Galveston Trip

A couple weeks ago we took a trip to Houston to see Dave's sister get married. For the first time in years, all 11 siblings were there with their families. Claire had so much fun with all her cousins!! After the wedding, a few of us got a house down in Galveston for a few days. We went to the aquarium one day. This is them in the shark tank. And we went to the beach every day! The kids loved their first trip to the beach!

team nickerdoodles!

My cousin, Nick is the strongest and bravest 10 year old I know. He has gone through 2 open heart surgeries!!! A few months ago he ran the 5K. He is amazing! He will be participating in the North Valley Heart Walk on Sept 26 to raise money for heart disease and research. His mom made an awesome video if you would like to cry while you watch--there is a link to it off to the right. Go to http://www.northvalleyheartwalk.org/ for information and to support. Go Nick! We will be rooting for Team Nickerdoodles!

happy birthday, ginger!

I made this cake yesterday for a friend at church. It was my first time stacking 3 cakes, so i learned some lessons along the way. I need a bigger base, I know. But all in all, I was happy with it. One of my favorites, I think.

i believe.....

I thoiught these turned out so cute and was so proud of myself, that i had to blog about it. Last week in Beehives, we talked about testimonies. I gave the girls some music and time to reflect on what they believe. I asked them to turn them into me without them knowing, and I made these for them to be able to look back upon and know they have a firm foundation when things get tough.

bon voyage, "little fish"

So, Claire went to a primary carnival that the young men/women put on for them. It was a lot of fun, but we came home with a gold fish! gggrrrrrrr!!!!! Claire named him "little fish." After 2 weeks of being a nice mother, i decided it was time for little fish to join his family and friends in the big pond. It was about to die anyway, and Claire would have freaked when we explained it and flushed it. She was emotional as it was leaving the pond with out him. Bon voyage!!