Love and Cake Flour are in the air

As many of you know I am somewhat of a novice/very amateur wedding cake baker. It all started when I volunteered to help make my Sister's cake a few years ago. Since then I have only made 3 others. Here's my latest attempt...which I must say I am very proud of! The bottom layer is a coconut cake with coconut milk butter cream covered in my homemade marshmellow fondant; the middle layer is a double chocolate cake with a chocolate meringue buttercream frosting covered in coconut on the outside; the top layer is a classic red velvet with cream cheese frosting again covered in fondant. It was fun to see how a simple cake can turn into one the most delicious parts of a brides special day!

Too Cool For School

It can't possibly be time for school to start. I mean, where in the world did 3 months of freedom go to? I don't know if any of us is ready for the early mornings, schedules, lunch packing,

dress code dressing, homework and project completing drudgery of it all...oh, well, ready or not here it comes! By the way, A.J. started 8th grade and Adeline started 6th (sniff, sniff...that's me with a sound effect side note)

The Sound of Music

The last Saturday of Summer found us at Sundance Resort. The outdoor theatre was putting on a production of The Sound of Music. After we finally reached the theatre, which is quite the hike, we had alot of fun singing along to the well known songs like...Favorite Things, Do Re Mi, etc. I think that we will be making this a yearly tradition in the Wiseman Family for sure!

Football Slip N Slide

It has been extremely hot here in Holladay this past week or two...like hovering around 100 degrees hot! Don't get me wrong, I prefer the stifling heat to the winter cold...but I don't have to don pads and a helmet to run around outside for a few hours everyday either.

So, as a well earned treat for A.J.'s football team T jimmy-rigged a slip n slide and popsicle party after one of their practices. Even Adeline enjoyed a few runs...You Go Girl!

Minute Mohawk

I guess football can get even a straight arrow mom riled up enough to somehow agree to a mohawk cut...at least for a few days at least. After I came to my senses I realized that starting 8th grade with a mohawk probably wasn't the best idea ever so, alas...now A.J. just has a very short buzz!

Midway Fun

The day after we got home from England we washed our clothes and threw them back in a suitcase for a week of fun up in Midway, Utah with Auntie Lindsey, Griff, Auntie Shelby, Kalen, Bellah and Grandma Ilene. We cuddled on the couches and watched alot of movies together,

Went swimming in the crater at the Homestead resort, went on alot of walks,

went horseback riding and mainly enjoyed just being together!

Eleven???

I cannot believe that our vacation here has come to an end. However, I cannot think of a better way to spend our last day than celebrating Adeline's eleventh birthday. We went back into downtown London, saw the Olympic Torch and arena being constructed for next years Summer games,

We saw the final Harry Potter movie in their LARGEST screen available (it was about the size of our TV at home). We loved the film anyway and loved that we were in the place it was based on as well.

We ate dinner at Jamie Oliver's per Adeline's request, visited Trafalgar Square and were disappointed that instead of flocking pigeons that you could feed and allow to swarm you, there were water fountains and throngs of people instead. So, here's to you Adeline or should we call you Queen Adeline for after all not many girls get to turn eleven in London!

As I am typing away on this final vacation blog, the rest of the lot is down at the Kabab shop saying their goodbyes and feasting one last time...I am sure that the Kabab owner will be sad to see his best customers leave as well. I, on the other hand am smiling because I can take my obsession home and I have a load of it in my suitcase right now.