Occasionally you strike out

Truth is, these were borderline gross:
http://pinterest.com/pin/170925748328188706/

I'll admit, I didn't make them *exactly* according to the recipe (this is pretty standard for me, actually). I don't think I used an entire pound of Velveeta. Which may have been the problem, because the mixture was just too thick. Beyond that, though, it tasted like plastic, just like... well, just like Velveeta. Guess I shouldn't have been surprised.

Putzy, but delicious

I decided to try making these:
http://pinterest.com/pin/170925748329002894/

And I have to tell you, they hit all of the right taste sensations - they are salty, they are sweet, they are crunchy, they have chocolate and peanut butter. What's not to like??

What's not to like is trying to pipe the peanut butter mixture into the Bugle. I'm pretty sure I had hand cramps days later. Still, I'm willing to keep them in the rotation as an annual holiday treat.

Birthday cake

I modeled my son's first birthday cake off of this one:
http://pinterest.com/pin/170925748328353049/

Needless to say, mine didn't look that awesome! But, I tried :)

Photography

I have stolen quite a few photography ideas from Pinterest, including:
http://pinterest.com/pin/170925748328639975/
Here's my version:

I think it will be great fun to keep up this photo year after year.

More leaves:
http://pinterest.com/pin/170925748328606927/
And mine:

Of course, not all pictures turn out exactly like the Pinterest version:

Totally stole this idea and suggested it to the photographer who took G's six month photos:
http://pinterest.com/pin/170925748327198674/
The photo by Toni Fogarty of Front Porch Photography in Belle Plaine, MN turned out just as awesome!

http://pinterest.com/pin/170925748327187245/
I also did a version of this to document G's first birthday:

And, while we didn't get an exact match to this:
http://pinterest.com/pin/170925748327181652/
I think this picture is in the spirit of the original:

Long Distance hug

http://pinterest.com/pin/170925748327650786/

We made these back in May to send to the Grandmas in their Mother's Day cards (they both live out of state). They were a big hit!

Birthday book

From Pinterest:
http://pinterest.com/pin/170925748328374620/

For my son's first birthday, I made him a book of pictures of our dog, Monte, along with a story about how Monte doesn't bark and has a curly tail and pointy ears. Should be a great keepsake for many years to come!

12 months of baby

This is one of the first Pinterest ideas I "lifted" for my own use:
http://pinterest.com/pin/170925748328780720/

I'm pretty happy with how mine turned out as well: