Snow...and cake of course!

I went outside to take some picts of the snow and got this looking in the kitchen window of Aubrey playing in the sink...

Love the snow on the trees...
Danny's truck is almost buried!

Wind makes for really interesting icecicles....

The temp reads around 20 above... heat wave compared to last week!

Don't think this plane would be flying with that load!

The giant cupcakes I made for the lighting of the library event tonight... too cute!

We have over 70 inches of snow!

We had a nice Thanksgiving yesterday... and are looking forward to Christmas and New Years in Idaho, Oregon and California!

Camera cake and Bazaar cakes

Here are the cakes I made for the Bazaar...

Chocolate Cinnamon.. my favorite...

Chocolate rose cupcakes

Close up of the stencil of the Peaches and Cream cake

The whole table...

Mocha cupcakes...

Lemon Raspberry...Danny's favorite..

These trifles went quick!

Pumpkin spice with creamcheese praline filling.. yummm!

Peaches and cream cake covered in white chocolate fondant..

I sold out of everything but the big cakes that I sold by the slice.. .I have about 1 3/4 cakes left and they'll keep great in the freezer for later!

I had an order for a birthday cake for a photographer.. So I tried this idea...

The camera body is chocolate cake...the lense is rice crispy treats.. all covered in dark chocolate fondant..
But don't look too close, there are lots of cracks and patches on the fondant... I'm still experimenting with it!

And if you wonder where I find all the time to do this... my house is a disaster area... we can't find any clean clothes or dishes.. and the kids don't have their hair combed.... I have to say I am about sugared out! I have 2 orders for next week...that will be much easier than all of the things I did for the bazaar. Oh, what fun I am having... can't say my family is having as much fun as I am though! =-)

CAKE! again!

With the holiday bazaars coming up, I have been experimenting with cake.. I plan to have 3 flavors... whole cakes and slices... some cupcakes and some brownie trifles...

I've had trouble with this stencil...I've wanted to do it with buttercream since Danny doesn't really like the chocolate fondant. But I had to try it with the chocolate fondant and royal icing. It does look better.. and it tastes fine... I guess it depends on each person's tastebuds!

Carson has really taken off with reading... starting some chapter books.. and we've started the wood stove... we've had 6 in of snow.. and then rain today so it is mostly gone. =-( I'd rather have snow!

This is the buttercream and it doesn't show up as much... maybe if I did a white base and the stencil in color?!? I'll have to keep playing with it!

Carson was reading a story to Aubrey.. and letting her snuggle with him and her favorite purple Blankee..
Carson amazed us with this card he created one evening... He didn't ask how to spell anything!

it says:

This is alex

and cause you were sad

alex is going to be here..

from carson to cara

Cara is an aide for a special boy named Alex.. and one day he was sick and Carson noticed that Cara was sad.. .so he drew a picture of Alex and this card for her... kind of as a subsitute.

wow! kids blow us away sometimes!

My Cow kids..