School's back in Session

Now that we've been back in school for about a week things are just starting to get back to normal.  It's hard to believe that Emily is in 4th grade and Brandon is in 1st. They are getting big sooo fast.  So say they don't want their kids to grow up.  I like that my kids are getting older.  It means they are more independent and more adventurous.  They are willing to try new and fun things.  Sports become more exciting and I'm able to more involved in their lives on  a different level.  Bring on getting older!  Although that means I'm getting older too.  That is NOT the cool part out the whole my kids are getting older thing.  Oh well what will be will be.

The answer you've all been waiting for...

Brandon

PLUS

(popper)

THESE

 

EQUALS

THIS

The answer is D

Yes my friends those are hickeys!  You never know what is going to happen when you send a child to bed.  Brandon went to bed a normal looking kid Saturday night and woke up looking not so normal.  He sucked one of those poppers to his face and must have left it on for a while, and he obviously did it more then once.  I'm just glad that it didn't make it down to his neck. 

Brandon gives me the best things to blog about.  : )

Survey Says...

This is Brandon as of today.

The survey of today is....

Who can tell me what they think happened to Brandon's face?

A:  Brandon lost ANOTHER fight with his older sister.

B:  Football season has DEFINITELY started.

C:  That wall jumped out of no where!

D:  We thought we wouldn't have to worry about hickeys until he was 16!

E:  The attack bird came right out of the sky attempting a dive bomb mission on my face.

F:  Frost bite sets in fast here in Arizona.

G:  All of the above.  (We ARE talking about Brandon)

Sooooo Leave a comment as to what you think the answer is.  Answer and full story will be posted at the end of the week. 

You can never have too much cake

Well I've been up to my old tricks again. Here are a few pictures of some of my latest cakes Hope you enjoy!

This cake was done for a bridal shower.  She was really into purses and make up so this is what I came up with.  Hat box lower tier with purse, pearl necklace and earrings with some lipstick.

This cake was done for a first birthday party.  I thought this was so sassy and cute.  The mom even had her little girl dressed in an outfit that went right along with the cake. 

These little beauties were done for a baby shower we just had for a couple of girls in the ward who are both having girls.  We had it at a restaurant so it was nice to just have a little something at each place setting to make it a little extra cute. 

This was a fun one to do.  This cake was for some twins in the ward (boy and girl).  They are really into Toy Story right now, and how fitting it was that they were turning 3!.  It all couldn't have been more perfect. 

This is one of my favorites to date.  This cake was for a little boy who just love Mario Brothers.  He had his party at the city pool so it was fun walking in with the cake and hearing all the oohs and awes.

Like I said you can never have too much cake!

California Gurls (and Boys)

We were able to go back to Cali for a vacation/ Renshaw family reunion work party.  Although our main purpose was to help out at my parents house we were able to have a good amount of fun as well. 

We were able to go to the San Diego fair while we were there. That was a time of fun rides greasy food and smelly animals. WE LOVED EVERY BIT OF IT! Did you know that you could even order deep fried BUTTER? And I thought that they had thought of everything. Guess I was wrong.

While we were in Cali Aubrey turned 4!  She thought that it was so cool that she was going to turn 4 in California.  It was as if she was the only person to have done this.  We were able to go over Spencer's parents house and have a birthday pool party.  Hot dogs, hamburgers and yummy Little Mermaid ice cream cake was had by all.  If only we lived closer to be able to do this for all our birthdays.

We were also able to got to the Birch Aquarium down in La Jolla and see all the awesome sea life.  They had a bunch of interactive things that the lids to touch and do on there own.  Everyone had a lot of fun including Tyson.

The kids loved posing in the shark mouth.  We had Aubrey hop in by herself and told her to pose and this is what she came up with.  Aubrey's interpretation of what a model would look like getting eaten by a shark.  CLASSIC!

Our final activity as a family group was going to the Saturday Night Padres game.  We love us some Padres.  We try to catch a game whenever we are back.  We had pretty good seats and had a lot of fun.  Unfortunately they lost but hey we got like 6 cluttering AWESOME bobble heads of a guy that wasn't even playing that night and 8 coupons to Jack in the Box for 2 FREE tacos.  GO PADRES!

We had a great time while being back home and got a lot accomplished at my parents house.  The cousins had fun being with each other we just only wish we lived closer to everyone.  Until next time PEACE!

Big man's movin up to first grade!

My not so little, little boy is moving on to first grade. This is Brandon at his kindergarten graduation with his teacher Mrs. Townsley and the principal Mr. Roppe. Brandon did soooo well this year. He was a great help to his teachers and excelled in all subjects. Brandon was even placed in the highest reading group. He was the only boy in this group. It was just Brandon and the girls the whole year. His teacher expressed how smart he was and if he continues on the path he is on she would recommend him being tested for the discovery program (like the old school gate program) Way to go Brandon! We are so proud of you.

Take Me Back!

Spencer and I were fortunate enough to be able to go on an awesome vacation to the Caribbean at the beginning of May. We chose to go to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. It was a great place to go on vacation. I only wish I could have stayed longer then the week we were there. I guess though that I had to come back and be a mom again at some point.

This was the view from the balcony of our room. This resort had awesome pools and an awesome beach. We were able to relax and enjoy ourselves no matter which area we were in .

We also got to go on a couple of tours while we were there. The first one was a catamaran boat ride to an uninhabited inland where we could just veg and enjoy our time together. On our way back from the island they stopped at a sand bar that is in the middle of the ocean where you can pick up star fish and just be able to relax in warm shallow water.

The other tour we went on was to go snorkeling with the sting rays and sharks. This was very cool. The reef that they took us to was filled with fish. Definitely fish I had never seen before.

We enjoyed ourselves to the fullest. Nonstop eating, sun, and yummy tropical drinks. What more could you ask for. I can't wait for the next adventure.