Another moment

I had another moment today, one of those times when I stop and think about life. It was while I was giving the boys a bath after dinner. Benjamin stood up and pressed his hand against the shower door and I could see his hand print through the door. I thought "His little hands won't be little forever, I wish I could keep them like that." I thought of getting a pad of ink and preserving his hand print forever. There are times when I wish they would stop growing for just a little while. I wish I had more time to enjoy them while they are small. I just can't get enough. I am beginning to understand why memories are so very precious. These two sweet things will not stay small for long and before I know it all I will be left with will be my memories. I will gather all the memories I can, put them in journals, photo albums, and my memory and hold on to them forever.

Wanted

Glen "Sweet Cheeks" Hansen was last seen stealing the heart of a young redhead. If you see him contact your local sheriff. Sweet Cheeks is considered cute and flirtatious, exercise caution.

Triple layer waterfall cake

This cake sure was fun to make. Glen loves to bake with me and so we made it together. I measured out the ingredients (we made the cake from scratch) and he dumped them into the bowl. He even mixed with the mixer, his favorite part. The top two layers are funfetti and the bottom is chocolate. My favorite part was frosting the cake. This cake I did not have to worry about the frosting being smooth and looking perfect, I wanted texture and variation. I frosted the cake all in white and then dripped gel food coloring in random spots and used a knife to smear the frosting around. This made for a really cool look with the different shades. It also gave the frosting a kind of swirled look that i really liked. I used crushed Oreo cookies for the rocks near the pond edge and sides of the water fall. The flowers were made by my sister in law, she used gum past. The lilly pads are also frosting. I think next time I want the layers to be a little thicker.
My next cake? I want to try a lopsided one like this. I think it would be fun.