Living in Long Beach

The last time I was in Nashville visiting my nephews, I made a promise to Langston that I would make him a Lightning McQueen rainbow cake for his birthday. So the Friday after Thanksgiving, I had the boys all to myself.  All three of us made the cake together. I wish I had some pictures to show you because it was all so cute (and so professional!) Desmond, who is only three, cracked his egg without getting any shell in the mixture. (Langston and I only got a tiny bit of shell in the mixture but we got it all out.) We followed all the directions to the letter and then Langston decided on the colors. We had special Wilton Lightning McQueen colors but tried to use very little of them per instructions from their mother. She prefers that their food be as natural and organic as possible. Langston is a pretty easy going guy so he was okay with the colors being muted. We chose three colors plus the uncolored batter, which was yellow. And then we just plopped all the colors inside ...

They ♥ LA! They love it!

As many of you know, I went to Ohio to visit family with a sad detour to GA. The trip to Ohio was very quick and brief with little sleep (though I got way more than Jessica who works crazy long hours). All this is to say that I didn't take any pictures in Ohio. I only took pictures with my camera once and that was of Desmond on the sofa bed at my parents' house after showering (him, not me). I took two quick blackberry pictures of Jessica and Desmond on the tram at the ATL airport because Desmond was so funny every time the tram started. He wasn't so much scared but very startled. Too cute. (Did you notice the sa-weeet diaper bag in the corner?) I plan to go back in a few months and will take pictures then. Really, I will.

My second nephew is no longer called TBD!! He has been officially named Desmond Mathew Kegham Thomas . Here's a picture of him when he was at the hospital and using the pseudonyms "Z", "TBD Baby" and "Wiggle Worm."

In case you actually wanted to see a picture of my new nephew, here is one where he and his mother coordinated outfits for a trip to the doctor.

I am sure most of you know that I now have a second nephew. He was born on July 30th and as of today his name is still pending. I was affectionately calling him "wiggle worm" when I was in Ohio but he will likely grow out of that nickname shortly. "That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet."