cupcakes and father's day

this was a great weekend! we got saturday all to ourselves - it was so nice not to have to rush anywhere, do anything or have anything planned. we finally got a dresser and some shelves for thomas' room. it is starting to look like a real room and we have to admit, it is foolishly and completely satisfying to walk in there. somehow it is so very satisfying to see this little room we have put together for thomas. now, we both get why parents spend time/money making their baby rooms so cute - it is nice! :)

as you can see we also got a chance to take more photos of thomas (some on sat and some on sunday morning). finally got him smiling! it was william's suggestion to take the photos first thing in the morning. babies are definitely fresher in the morning (as one of our other new mom/friend, Liz says). the only thing that sucks about taking your own pics is that it is really hard to get perfectly clear shots - babies move around so much. can see why have a $1000+ camera that can take rapid action shots in succession would be a real benefit.

here he is sitting on his own! look at that funny little look in his face. in the next shot he got a little help from dad - so happy getting a little sitting assistance.

on sunday, mom helped thomas write a card for dad and even colored in a cartoon picture for him (from his precious moments coloring book). we had french toast for breakfast (with cream cheese and nutella in the middle). yummy!!!

we went to dinner with two other new dads: vijay ®ina and john & liz. unfortunately ethan was on a father's day break because his mommy did not get anything for mother's day. perhaps next year, ethan will help dad "remember" to help him with a card for mom! :p

i went to IKEA for the furniture on Tuesday last week. while we were there, we passed a trendy little bakery on Bay Street called Teacake Bake Shop. there were selling these ridiculously adorable cupcakes for $3 each. sheesh! ever since eyeing those cupcakes in the window, i have been craving cupcakes. so i made a batch of cupcakes using a recipe out of America's test kitchen. it was for white birthday cake but it worked out great for cupcakes. here is my version below - they tasted yummy too. after dinner, regina/vijay/sara and liz/john/ethan came over and helped us eat them. we all had at least 2 each (i think i ate four over the course of the day....) and they took some home too. next time, i'll have to make a bigger batch!


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Happy Father's Day to my wonderful dear husband and even more wonderful dad! i would not be surviving this very well without you. it is funny but when you see your husband loving your child, it makes them even more wonderful. still can't believe we were so stubborn for 8+ years...