My recent cakes!

I have been asked by a good friend if I would make her wedding cake in May. Since most wedding cakes are made with fondant(the really smooth icing) I decided I should learn how to use it. Turns out she wants a buttercream wedding cake, but it was fun learning to do fondant anyway. Here are a few of my first cakes.

This First one I made was for a girl in my ward who just had a baby girl. Her name is June and she is so adorable with a lot of dark hair.

This one was a bit more challanging. I think I need to get used to the fondant before I try one this challanging again. I thought I had enough fondant, then I didn't, and the fondant ripped at the corners. It was frustrating, but you get the idea of what I wanted the cake to look like right?

This one was a lot of fun. I make it for Easter. It worked out well, except the chicken legs would not stay up by themselves, so I had to prop them up with tooth picks. I still think it turned out pretty cute!

Well....

You can't fake one of these!

Megan's been feeling a little weird lately, and when she came home from her workout today she was feeling pretty nauseous, so she's been wondering if she might be pregnant. We were pretty sure that she wouldn't be, but she wanted to take a test anyway. SURPRISE! This is the test she handed me about an hour ago. How crazy that we would actually find out we are pregnant on April Fool's Day! Nobody's going to believe it's true, but you can't really make up a fake test.








(But your pregnant sister-in-law can....)

I am pretty dissapointed with myself for falling for this, especially after listening to several fake pregnancy announcements this morning. I have to say, it was pretty well thought out and executed - I even thought I saw the beginning of tears in Megan's eyes when she came out of the bathroom! Geez....

I'm gonna have to get her back eventually.

Nursery Time!

Our Tyler turned a year and a half on the 15th of March. What better excuse for a cake??? We play games with a few friends every Sunday. Usually I make cookies, but this time I made Tyler a half birthday cake.

He wasn't sure about the hat!

Also, since Tyler is now 18 months that means NURSERY! Yay!! Tyler was starting to become a handful at church, wanting to run everywhere. We were really looking forward to nursery. Ty did GREAT. He was so content he didn't even want to leave when we picked him up. He does very well except when the nursery leaders tell him he cannot eat the plastic bananas. (poor kid) Snack time is, of course, his favorite. He has been going to nursery since the beginning of March. Last week we were just walking down the hall, someone opened the door to the nursery and Tyler took off inside before we could even say goodbye. It is definitly harder for me than him. Although, I really enjoy being able to listen to the lessons again in Sunday school and Relief society.

Here is the picture he colored his first day in nursery. I'm so proud of him!!!

St. patricks Day!

Okay I would say it is about time I updated. I know St. Patricks Day was a few weeks ago but here is what we did.

First, My sister in law, Amanda, is a little leprechaun. She was born on St patricks Day. My brother asked me to make her birthday cake. It is not the best cake I have ever made, but it was fun. Amanda collects snow globes, so that is what I attempted to do. It looks a bit cartoony or like a child colored it with crayons but oh well, I had fun. Here it is.....

Another fun thing we did for St. Patricks Day was go to a "parenting activity" that our ward was having. We had a play date and it included a delicious GREEN breakfast. Green eggs, pancakes, and milk. Thankfully the bananas were not green.

Here is Tyler and his buddy Noah.

In response to HBO's plans to air an episode of "Big Love" where they depict sacred temple ceremonies, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has created a short video that explains the purpose of Mormon temples.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-x_-TQivCx8&feature=player_embedded

Deceptively Delicious!

My wonderful husband got me the best Valentines gift EVER. The cookbook: Deceptively Delicious by: Jessica Seinfeld. basically you sneak vegetables and fruits into all kinds of meals and your picky children have no idea that they are eating them. Great idea! Since I have a somewhat picky child, who would prefer to eat everything but vegetables, this was a perfect gift. Today was my first try. I made Banana Nut bread w/ CAULIFLOWER! Here it is.......

THE GIFT

The Product!

The Result!!

PERFECTO!!!

(He even wanted more.)

25 Random Things About... Megan!

I've been telling Megan she should post this since she's been tagged with it a time or two, but she never has done it. So, (with her approval) I decided to do it for her. So here's 25 things about my wife!

1. She hates bottled water - she'll actually dump out the water and fill it with tap water so she can use the bottle.


2. The feeling of metal on her teeth (like a fork or spoon) makes her cringe. So does the sound of metal on other people's teeth.


3. She doesn't eat the last bite of a sandwich if it is an edge. If it's a piece from the middle she will eat it.


4. She usually smells her food before she eats it.


5. Her favorite type of food is Italian.


6. She loves cats and thinks we should have one, even though she is allergic.


7. She has never been on an airplane.


8. She loves playing the game "Ticket to Ride" and always has to be the green player. If you take the green trains before she gets them, expect bad things to happen to you...


9. Her favorite singer is Peter Cetera from the band Chicago.


10. She has seen the Red Sox play in Fenway Park, while her sports fan husband has never been to a pro baseball game.


11. On the sports theme, she gets very excited when the NCAA tournament comes around and loves to fill out her bracket.


12. She loves to decorate cakes, and has quite a talent for it.


13. She learned to drive a manual transmission before I did.


14. She loves elderly people and worked with them as a CNA for 5+ years.


15. She's actually pretty good at identifying types of cars. I quiz her as we drive on the freeway and she does a good job.


16. She loves to read. She would read all day if she could.


17. She doesn't like fruit and chocolate together. Individually - yes, combined - no.


18. She makes perfect grilled cheese sandwiches every time. Never overcooked, never undercooked. I don't know how she does it.


19. She started planning Tyler's 1-year birthday party 6 months in advance. She's also planning a Barbie house she will build for our daughter - whenever (if) we have a daughter...


20. Brushing her teeth makes her gag - almost every time. (Way worse when she was pregnant)


21. She was called to go to the Tennessee Nashville Mission, but ended up getting married instead.


22. She & I both have four brothers and one sister.


23. She still has a stuffed Gremlin toy that she got when she was 1. She won't get rid of it even though it is in pretty rough shape....


24. She's really good at doing those sudoku puzzles. I gave up accepting her challenges to race because I had no chance of winning.


25. Her son thinks she is the best thing ever. I tend to agree with him!