wordless wednesday

I think my wordless wednesday post have turned into just posting a random picture, with maybe only a few words.

Happy Birthday

On September 4th we celebrated Evans 2nd Birthday and his daddy Jasens 30th with and ocean theme party!  We had all the family over for some treats and cake.  I had just finished taking a cake decorating class and it was perfect timing to test out my new skills. I made Evan a shark cake, and Jasen wanted cookies.

Evans Shark cake

Jasens Cookie cake

birthday boy



Everyone had a nice time, and it was a nice excuse for everyone to get together without us having to go to Dallas and hope between everyones house.  Evan got some fun new toys and lots of coloring stuff, and Jasen got some nice things for being 30.  This last photo is of Evan and 2 of his cousins.

Evan, Jacob, and Ethan

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

Some of the blogs I visit have been doing Wordless Wednesday and I always find the pictures funny or just odd. Bloggers just post a photo without any words and the idea is that the photo itself says so much that it does not need a discription.  I am going to give it a shot, and perhaps if I like it, I will try to do it every week.

The Big Cupcake Cake!

For my birthday my sister and brother in-law got me the Big Top Cupcake

 They have been waiting for me to make this for some time, and since my mom's birthday/mother's day was

coming up I decided to give it a try.  I used 2 boxes of mix to jazz it up , and the directions said it would make it larger, and my family likes leftovers.

After it cooled I put them together to see what it was going to look like, and it wasn't quite as large as I thought it would be.  Surprisingly, it fed all of us and some left over. I used devils food for the top and golden vanilla for the bottom.  I had enough batter left over to make 15 cupcakes!  Next time I will just use 1 box. 

After it cooled all the way I got my cans of frosting and food coloring out and tried to decorate it.  I am not very good at decorating, but I can sure make something taste good.  But its just for my Mom and I think she would appreciate anything I bake for her.  Here is what my decorating skills look like.  Just remember I have a 20 month old little boy who likes to get into everything, so it makes it a bit harder to take my time to make it perfect.

And there you have it.  My first attempt at the Big Top Cupcake.  Are you surprised this blog entry was not about Evan?!  Don't worry my next one might just be.

San Antonio

This year for Easter, we took a little trip to San Antonio. We got a really great price on a hotel that was right on the Riverwalk. When we arrived we took in a little visit to the zoo. It was really hot out that day and parking was up a big hill under the highway. Can you say FUN! So we saw some of the things there like this awesome bald eagle.
Then we headed for the kid spot. They had a little beach thing for kids, and Jasen let Evan loose and he sits right down in the water. He got soaked! But he had a lot of fun cooling off and then running away from us because he need dry clothes. Luckily there were fish he could look at while we got him in some dry clothes before we headed for the hotel. We had a great view of the city/Alamo and they had really great service.

The next day we went to Sea World of course. We got there 30 minutes after they opened and we headed to the opposite side of the park where no one was because they were all at the Shamu show. It was really nice and quiet and got to watch the sea lions and otters eat fish for breakfast and we were the 2nd in line to feed the birds. That was the best part! We paid a rip off price of $4 for about a spoon full of nectar for feeding. The birds just fly on you and you can hold them and they nibble at your fingers to feed them.
After feeding the birds we watched the seals and otters eat, took in a few of the shows and saw the penguins where we got a family photo.After our Sea World trip, we decided we would eat on the Riverwalk for some nice ambiance. Our hotel concierge recommended a couple of places and we decided on one two blocks away. Of course we got lost and a couple minute walked turned into 20 minutes, and a little kid who only wanted to eat goldfish crackers. We did have some nice and tasty margaritas to end our trip. Luckily for us the rain held off until it was time to head back to Fort Worth!