Sudoku Cake

Big Dave's birthday was on august 19th and this is the cake that I made him. He is a huge sudoku fan, so I thought it would be fun to make him a sudoku cake. Those lines were so hard to keep straight! If I ever make another sudoku cake, I'll be using a bigger cake to work with. It worked out in the end though....just a little cramped! :) (FYI, it is an actual sudoku puzzle, for anyone who cares).

August 24, 2009

I took off a year and a half from school to focus on other things. School starts again for me today. Bah. The end.

Winnie the Pooh Puzzle

This is a boring post but I thought I would post it anyways, mainly because this puzzle has practically consumed my summer. I started this puzzle at the beginning of the summer and I just barely finished it this past weekend. So I just have to say Congrats to myself. It was quite the puzzle. It doesn't look like it would be hard but it was. So, like all my other puzzles, I glued it, so I can proudly display it as the Summer 2009 puzzle. It was difficult, but I love it. The end.

Grandpa Call and Guitar Hero

After going out to dinner to celebrate some family birthdays, we came home to have cake and ice cream. Carlie was playing Guitar Hero and my Grandpa played with her! I don't think I've ever seen a Grandpa play that game! I just had to take pictures of it. These will be pictures to cherish! They are not the best quality, but I thought they were fun. (he could actually play it!) I was impressed! Go Grandpa!

Chess Cake

Yesterday we celebrated Adam, Austin and my Dads birthdays. Here is the cake that we made to celebrate. This cake was the most frustrating cake I have EVER made. (mind you, I had only slept for about four hours the night before and I was up until about midnight the night after trying to finish it). No sleep for Ash=choice words said to the cake. Funny story actually. I was trying to cover the HUGE cake with fondant and it just kept ripping! I was getting so frustrated with it, that I swore at my cake. (don't judge me. I can't be the first person to swear at a cake.) Dave must have thought it was pretty funny because after I swore at it this is what he said "hahahaha, Ash, I don't want to hear you complain about me swearing at my computer games anymore. You just swore at a pastry dish!" I have to admit, after hearing this I stood back and had a good laugh at myself. Ahh, I love my husband. He's always there to make me laugh. Anyways, with the help of my amazing family, the cake was finished! Many thanks to Mom, Megan, and my hubby for helping to get it finished. I owe you. I came up with the idea for this cake months ago so I was so glad that it turned out. And, most importantly, everyone loved it! Happy Birthday!

Jon and Katrina's Wedding

Dave and I were able to attend Jon and Katrina's wedding on Friday. Here are some pictures that I took from the day.

Chris Nope, Patrick Hall, Dave Clark, and my hubby waiting for Jon and Kat to come out of the temple.
They're married! YAY!

Kiss?

Yes....kiss

So cute!

Ahhh, love

The groomsmen

Some pictures of the temple

It was such a pretty day! Hot, but pretty.

Dave and I at the reception. They had fondue fountains.....AWESOME!

Cutting the cake

Trashing the car

I'd say we got them pretty good!

Congratulations!!

JoLynn's Birthday Cake

This past Friday was JoLynn's birthday and this is the cake that I made her. Happy Birthday MONTH Jolynn! This cake was so yummy....two layers of triple chocolate fudge cake, one layer of Butter cake, strawberry filling, vanilla frosting filling, and marshmallow fondant. YUM!

Just Because

Dave came to my office and went to lunch with me today. We went to Bajio. I love my husband. Life is good.

The Bee's Game

Tonight Dave and I were able to go to the Bee's game and watch Dave's dad throw the opening pitch! Here are a few pictures from the night. (btw, Dave was TRYING to ruin every picture that I took of him. I think he succeeded!)

Mike and Big Dave throwing the opening pitch!

Jayce and Grandpa Bland watching Mike and Big Dave throw the opening pitch!

Dave and I at the Bee's game

Go Bee's!

Dave and Jayce showing their Bee's spirit! I love this picture of Jayce

Adam and Beth's Wedding

Adam and Beth got married this past Tuesday. After they got married, they had a barbeque at their house for the family. Here are a FEW (ok, maybe A LOT) of pictures from the day. Enjoy!

Dave and I outside of the courthouse

Everyone waiting for the Judge to come in.

Adam and Beth after they got married!

Walking down the stairs at the courthouse

Adam and Beth

Austin, Adam, Beth and Kaitlyn

My Grandparents, Adam and Beth, and my Parents

The BEST picture to date of Dave and I. We were excited!

My grandparents walking back to their car. Sweet.

Calee offering some roll to the camera. "mmmmm, Want some?"

Austin

Adam. A wedding picture to cherish

The family

Ryan and Rachel

Ben

Adam and Beth cutting the cake

They're married! Congratulations! We love you!