Bunco Babes...

Back row from left to right: Lisa, Whitney, Terri, Leah, Reagan, Teresa and Karen
Front row from left to right: Leah, Sarah, Me, Judy and Carrie


It was my turn to host bunco this month and I had to post some memories so I would never forget my bunco buddies!

We are going on a year since our bunco group was first formed. It's funny to see where we are now from where we were then: Ty's getting ready to celebrate his first birthday (he was born the day before our first bunco night), Leah H. started nursing school, Terri finished school and went back to work, Leah B. quit work, Sarah and Carrie are now pregnant. Man, life changes so quickly! Bunco has been great fun and a wonderful excuse to take a break once a month and have girly time with your buds!

We had a great time as usual and in celebration of Valentines day we also did a valentine exchange. It wasn't as vicious as our ornament exchange but still fun. I wish I had some pics of this rowdy bunch actually playing bunco but seeing as how if they were playing, I needed to be playing, that never happened.
Brian's only comment when I came upstairs was, "Are they always that loud?" And yes, we are! As you can tell from the above picture, Leah H. was having an exceptionally good time (still on a high from winning the most buncos!)

My new hobby...

My cake obsession has reached another milestone: fondant! I'm proud to introduce my first fondant cake! I made the fondant from scratch which was quite fun and made some of my buttercream to pipe the clouds and ect. This cake is a "gender cake". I have decided it would be fun to make these for people who would like a fun and creative way to learn the gender of their baby.

How it works: You go in for your sonogram and when it's time to learn the sex of the baby, the tech writes it down and puts it in a sealed envelope. You then deliver it to the baker who then creates a "gender cake". The cake is secretly colored either pink or blue on the inside with gender neutral fondant on the outside. When the expectant couple cuts into the cake it reveals the sex of the baby!
Now, for those who cannot wait (like me), it's also a fun way to reveal to the kids or maybe extended family and friends what your having.

The banner on mine reads,"Twinkle, Twinkle little star, soon we'll find out what you are!" The banner doesn't look great because I'm waiting on edible paint to write the words. I wanted to get it done so I used sharpie on the fondant, took the picture and then threw it away. It will look much nicer next time. Duane and I (yes, I said Duane) are hoping to take a fondant and gum paste class next month. Hopefully I will be able to learn some tricks of the trade but all in all, not bad for my first cake!

And the party begins...

Remember these days?? I had forgotten. Just when you think the house is all nice and tidy, you walk out of the room for a few minutes (yes, only a few minutes) and you return to find your nice and neat room destroyed. It's amazing how fast their little hands work and how quickly they move on from one thing to another and how far they can throw at this age!

Even after all the frustration of cleaning the room again, he is still so adorable standing their on his own like a little mini man.