Wedding Cake

I made this for a friend of a friend for a second marriage this weekend. I still have a lot to learn, but I think I'm getting better. It was a pastel theme. There are a couple things I should have done different, hopefully I can fix it next time. Hopefully the wedding photographer got some better lighting, it was a bright white with pale flowers and ribbon. Gotta love church kitchen lighting, huh?

Thatcher AGAIN

Here we are back in Thatcher again for the week after the 4th. We had nothing much going on so we just went back. Who wouldn't, right?? Plus Emily was coming to town to give us eyelash extensions and I had sewing to do!

The boys did some archery :D

Sadie made her own cake, with her own concept. White cake, cool whip, and cut up strawberries. It really hit the spot.

Getting ready for some S'mores

Katie, Kam and Em took the kiddos crawdad fishing and they loved it. We did pedicures, haircuts, went to church, visited with my Auntie and cousin and stayed up WAY too late!!

Cade was at his Guitar camp in Texas with my dad on a scholarship. He had the best week of his life! He has gone 3 years now and has a great group of friends there and they recorded themselves singing and playing together. It kills me that I don't get to hear any of that! I think I will be going next year, so I can get some video. His guitar teachers were once again super impressed and really wanted to give him a scholarship AGAIN this year, but it was against the rules. Bummer, but still an honor to be considered.

By the time we got home though we were really missing our house and friends. I haven't had a chance to relax or chill at ALL since we've been back but I'm sure it will be great and enjoyable someday, right??

Summah Fun Part 2- 4th of July!

A day or two after coming home from Vegas with the kids, we washed everything, repacked and headed up to Thatcher for the Fourth of July weekend. I always love a good Thacher getaway, especially when Mark comes along, which happens not even once a year! I don't know what it is, but we do a lot of cooking and eating!

But how could ya not with this kinda stuff around! Hi Dad!!

Mmmmmm, Steak and Grilled corn

Angel Lush....angelfood cake, cool whip, canned pinapple and pudding with berries. Yeah.

FYI Berry blue and Raspberry layered jello covered in cool whip and berries is SUPERyum.

LOTSA Settlers! I never did win though! I'm really in a Settlers losing streak!!

Firecrackers!!

Homemade Chocolate Ice Cream with Grandpa!!


It was the kind you cook, it was a gamble and kind tricky, but SO worth it!!

I was supposed to be sewing up an apron storm, of course I remembered everything but my pattern so I ended up making lots of cute cards instead. I will be headed back up for a little sisters reunion this weekend and we will be crafting and sewing up a storm! I can't wait!

Cade and Grandpa headed out to Cades guitar camp in Texas -He won a scholarship for it last year and is having an awesome time!

Summah Fun!!! Part 1

ROAD TRIP!!

We took the family on a kids on a family-friendly trip Las Vegas a few weeks after we got back from our last getaway. With Circus Circus at 27 per night, it was a no brainer for a cheap escape. I love my kids ages right now, they are good travelers and excited about everything. We went up monday morning, and did some kid friendly buffet (kids eat free, yeah!) and took in a circus act.

Bri and I took Cade and Sadie to the Bellagio to see the indoor garden and a few water fountain shows. I think that is my favorite thing to do, watch the water fountains at the Bellagio. Its just magical. We saw a classical one (not Claire De Lune though :( All the Jazz , Viva Las Vegas, and God Bless the USA. We stayed and watched as many as we could but we were getting TIRED. The next day we hit some brekky buffet and then the Adventure Dome.

With our coupons we had it was 20 a person and we had 4 free ride coupons. We made the MOST out of those tickets, I'll tell ya! I was the designated adult who got the wristband, so guess who got to go on a gazillion brain scrambling rides?? Ugh. It was fun, but I am seriously getting old. I had rollercoaster nausea alllll day. So around 1 Bri and I headed to the pool to catch some tan and chill, and Mark was kind enough to stay with the shorties and watch them ride everything a hundred times. There was actually lots to do.

After the Adults had an authentic Argentine dinner and I got a 2 hour nap, We went BACK to the dome and finished off the rest of the rides till about 10 pm, then went to the fabulous midnight steak eggs hashbrowns and toast. The kids were excited about "Night morning" which if you are unfortunate enough to have endured the cartoon called "fanboy and chumchum" you may have heard of it :) Not all of us were able to stay awake till the food arrived :) Next day we slept WAY in and then headed home. I badgered Mark into stopping at the Hoover Dam to learn about it, but that wasn't happening at 35 bucks a pop times 8 of us for the tour. ARGH. So we wandered around in the 110 degrees and looked over the edge and called it an experience. LOL There are pictures but they are on a camera I can't access right now. All in all, a great trip, the kids were great, and we were glad to be home. Mabye next time we can do the Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay and see the volcano eruption and a little more pool time.