Cake Decorating Class

Last week in cake decorating class, our teacher gave us homework. YUM!

We had to pick a simple picture, and then use wax paper to outline it.

We filled in the outline with stars, and made a cake transfer.

This is mine. K. helped me mix the frosting, and we both thought that the brown looked

a bit like baby poop. He was still laughing about it the next morning while sharing

the story with his sister. A little maroon food coloring to the brown

changed the color and made it darker. I thought the transfer turned out cute.

Hope I'll be able to put it on a cake.

Cake decorating made me feel domestic, so I made a batch of
home made Oreo cookies. They don't taste anything like oreos, but they're still
good. The recipe had a lot of shortening in it. Not so good for the hips, but great for
the hands. When I was rolling the dough into balls, my hands were so soft.
The frosting in the middle has cream cheese in it. It really was an easy
recipe to make. I have a second recipe that doesn't use a
cake mix, so I'll try that one next and see which one tastes better.

Our Weekend

This weekend we had fun at Lowe's Build and Grow

workshop.


The kids worked on a wood fire truck for fire safety month.

When they finished, they received a certificate and a patch for their work.



K. appears to be a bit camera shy.

We also watched J. run a race.

We know he's in there somewhere.

The weekends go way to fast!

Bronx Zoo

Last weekend, we took a trip to the Bronx Zoo. What fun!

The kids enjoying time with Tio!

Mommy with her baby

Cheetoes good, Cheetah's bad! Looking for the Cheetah

Riding the Bug Carousel.

K. loved riding on the Beetle.

What a great day at the zoo. Thanks for going with us Oma and Poppa.

It was great seeing you Tio. We can't wait to go again!

Feeding the Ducks