The view outside the kitchen window, this morning. A glorious February sunrise.
Anna’s 30th
My son, Riley, made my favorite chocolate cake recipe and I whipped up a batch of chocolate raspberry ganache in the morning. By the time afternoon rolled around and I was supposed to assemble the cupcakes, I could barely stay awake. This always happens when I am around 6 months along.
My beautiful baby sister is 30. I still can’t believe she has her driver’s license and is married with children, let alone turning 30 years old. We had a small group of family over last night for cake and coffee to celebrate.
I was laying in bed the other morning and wondering how I got to be 39 so quickly. I pondered if I would want to go back to 20 and and came to the conclusion that I wouldn’t. It’s never as bad as it seems to get older. Whew.
Raspberry Chocolate Ganache:
1 and 1/4 c heavy cream
2 tbsp unsalted butter
2 tbsp light corn syrup
1 pound semisweet or bittersweet (not unsweetened) chocolate, chopped coarse
1/2 c seedless raspberry jam
In a saucepan bring cream, butter, and corn syrup to a boil over moderate hear and romove pan from heat. Add chocolate, swirling pan to submerge chocolate in hot mixture, and let stand 3 minutes. Whisk ganache until smooth. Stir in jam. Transfer to a bowl and chill, covered, for at least 2 hours and up to 3 days.
For gancahe filled cupcakes:
Cut a small section out of top/middle of cupcake. Spoon in a small amount of ganache and frost with a chocolate raspberry frosting.
It was dark by the time the cupcakes were done and sadly I didn’t get good photos of the finished treat.
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Charlotte Bonnet & Bridgette Blouse
The Charlotte Bonnet & Bridgette Blouse from eden’s bouquet Stagecoach Collection
Gorgeous Photography by Vera
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Little butterflies
My little butterflies, Violet & Hazel. What fun these little girls are. They are starting to play together more and I love to watch them mother their dollies and sing their little songs. Each has their own, unique personality. Violet sounds like Marcel the Shell when she talks and Hazel’s style is more an exuberant shout.
“DID YOU BUY ME GUM, MOM?”
“I LOVE YOU, TOO, DAD!”
Hazel always says “too” at the end of “i love you”. She will be sitting on the toilet or playing in the toy room and randomly yell “I LOVE YOU, TOO, MOM!”. Makes me smile. She likes to dress up in pretty things and ride skate boards. She likes to line up all her dolls and tuck them under blankets. She likes to sing, but only knows a few words of each song so she mixes them all together and adds in a few verses of unknown songs in unknown languages. She demanding, sweet, charming, fearless.
Violet loves to draw and write and will sit for hours writing “mom, dad, i love you, violet” and any other words she comes up with. I love to find her papers filled with butterflies, sunshines and drawings of me with lopsided eyeballs and oversized fingers. She still loves bugs. She loves to sing. Her sister, Sabra, is still her favorite person in the whole world. When she hears the kids bickering she will sternly tell them that God says “Love another”.
Gossamer Tie Dress
one of my all-time favorite photos by From the Treetop Photography
SALE!
Bestselling Gossamer Tie Dress
now available in white, ivory, black and gray
sale ends February 5, 2012
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Pick-up Sticks
Jace & Wyatt playing pick-up sticks on this rainy Sunday
Another good day to play old fashioned (unplugged) games.
And…
to sit in front of the fire and dream about the garden we hope to plant this Spring.
Millie Headband
New to eden’s bouquet: Millie Headband
Inspired by hats from the 1920′s & Hazel’s self inflicted haircut
Darling for baby, big girl and even mama
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News from eden’s bouquet
Amanda’s beautiful little Zoe wearing eden’s bouquet Annie Dress
Photo by Amanda Keeys Photography
I started eden’s bouquet 9 years ago, specializing in handmade, one-of-a-kind garments. I would reconstruct vintage and antique wedding dresses and personally hand sew children’s clothing and Christening gowns. I would sew customer orders until the wee morning hours of the morning because I loved it. I would wake up in the middle of the night with my head overflowing with new designs and ideas(still do).
With the new year we have decided to go back to our roots and bring all manufacturing back to the USA to our team of skilled seamstresses. Although only a small percentage of our designs were manufactured overseas, it has taken us a bit to move our patterns and fabric back to our local artisans and I thank you for your patience. Local manufacturing, along with custom fabric/color options, also means that we had to adjust our pricing.
You will find that most styles are now offered in multiple colors. We can also adjust length and size upon request. Our goal is to offer a unique, custom service like no other while still focusing on what this company was founded on: superior, heirloom quality and exquisite detail.
You will notice that we now offer a rush option on each style. All of our styles are handsewn upon order just for you; for a rush fee we can sew your order within 5-7 days or less.
Due to popular request, we now offer 30, 60 and 90 layaway.
In the coming year we will be bringing in more vintage inspired styles, including old-fashioned nightgowns and pajamas, fancy gowns and dresses, boys’ formalwear, layettes, rompers, bonnets and more. The ever popular Eden Ruffle Jeans will also be back soon with custom length and size options.
Thank you so much for your business in the past years. We sincerely appreciate it and look forward to collaborating to make your special garments in the years to come.
Blessings from our house to yours!
25 weeks
Unborn, Jessie Pearl, is 25 weeks old.
I took a small step back in the pregnancy sickness and was back up to 1/2 Zofran in the morn and 1/2 at night, but now I am back to the 1/2 pill at night. I am already at the weight I was right before I delivered Hazel. And I still have 15 weeks to go. Yikes. If you see me eating a cheeseburger, slap me. In all seriousness, I have been trying for months to control my weight, but my metabolism seems to have deserted me. I have reduced calories as much as I safely can and started exercising every night. That resulted in hunger and more weight gain. Following the midwife’s advice, I am now trying a high protein diet. We will see if that will do the trick. Let me know if you have some helpful advice. Isn’t it frustrating when your body disregards everything you try? I have always gained a lot while pregnant, but quickly lost it once baby was born. Until a couple of years ago. The fun of eating whatever I want is now over. Fiddlesticks.
Despite all that…
I love this stage. I am still comfortable and baby moves so much. She wakes up in the morning with the rest of us, she gets hiccups if she is startled and responds to voices against my belly. I love how the whole family already calls her by name. I love how the little ones kiss my belly and tell her goodnight before they go to bed.
Yesterday in church, Wyatt was resting his head on my belly when he got a swift kick in the face. He jumped up with the cutest wide-eyed look of wonder and amazement. A moment I will cherish.
Sunday
It’s a rainy Sunday and Hazel is spending it taking good care of her purple hippo. Dressing her up and giving her sleigh rides.
Daddy made her day when he tied a ribbon to her sleigh.
Hazel is wearing eden’s bouquet Gossamer Tie Dress in black.
Wyatt is drawing aliens, monsters, race cars and all the other things boys like to draw.
Wyatt is wearing eden’s bouquet Harbor Tee.
We have had the most beautiful weather for all of December and half of January, but we are making up for it now.
Snowstorms, downpours, flooding, ice.
It is a good day to light a fire and stay inside.
by Jen From Windy Ridge
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