Sweet and sour

I made from-scratch yellow butter cupcakes for a going away party, and tried out a new recipe for "fluffy" frosting (I usually make homemade buttercream when I make this cake).  I think I prefer the taste of the buttercream, but my cake-connoisseur sidekicks voted the combo a thumbs up.

Naturally, when you make cupcakes with a regular-sized batch of frosting, there are leftovers.  Lots of them.

Which is why we are the best parents, ever.

She had to be INSTRUCTED on how to lick the beater.  For shame, selves!  She should KNOW!

Why is it that my favorite light in the house is in the corner behind the kitchen table?  Who needs to eat!  Mom just wants to take pictures!

(One of) the ugly sides of military living is rearing its ugly head.  My BFF running partner is moving to Maryland and left on Sunday, and our first (and very serendipitous) friends and fellow band family is leaving on Thursday for their move to Chicago.

Our first night in San Diego.

Tonight, saying goodbye.

I have the most wonderful collection of photos of the two girls from most of the public gigs from the last year and a half, but it makes me too sad to put them all together right now.  Some day, I suppose.