Ryder's 4-D

So, now I guess I know the feeling of a mom thinking her baby is the cutest one in the world...

And....the ever-growing belly...

26 weeks

30 weeks

31 weeks

A Busy Month!

So, I've been a terrible blogger lately....this month has been insanely busy....but lot's of fun as well! We had a surprise Bday party at my house to celebrate Deb's 30th Birthday!

Happy Birthday Deb!!! We Love you!

Noelle's little girl, Graham, loved playing in Ryders unfinished nursery....and especially loved getting in his crib! Too cute!

I'm ready to go to bed in Ryders crib!

Julie graduates from Law School!!!! Congrats Jules...we love you and are so proud of you!

My dad turns 60!

So, sorry to dissapoint any of our other precious little girls, but I'm pretty sure Kate is Andy's favorite....she LOVES Mr. Andy and always wants him to hold her....she especially loves coming to visit Ashley Mac's because we give her strawberry cake(:

We are going to hire Kate to wash our windows at Amacs....

I guess we're gonna have to have a girl too....so precious

Well, my belly is officially catching up to Scott's...

Andy turns 29- are we really almost 30 now? yikes!

Lauren's Baby Shower....we can't wait to meet this little girl....who is waiting on a name?!!!

Cake Pops....I made cake pops for the shower favors...I'm sure many of you have seen this on Bakerella's blog.....we make "cake truffles" at AMac's and "cake pops" are really just our cake truffles on a stick...so it was super easy and fun to do something a little different..although I don't think I could do all the animals and shapes she does!

Cupcakes Galore

We had the opportunity to provide the desserts for SKIRT magazine's One year Birthday party last month. It was really fun to have a different kind of project to do outside of the usual catering. And the giant cupcakes were definitely a new challenge for me. I made them the day before and was pleased with the way they turned out considering I only spent a few hours on them...BUT, I made a lot of mistakes and think I'll be able to perfect them next time now that I kind of know what I'm doing.

Anyways, for the 7 days following this party, our phone was ringing off the hook for cupcakes..it was crazy! We have 1,000 to do for a party in June- THAT will be interesting! Time to start investing in some more cupcake pans I guess.

I have been trying to talk Andy into letting me open a Cupcake store like all the trendy ones in LA and NYC... so we'll see. I finally experimented with a unique cupcake recipe I have had for years and they were a big hit (with Andy and the staff anyway!)... so they might be the next to debut at AMacs.

Girls Trip to LA

Some of our best friends, Patrick and Noelle, are moving out to LA this summer. Andy and I won't know what to do without them around:( Patrick has already moved to another city for training so we only get to see him when he comes home once a month. But on a fun note, me and two of Noelle's other friends flew out there with her to help find a place for them to live. We had such a fun time! We went to Newport and Laguna Beach, Santa Monica, Malibu, Culver City, and of course Beverly Hills. It was one of those trips you just didn't want to end!

I hit 23 weeks out there...Finally looking pregnant
We had some delicious cupcakes at this bakery that we found in a magazine... we went there because Katie Holmes and Suri were spotted in there the week before...but we only got to see cupcakes

Rodeo Drive! Lot's of window shopping since we couldn't afford anything!

An amazing and very trendy salad place for lunch

Loving our mercedes SUV we got to cruise in for 5 days

On the beach in Santa Monica

Malibu

We were hoping to eat at Spago, Wolf Gang Puck's posh little restaurant in Beverly Hills...but we got so busy that we didn't have a night left for it

Sweet Laura giving Ryder some love

Kristen and I on our sugar high...too many starbucks runs...

Beutiful Sunset

Manhattan and Hermosa Beach (above)... this is where they hope to find a place to live- it was absolutely beautiful!!!!

Loving cruising around...we drove TONS and were able to see so much!

Climbing the "dunes"... it was CRAZY hard!!! In some serious good shape I think I could probably only make it up 5 times..so I was just proud that my preggo self made it up 3 times!

Laura and I trying to make it all the way up!

Kristen, Noelle and I after a delicious meal at the Flower Bakery

Pie Recipe in the Birmingham News

Ashley Mac's Coconut Caramel Pie recipe was featured in the City Scene of The Birmingham News this past Friday. To read the article and get the recipe click on the link below. It would be a great ending to your Easter dinner!

http://www.al.com/entertainment/birmingham/index.ssf/2009/04/ashley_macs_recipe_for_coconut.html

We LOVE the beach!

Julie (Andy's sister) had Spring Break this past week so we decided to pretend like we had one too and joined her and the parents for a long weekend. It was absolutely GORGEOUS weather! 75 and sunny the whole time! I laughed and told some friends last night that I had to go to the beach to get the pregnancy glow- with the way I've been feeling it sure wasn't going to happen without a tan! Anyways, we had so so so much fun... We ate some great food and Julie and I soaked up all the sun we could!

21 weeks

After eating at this amazing Italian place at the Wharf, Ryder was full and therefore by belly felt huge!

Still squeezing into my regular bathingsuits...actually sported a bikini the first day- I guess I will break down and get a maternity one before we come back in May. Ryder was kicking like crazy when I laid out- not sure if he was saying "it's getting too hot in here" or "i love the beach"... we'll go with the second one

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