Fourth of July

Fireworks at Grandma Holst's house.

Aunt Jo Jo and the future Uncle Jake (Josie got engaged on Friday night!)

Parade:

This year we were in the parade for Jeremy's company Reliable.






Fireworks on the 4th:

We watched fireworks across the river from Hannibal on the riverfront with our friends the Whetstones. It was a great spot...although Titus didn't make it through and I ended up with him in the van.

Sweet 2 the Soul

One of our newest ventures to make money for our adoption fund is a homemade cupcake and cream cheese mint business called Sweet 2 the Soul. After my failure as a jewelry saleswoman I knew I wanted to do something to continue to build our fund that didn't involve a party business. I have always loved baking, decorating cakes, and custom designing decorations for parties. However, with three little ones at home I wasn't sure I could deal with the stress of making cakes. So after I made these cupcakes for a family going away party (and a few episodes of Cupcake Wars) the idea of a cupcake business was born.

The Going Away Cupcakes that started it all... (Very appropriately since they were for Jamie & Kara who are also adopting :)

These I did for a baby shower I hosted for my best friend Karen's new baby boy, Micah. The letter M's are held on by a baby clothespin.

I guess she liked them because she became my first official customer. She gave me this napkin and I designed cupcakes for her son Logan's 2 year birthday party.

When I sat down to come up with a name for my business God totally gave me some great inspiration. I wanted to try and involve scripture so I began looking for passages with the word sweet in it. I stumbled on Proverbs 13:19, "A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul." and I knew it was perfect. Not only did it sound catchy it tied our adoption right in. I know that someday when I meet our child it will truly be a longing of my heart fulfilled. And so Sweet 2 the Soul is born, waiting to see how God blesses.

If you need cupcakes for a special event find us on Facebook or send me an e-mail jenniferhumiston@hotmail.com. If you are local PLEASE share this with others and help me get the word out.

Until our Child Comes Home,

China here they come!

Earlier this month we said "farewell" to our cousins, the McClintock Family, as their family heads to China for approximately two years. We however are looking forward to seeing them at Christmas. It was a great time to spend visiting before they left. I know we will miss our recent tea parties and play dates!

The girls and I made these cupcakes for them. They say "farewell" in Chinese and have the Chinese flag (colored by the girls) on them.
We finally got a good picture of Lilly & Grace.
Jeremy and I spent most of the night playing "tag." We had to take turns keeping an eye on Titus as he was into everything! And while this picture shows him playing with toys it was a very brief moment in his evening of adventure.

Psalm 139:9-10

"If I rise on the wings of the dawn,

if I settle on the far side of the sea,

even there your hand will guide me,

your right hand will hold me fast."

We know God is "holding fast" to our far off family!