Jaydon's Bday cake

Happy Birthday Jaydon! My nephew Jaydon turned seven this month and I offered to make him his cake. His favorite superhero is apparently the Wolverine from Xmen so I came up with this fun cake (Ellie was my helper). I think this is my favorite so far for several reasons, including the facts that it was the easiest and it didn't give me any problems front to end. The "blades" are just cut-out cardboard covered in foil. After his party he used them as throwing blades and then as swords, what a boy! I think you're pretty cool Jayd, Happy Birthday!!

Too good not to post!

These are just a few more pics of the girls on the trampoline with the sprinkler that I couldn't bare to not share... ENJOY! (you know they did!)

Ahhh to be a kid agian...

I PROMISE, these are quite possibly my favorite pictures ever taken!! To me it captures prefectly what being a kid is all about! You can see on their beautiful faces how great life is and the only things that matter to them are that very moment and two things about the moment, one, that the sprinkler is on and under the tramp and, two, that they jump as high as possible! And can you imagine, as their mother, how much I will LOVE to look at these pictures when they are all grown up... THIS is living the dream

Lincoln County Fair

I made this cake for the county fair this month. I used fondant this time and I really liked it! I still have a lot to learn though.... Lincoln County High School colors are red, black and white, so in hopes to win a ribbon I went for brownie points and did my cake like this topping it off with a Lincoln L! And I won a blue ribbon!! Not too shabby for a major beginner!!

I LOVE my calling!

I will admitt that there are days that I'd like to not have to think about having any responsibilities on Sunday other than getting my family there on time because, lets face it, that in itself can be a very daunting task! But even on those days, when I am standing there in front of those primary kids singing the sweetest praises to our Heavenly Father I personally can't imagine a more rewarding calling! First of all, I love primary songs because they are so sincere and so sweet. They bring us back to basics and remind of what is important. For me, few things touch my heart and connect me with the Spirit of the Lord better than hearing the innocent voices of children singing their testimonies through the primary songs. Today in primary I will revisit our song from January, The Family is of God. I taught the kids just a little bit of sign language in January to help them remember some of the words to that song. But today I will teach them the whole song in ASL so they can do it in their program. Thanks to my AMAZING sister for helping me to get it right! I LOVE YOU HAUD! ;) The kids LOVE using ASL and it is so pretty to watch! I can't wait! Now, off to races of getting myself and my three DARLING, COOPERATIVE, REVERENT, AGREEABLE, ANGELIC little girls ready for church! Good luck to you and yours too!! ;)