Butters

We lost our sweet little Butters last night. It was hard to say goodbye. He was a wonderful little friend and brought so much happiness to our home. Here's a few little pictures to remember him by. We'll miss you Bubbins!

The second night after we brought him home with us. SO LITTLE!!

One of his favorite past-times. Chillin' with Dad.

"Snuggles" with Moochie.

With Grandma.

He was hopeful the camera was a snackie...

If there was one thing Butters was good at, it was being oh so LAZY!

With Moochie. They were a regular Oscar & Felix, but still loved to be together.

And a little video from his more "athletic days."

Let's Go Cougars...

So you thought this post was going to be about football, right? Well if you've followed this blog for the past year, you will know that the only thing I ever blog about is cake. Unfortunately, this post is no exception. Football season is here at last, and we decided some sweet celebration was in order...

Bake Sale Cakes

Autumn's work participated in a child abuse awareness fair and she asked me to donate some cakes for the bake sale. Here they are!

Another chocolate rose cake.

My first real attempt with fondant and gum paste.

Graduation Vacation

So Abram has finally finished law school and we had a great time taking nearly two weeks off! We visited Monterey, San Francisco, Medford, Hillsboro & Astoria. It was a great break. Here's some photos. I never do take enough photos. But we did have a nice relaxing break. :)

Happy Birthday Abram

Happy #27 Abram! We haven't actually done much celebrating yet because he's been working on a monster paper all week, but we're going out tonight. He did make a little time for carrot cake last night though. It was nice to take a break from baskets and flowers, but I must say, this is one of my more ghetto cakes. Oh well. It's the flavor that counts on this one! ;)

On the back of our Jetta, there's a sticker that says "Whiptastic Handling." Yeah, Whiptastic. ;)

Taking a break from paper writing for cake and presents.

Butters was thrilled. Have you ever seen a more lazy ratty?

Cake O.D.

Okay. So I thought I'd be done with cakes for a while, at least until Abram's birthday next week. Rewind a little to this last Sunday. The Relief Society President was announcing the activity for Wednesday, a talent night. Alice, the 2nd counselor, pipes in...."They'll be refreshments too!" Then she nudges me and says, "How would you like to bring some of your cake decorating for your talent?" Alice is great. :) So I did two more cakes. It seems like my whole kitchen is covered in frosting. Oh well. The daisy cake is a little out of focus for some reason. Anyhoo...I promise I'll find something else to blog about someday. :)

Basket Cake

Well, here it is, the one thing I have to show for Wilton Course 2. We spent 3 weeks learning different kinds of flowers: daisies, roses, daffodils, mums, apple blossoms, violets and primroses. (Pansies too, but I didn't put them on this cake). And tonight we learned the rope border and the basket weave techniques. Now if only it could start looking like this outside, eh? :)

Squishy!

Just for fun...

Icing Roses

Well, here it is, the result of the final class of Wilton Course 1. We learned how to do roses tonight. I was really nervous about it, but it turned out to be a lot easier than I thought. Now I know they're not perfect, but much better than I had expected. I start Course 2 in February. It has been so fun!! :)

And my lovely cake decorating cohort, Ashley! :)

Cupcakes!

So hey! I don't know why this is underlining everything, but I decorated these lovely cupcakes in class tonight. Yeah, Abram looks a little funny. But hey, I'm just a beginner. Enjoy!

Cake, Curtains and Sunday Night Funsies!

Hooray! Things are going pretty well here. I completed my first cake class assignment and the curtains for the kitchen. We also had an awesome time last night at the Barker's in Stansbury. We had fun playing Wii and dining on some delectable porcupine meatballs. HAZAH!!

The classic Super Mario Fire Flower!

I finally finished the curtains for the kitchen! :)

Colby getting ready to throw.

SWING!!

It's all in the wrist.

I sure do miss those snappy stinky shoes!!

Colby Man bowling



Playing Tennis

Happy New Year

We had a wonderful New Year's party this year. Lots of food, friends and fun. Mom, Dad, Baron, Brie, Autumn, Leslie, David, Michele and Kory were all in attendance. It's he most packed house we've had yet, and it was great! Special thanks to Mom for her most excellent quiches and Hawaiian meatballs, not to mention the 2009 charade game. Also thanks to Autumn and Leslie for the queso and fresh guacamole. Delish! We had fun playing Wii Bowling, charades, and a crazy 3-player Super Mario. Unfortunately I only took about 3 pictures. Oh well. Thanks to all for coming and we hope that 2010 is a good year!!

David bowling

Dad charade-ing