Catch up time

It has been a busy but great week for us.  I started off the week in a baking mood so I tried out a new cake recipe which turned out to be a huge hit.  Of course it involved peanut butter and chocolate who doesn't love that.  I made one with cream cheese icing and the other with chocolate icing. 

                                   Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cake with Cream Cheese Icing

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cake with Chocolate Icing

This was what the inside looked like with a peanut butter icing filling.

Katelyn started a preschool class this week which was on Wednesday and Friday.  My friend Amanda is teaching several of the toddlers from church.  Katelyn had so much fun and loved it.  She learned what the letter C says it's so cute to hear her say the sound.

 

Katie Bug already to go to Ms. Amanda's house

Thursday was such a beautiful day so I took the kids to the park.  Oh yeah can't forget about Bruiser and Tiger.  Isaac has his lift (learning is fun together) class on Thursdays.  So I have an hour to burn while he is in his class.  The weather in the last couple of months has been raining or cold so we haven't been able to do the park.  I was so thankful for the nice weather so the kids could run off some energy and then the boys were off to PE at the YMCA. 

 

Friday night my friend Amy had a stampin' up party.  I wasn't sure it I would like it but wanted to go for my friend.    I had so much fun.  I never thought I could make my own cards and a little gift box but I did.  It was easier than I thought it would be.  I had a good time just hanging out with my friends.  We decided to get together once a month, I can't wait for next month to when we make our Christmas cards.

Amy

Heather and Leah

Chan, Me, and Shannon

 

These are my creations.  I love them too cute!!

When I got home Friday night I still had a cake to do for my cousin Brandi.  So as you can imagine it was a long night.  She is pregnant with her first baby and it's a girl.  I am so excited  and can't wait for her to have Ruth.  The colors of her baby shower were yellow and green.  She gave me liberty to do whatever as long as it had a giraffe.  I wanted it to be girly.  I finally came up with a design that would incorporate her colors and the giraffe.   She loved it.  As I was making the cake and putting it all together little did I know there was something going on outside my house.  Some of the teenage girls from my church decided to decorate my van and driveway.  Joshua was so excited when we walked out Saturday morning and saw it.  Isaac on the other hand was really upset by it.  He thought they were being mean to us and I couldn't for the life of me get him to believe otherwise.  After we got home from taking Joshua to Martial Arts I couldn't find him anywhere in the house.  I walked out the front door and there he was on top of the van washing the windows.   He cracks me up sometimes.                                                                                                                        

                  

Brandi's baby shower cake. 

 

 

This was just one side of the van

This is my Katie Bug she looked like a little princess this morning for church.  I couldn't resist a picture.