Crazy Thought!

I was just realizing..I turn 31 this year...I met Machiel when I was 21. We have been together this year for a whole decade. That is pretty cool! The one thing I never thought I would do (marriage)..turned out to be the best thing I ever did. We are planning to go on a really wonderful holiday for our 10 year anniversary without children. I have not been away from them on any kind of vacation..well David spent 2 one nights away (separate occassions) while Machiel and I had a night to ourselves. Other than that, unless you count like going into the hospital or something, my kids are always with me when ever I go somewhere. I am looking forward to that anniversary "vacation"!

It's Been A While!

OK, OK, OK...I know it has been forever since I have posted a blog...but here it is the "Mother Load"! When you get to the bottom, click on older posts, you'll have to do it like 3 or 4 times...to see them all. I know I did this in reverse order, as a blog usually starts with the newest stuff...but I did it backwards so you could immediately go in order from fall to now..oh well, it made sense at the time. This took so long due to needing help downloading the pictures from my camera...then I posted everything in the wrong spot..so that took 2 days to fix. But it is done! Let me tell you catch up sucks! I will try to put things up more often so I won't have to play catch up! Enjoy!

Moab!

The Balancing Rock --> The 3 Gossips

The two hikes were so drastically different! Negro Bill was cool and along water, & lots of vegetation. The Arches were more dry, no water and crazy amazing rock sculptures! It was all beautifully surreal! Utah has a 5 day weekend called U.E.A. (Utah Education Association..I think) in early October every year. Usually people use this break to go on one last outdoor adventure before winter hits!

Me in Negro Bill Canyon-->


All of us before we hiked in The Arches national Park

Sir Knight Samuel!

Samuel wanted a Knight birthday...so we had all his friends come dressed as either a knight or princess. We slayed the dragon (pinata) and we supped on fowl legs, bread and vegetable potage. We played medieval music in the "court" of our "palace". It was a s cute party! The castle on the cake is made out of sugar cookie colored grey..everything is edible on the cake, except the knight and horse (one of Sammy's presents) and the sparklers and candles.

Sam is 3! Blow out your candles big boy!

Halloween!

Commadore Norrington!

That's Capatin, Jack Sparrow!

I wish we would have thought about taking pictures before it got too dark outside..we took them and you can't see us. So when we returned from trick-or-treating we took them in the house. Funny enough, David is Jack Sparrow, and his friend Lizzy was Elizabeth Swan..Samuel is Commadore Norrington (If you saw Pirates of the Caribean, you'll get it), and I was just a Pirate Mama, we were a real sight when we went trick or treating!

Bath Time!

We have a jacuzzi tub in our bathroom and Machiel put bubble bath solution in the water, then turned on the jets. Needlesss to say, we almost lost Sam in the bubbles! David wanted to join the fun and make himself a "hat" Funny guys!

Cakes For Sale!

I made this birthday cake and sold it for $50. I made the ball and the tee..which you can not see. This was a dark chocolate cake filled with white chocolate vanilla bean mousseline and blackberries, with a colored green white chocolate swiss meringue buttercream frosting.

This is what I call "Over the hill and into the Grave" cake. I made this for my chiropractor's wife, with exchange for about $100 in equiptment and services. Not only was this cake a hit by the look, but it was deadly delicious! Dark chocolate cake filled with chocolate ganache, chocolate mousse, raspberry filling and fresh raspberries, coated in dark chocolate ganache. I made the coffin and the grave stones out of sugar cookie. I covered the coffin in white chocolate, and used chocolate cookie crumbs for the dirt next to the coffin. This was a really fun cake to make!