This One's For Nate and Dayna! We Love You Guys!

For Chris' birthday our awesome friends Nate and Dayna sent Chris and I authentic soccer uniforms for the Salt Lake Real. We were so excited to get them that we went on a special field trip to try them out. They are SO comfy!!

The good old Subway $5 footlong deal. Great for the wallet and for picnics. I think we have become their best customers lately. Plus it's on the way when we walk to the park near our house.

Hmm....

The serious shots...before we get serious about playing.

The Nike commercial shot. Comtemplating the upcoming awesome moves. LOL

Go Chris!

He's a lot better than I am.

Yep....dribbling is about all I can do.

And then my crazy attempt at some tricks. I'll stick to my day job.

After some soccer we decided to play some Bocce. Ahhh...the park!

This was in honor of the Checketts too. Those were the days...

Ohh...somebody is closer...guess who? Ok it was me but we both won about the same amount of all the games we played. Thanks again Nate and Dayna!

Happy Mother's Day Mom!

Happy Mother's Day Mom!! Here is my version of giving you breakfast in bed like I always did. How about a beautiful balcony breakfast in Italy with croissants and chocolate like this breakfast? Hmmmm...just take a moment and remember this one with me in it! Love you!

Congratulations Jon and Amy!

Congratulations to my little brother Jon and his new fiance Amy. We are so excited for you!!

Happy First Anniversary Josh and Steffi!

Well...I had extra fondant so I started making more cakes for fun. Eventually these will get a lot more complex. I have several ideas for more...

This was a lemon cake with all the same fruit filling as the last but with a lemon frosting.

I made this cake for Josh and Steffi's first anniversary.

This one was a lot of fun to make.

The happy couple.

Cutting the cake....

Aww....Here's to 50+ more years!

Dinner Party With Our Pals

We had a dinner party with some of our friends from Chris' school. Darren is a gourmet chef and made us an amazing meal! Stuffed artichokes, priscutto (spelling?) wrapped asparagus, a citrus stuff pork, and a variety of homemade pizzas and breads with cheeses. It was delectable!

The main course and the amazing chef himself!

Happy Birthday Tamara and congratulations Tamara and Tom on your engagement.

The Cake. It hurt to cut it. LOL

Craig and Jenna are camera shy in the background. Thanks for a great night guys!

The damage.....

Thanks Christine for a Fun Test!

Are there an surprises here? I do own this movie and the soundtrack. Too bad Chris isn't already a billionaire. LOL. JK!

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Look What I Made!! My first time working with fondant....I think I have a new hobby!

So some nights I am a bit of an insomniac. This usually happens the night before I am going to do a big project or something that I am really excited about. Well tonight we are going to a dinner party with 8 people and I was asked to bring dessert. One of the girl's birthdays is Sunday. Also... I have been wanting to make a cake using fondant for a long time and thought I would combine the two. I found out here favorite cake was strawberry with fruit inside. Soo...

Yes....it is 2:21 AM! I couldn't sleep! I was too excited for the project! And once I started there was no stopping me. I hate to leave stuff half done.

The strawberry cake. One layer of lemon cream frosting, then strawberries, then crushed pineapple, then another layer of strawberries (I had just started that one).

Then on goes the top.

Then I frosted it with vanilla frosting.

Then...I had some fun with the fondant.

And this was the finished product. At 2 in the morning my mind is pretty creative!

A side view. I can't wait to eat it! I won't tell you how long it took me to clean up my kitchen after all of this was done! Let's just say that it was getting light. Embarassingly....I slept until noon on Saturday. But I slept soundly knowing my project was done and not hanging over my head.

And I still have some left!! Hmm....what will I make now! Stay tuned. You may see more on the blog soon.

Stope the Beeping!! AHHH!!

Yeah yeah....so these little things look harmless and can save your life UNTIL....they start beeping in the middle of the night and won't stop because their battery is low. Perfect timing always! And of course it happens around 2am when you are fast asleep and you are too tired, dazed and groggy to get up on a chair or ladder and do anything about it. Then you think....get Chris but you don't have the heart to wake him because he is sleeping soundly from a tough week in school. SOLUTION? Ear plugs! And have Chris fix it in the morning. LOL. Are these things really worth it? I can't tell you how many times the one in our kitchen goes off when I broil stuff.

Happy Birthday Chris!! We won't say how old you are.....

On Chris' birthday I surprised him at school with an ice cream cake, drinks, and strawberries. It was so cute. He was really surprised and got really embarassed when the whole cafeteria sang him happy birthday! He's sensitive about his age. I hope the candles in the picture don't give it away. LOL. It's the first of many right?

This is the only picture I have of his birthday. We went out to dinner and then to a piano concert that night. It was really beautiful. Happy Birthday love!

Eric and Tiffany Visit

My brother Eric, his wife Tiffany, and their kids Ally and Logan came to visit us last weekend. Unfortunately I didn't have my camera for everything. I'm waiting on a few more to be sent to me.

We of course spoiled the kids and gave them all kinds of toys and fun things to play with. Ally with her sunglasses.

Logan just being his cute self.

We took them to Corte Madera Park for some fun in the sun. We couldn't have asked for better weather.

Logan decided to climb all over the rocks in the sandbox.

Part of the gifts were these cool nerf rockets and some huge bubble wands with bubbles. The kids were the hit of the park. It didn't take long before all the kids at the park were asking if they could have a turn. Good thing we had 3. One for Ally, one for Logan, and one for my brother Eric. We were even a little jealous we didn't have one. Here's Eric getting ready to launch.

Ally after a launch.

We wore Logan out. He was always on the Love Sac.

Then Eric had a try at it.

My Dad was here too. He sure loves his grandkids.

I thought this picture was priceless! Ally and Grandpa.

Spring Cookies (belated post)

I saw these cookies in a magazine and wanted to try them out for spring. Those of you who know me know that I LOVE to bake. It was a fun Sunday afternoon.

These are Pinwheel cookies
Those ones were supposed to be daisies.

These were for St. Patrick's Day. I told you it was a late post.

Then the cookies just disappeared while I was awa. I don't know by who...that hand looks a lot like Chris'

The camera caught this one. Hey Josh! You owe me some cookies! LOL

There's a First Time for Everything!

So I was enjoying a nice lunch with my family at a picnic table under a tree. There were some pigeons all around and of course everyone fears that birds in flight will poop on them but know that it rarely ever happens. Well.....**** happens right? It was awful!