Let'em Eat Cake!

The last few weeks have been filled with joyous birthday weekends!
We first had a wonderful "FIRST" birthday for the most adorable, Jack. A fun pool party theme which challenged me to make his "pool" birthday cake. Not too bad for my first attempt (if I say so myself).



I also had made his sister's(Hannah) sleep-over cake. I was so glad the cake was a hit with all the girls!


This past weekend we had a Bunco Birthday Bash where we celebrated our sweet Gigi's 40th birthday!
Bunco is our monthly ladies night out to play dice. We have a phenomenal group of women that get together and just have FUN! I mean, come on...there's tons of good food, plenty of laughter and with drinks like California Concoction and Pink Pantie Pull Down, you know we look forward to this!!
So, of course, I wanted to make a unique birthday cake for my girl, Gigi, to go with her "Pink" themed birthday (LOVE YA GIRL!). I came up with a flower cupcake bouquet basket. I'm so glad everyone loved them and not many were left.








Decorating cakes has really become a passion of mine. The challenge of creating something unique for everyone to enjoy is very rewarding.
Baking the cake...30-35 minutes
Decorating the cake...2-3 hours
Bringing a joyous smile to the birthday girl/boy...PRICELESS!

Thank you for your Donations!

I can't thank everyone enough for the support and donations Briana and I received during the Relay for Life Cancer Walk on May 29th! It was my second year participating and Briana's first- but certainly will not be our last...
This year was extra special.
As most of you know, my dad was diagnosed with low-grade leukemia/lymphoma this past December (2008). Fortunately, he has no symptoms and does not need chemo at this time. His doctors say because he is so active and in great shape they believe he could be symptom-free for some time. He attended Relay as a "survivor" and, as you can see above, was honored to have led part of the opening ceremonial survivor lap.
Briana truly enjoyed this experience. She's now old enough now to understand her own muscle disorder (juvenile dermatomyositis) better and what it means to be in "remission". She's already looking forward to next year's Relay!

A BIG thank you goes out to our dear friend, Amber! It was her determination and faith that started the "Cancer Commandos" for last year's Relay for Life. She and her family have been an inspiration to us all!

Entering the Blog Zone!

Well, I finally did it....I created a Blog.
I was hesitant to do this as I am a very private person and really wouldn't have much to say (I know Shirley would argue this). Would someone really want to know about me and my life?
The answer is YES....my family would.
We may chat over the phone once in awhile but it's when we visit with each other that reminds me how precious that time is with them, how much I miss them and how they are not here to know about the little events that happen in our life.
So, this is for them.
I'll be honest...I may not update this regularly but my goal is to do so. The hustle and bustle of life is getting old and I need to make time to gather my thoughts once in awhile. This may be a great tool to help preserve those special moments and events in our life....and a way to share them with you!
Happy Blogging!