We celebrated Ada's birthday way back in July, but somehow never got around to baking her a cake. So on Sunday, she asked if she could finally make her birthday cake. (y'know before her birthday becomes completely overshadowed by Ryan's birthday on Wednesday.) She made her very own cake FROM SCRATCH! ALL BY HERSELF! And it was delicious! She wanted me to send a shout-out to Grandma Edmunds who gave her the Castle cake mould for her birthday a few years back. She has felt bad for not having used it again and now she has and it turned out amazing!

Chocolate tower topped with whipped cream and sprinkles.

Yum!

Our Talented Baker

Ada's first time curling her own hair!

Logo

From time to time I get commissioned to do a side job. A friend of mine is really athletic and participates in races that support breast cancer research. She asked me to help her with a logo design for her racing team--The Uinta Racks. These are the logos I created for her from the ideas she presented me with. It was so much fun to work on these logos with her. It is even more fun to see them on her racing jersey and shorts! I did the "Run like a girl, ride like a girl, fly like a girl" logo on the back of the jersey and the Uinta Racks logo on the front of the jersey and down the sides of the shorts!

Joker

Kielle went to a Super Hero/Villain Party and decided to dress up as the Joker. I'd say her costume turned out pretty AWESOME. We used an old T-shirt for the vest. She spent less than $10 on this costume. fun.fun.fun.

Tessa's Baptism

This past Saturday, Tessa was baptized. She was baptized in the dress that my mom made for my baptism when I was eight. We updated it with some leggings to make sure it was modest when she went down in the water and it turned out very cute.

It was a slightly crazy morning, but everything worked out like it always does. Tessa asked me to give the talk on the Holy Ghost. I have never had the opportunity to give a talk at any of my children's baptisms and this made the experience completely enjoyable for me. The spirit at her baptism was strong. The bishop talked about all the people who were at the baptism who loved Tessa. He spoke not only of those physically present but ancestors who had gone before as well as future children and descendants. I had the feeling that Aaron's father was there with us and whispered it to Tessa. It was a sweet feeling. We were so grateful to all the family and friends who were able to make it to her baptism and show her support and share in her big day.

Tessa and Bishop Holden

On waking up...

Aaron is in St. George for a conference. Ryan missed saying goodbye to him by about 15 minutes yesterday because he was playing at a friend's house. He was really sad that he didn't get to say goodbye. This morning I let the kids sleep in a little more than usual. Tessa, Kielle and Ada woke up on their own so I had to go wake up Ryan. (Nathan was already off to Jr. High.) When I woke him up, he said "I didn't wake up the way that I wanted to."
"How is that?" I asked
"I usually wake up to the sound of Daddy's voice." He replied.
It is so sweet that he finds comfort in hearing his father's voice first thing in the morning. We called Aaron for family prayers and Ryan got to hear his dad's voice this morning. :)