Baby Tomlinson update & more!

We had our 16 week appointment this morning and everything is going great!  Kyle got to hear the heartbeat for the first time because he was out of town during my 12 week appointment.  The heartbeat came through loud & clear!  The doctor said it was about 160 bpm.  I've heard that could mean boy....what do you think?  We are very anxious to find out if we are having a boy or girl!  I think the doctor could sense this because she offered to let me come back in 2 weeks for our ultrasound (normally, we would have the ultrasound at 20 weeks)!!!!  We are so excited!  Two weeks from today we (keep your fingers crossed) will know the sex of our baby!  

In other news, we aren't the only ones adding to our family in 2010!

My sister and brother-in-law, Emily & Paul, are adopting from Ethiopia and have FINALLY been matched with a precious little 4-year old girl.  Her name is Tesute (they are going to call her Tes) and we hope to have her as a part of our family in late May or early June.  This is a long-time waiting answered prayer for their family!  Ellie, Cooper and Cole are very excited about their new little sister....especially Ellie, who has been praying every day for a sister for quite some time (even though she knew nothing of the adoption).  

ALSO--Kyle's parents are adopting a 14-year old from Russia!  Her name is Nastia and she will be joining the family next month!!  She is a very pretty young teenager and we are equally excited to meet her and welcome her to the family!  

WOW!  I feel like Brangelina!  2010 will be exciting to say the least! 

Here are some long overdue pics of the holidays and beginning of 2010!  

Our last Christmas just the two of us!

Me and my sisters on Christmas Eve!

Laura & Nicole's going away party at Cabana :(

Snowed in!

Happy Birthday Kyle (in December!)

Surprise!!

We are pregnant!

Kyle and I found out that we were pregnant right before Thanksgiving!  We are both super excited (and nervous)!  We went to the doctor on Monday and everything looked great!  Our little one (and it IS ONLY ONE) is expected to arrive August 2, 2010.  Hopefully, he/she won't come too early since my parents have booked an Alaskan Cruise from July 18--July 26.  As expected, my mom is on pins and needles!  So, 2010 is going to be a busy year with lots of changes & new additions to our family & extended family!

Baby Tomlinson at 8 weeks!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy late Thanksgiving to everyone!

Kyle and I had an awesome holiday break in Florida.  We spent the first few days of the week in Lady Lake, Florida (right outside of Orlando).  Kyle's sweet grandparents live there 1/2 of the year and it is such a fun place to visit.  We played golf and did alot of relaxing!

The last half of the week, we met up with my family at Disney World.  It's a tradition in my family to spend the Thanksgiving holiday at Disney World.  We had enough time to do one day at each park--Animal Kingdom , EPCOT, Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios.  Although not relaxing, it was tons of fun!  Thank you Mom & Dad for taking us each year!

Kyle and I with his grandparents.

Getting ready to hit the small ball :)

A Christmas Carol 3D movie.  Definitely not the light-hearted Christmas movie that I anticipated!

(I do not recommend this movie for children who get scared easily)

Animal Kingdom

EPCOT

Magic Kingdom with Pluto.

Thanksgiving dinner with the Pooh Characters.

Happy Thanksgiving!

The best ride at Hollywood Studios--Aerosmith's Rockin' Rollercoaster.

Cat in the Hat Cupcakes

I got the opportunity to make Cat in the Hat cupcakes for a super cute 3 year old birthday party!  I wanted them to look somewhat "whimsical" to go along with the movie and I think they turned out really cute! Thanks Melia!

I also made cupcakes for a 29th birthday party as well as the most delicious carrot cupcakes!  This week, they are my new favorite!

Halloween Cupcakes

Halloween is now a distant memory, but I wanted to post pictures of the Halloween cupcakes I created!  I think they turned out really cute and they tasted even better!  They were a huge hit at a Halloween party for a very loyal customer of mine.  Thanks Chris!

Raspberry-filled Almond Cake

Cover the filling back up!

Raspberry-filled almond cupcakes

The raspberry-filled almond cupcakes turned into the spider web cupcakes.

Witch Hat Cupcakes

Double chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter buttercream.

Apple cinnamon cupcakes with cream cheese frosting!

Halloween Cupcakes!

Cooper's Halloween Party

Last week, I went to Cooper's Halloween party at school. He (and Cole) are in Kindergarten at Granberry Elementary. Emily had to work that day, so she could not attend. Fortunately, Cole's party was the next day, so Emily could go to his party. It was so cute to see all of the kids so excited about Halloween! I think I was a good "fill-in" for his mommy!

Cooper proud of his Halloween bag!

Enjoying some snacks!

A goodie-bag to take home!

Cooper with his Aunt Mimi!

I, also, got to pop-in to Ellie's Halloween party!

A Variety of Cupcakes

Over the past few weeks, I've had the chance to make cupcakes for several customers! Here are a few pictures. I made mini cupcakes for a party this week and they were such fun. In fact, they are the perfect size--just a couple of bites. However, sometimes I can't help but munch 2 or 3 at one time!?!? I've found that they are the perfect size for kids--who tend to take a bite or two of a cupcake and are ready to move on to do something different. My new favorite (this week) are mini pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese frosting.

Mini pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese frosting! YUM!

Fresh strawberry cupcakes with strawberry buttercream.

These were fun cupcakes to make for a groom who was a huge UT fan! Vanilla cupcakes with vanilla buttercream and fondant "Power Ts."

These cupcakes were for a bachelorette party! How fun!

Cream cheese filled pumpkin cupcakes with caramel swiss meringue buttercream.

This type of icing melts in your mouth! Definitely my favorite icing!

Mini almond cupcakes with vanilla buttercream for a Christmas card party.

Never too early to start thinking about Christmas!

Caramel cupcakes with caramel swiss meringue buttercream. These are a favorite of mine, too!