even be able to hold him in my arms, to see his beautiful smile, or hear his sweet laugh. Yet here we are, it’s been a crazy long journey, from the moment you existed, and now, we celebrate you. My little prince Leo, you are such an amazing little fighter, inspiration, and miracle.  I look at your sweet face, your cute sweet smile, and your innocent pure eyes, and I just can’t help get emotional and overwhelmed with feelings of love and gratitude.  I love how I can just hold your hand, with your tiny fingers wrapped around mine, and you just feel safe and at ease with me.  You feel like home and the ultimate sensation of comfort when you are in my arms, and I never want to let you go (except maybe when I have to pee…).  I can stare at you  explore this world of all it’s wonders, and listen to your sweet little voice all day!  You are truly the definition of hope.  You are beating all the odds, and I can’t wait to see what adventures we will continue to go on together. Keep shining bright, keep fighting, keep being my ray of hope. I love you to pieces Leo!

Happy 1st Birthday Ryan!

Happy 1st Birthday Ryan!  I had the wonderful privilege of making Ryan's 1st birthday cake display along with some sweet treats for his big celebration this past weekend!  I made some vanilla cupcakes and chocolate cupcakes with swiss meringue frosting, along with some vanilla and matcha green tea macarons, and some white chocolate dipped rice krispies treats, all with the help of my friend Sarah, who also happens to be the birthday boy's mommy! It was a very fun birthday celebration and I'm so glad I got to be a part of Ryan's special day.  He's such a little cutie and loves to eat and has a super cute big sister, Charlotte, too! =)  You are so loved Ryan, your parents threw you such a perfect intimate party. I can't wait to watch you grow up into an amazing little man, happy 1st birthday Ryan, I wish you many many more celebrations to come!!

Happy 1st Birthday Carter!

Happy 1st Birthday Carter! I had the honor and privilege of making a three tier display cake for Carter's 1st Birthday celebration.  I was lucky enough to make the wedding cake for Carter's lovely parents a few years ago, and now it's such a blessing to be making their son's first birthday cake!  I decorated three foam cakes using fondant and used skewers that I painted white for the poles for the pennant banners.  The pennants are made out of paper that are stitched together with white thread.  This is a circus theme cake for a super fun birthday celebration.  I'm sure Carter had an amazing time and I'm sure he was showered with so many warm wishes and tons of love!  Here's to many more birthdays to come and wonderful new adventures!  Happy 1st Birthday Carter!