Check out this cute blog!

I am in LOVE with the idea of this new blog!  My friend is starting this new project and has some amazing necklaces that inspire us to remember to "shine" every day!  Check it out!

Read the most recent post...you might recognize someone in it!  :)

The Shine Project:
http://ashlemieux.blogspot.com/

Safari Cake~!

My good friend (who is also Ted's cousin's wife) Lindsey asked me to help her make some cupcakes and a little cake for her nephew's 1st bday!  It was a lot of fun.  Lindsey and I baked a lot of cake on Friday and then Linds, her sister, and I decorated cake on Saturday.  They had never decorated with fondant before but you couldn't tell they are naturals.  It was fun to teach them and also fun to hear creative new ideas.

Here is the process:

Red Velvet, Chocolate, and Vanilla!

55+ cupcakes and a two layer cake

Linds just covered her first cake with fondant!

She did good!

Emily scared but doing good!

Making the cute little Safari animals

Lots of little details

LOTS of Buttercream icing, some of the cupcakes had cream cheese frosting too!

Close up of the finished product.  

2011~!

2011 is here!  And it is bringing sooo many new and exciting adventures with it!

Ted made his first trip back to California to start his distance program to finish his Doctorate in Organizational Leadership.  He had some intense schooling!  3 days of 13 hours of classes, and the last day only 8 hours....But don't feel too bad for him, he was on the Pepperdine Malibu Campus, here is a picture he sent me from one of his breaks on a balcony near his class room:

While Ted was gone I was able to unpack the house and get everything save the office organized and done, pictures to come of that.

This past Monday January 10th Ted started his new job!  Full time faculty at Grand Canyon University.  It is a for-profit non-denominational Christian University.  Somewhere Ted could work forever....meaning we could be in AZ forever!  

The only move we have left is once we buy a house we will move one last time!  I am a big fan of even numbers...that would bring our move to 14!

This year also brings the possibilities of new little ones in our family :)  We are going to work the next few months to get certified to adopt.  We have to transfer over the application from California so it could take awhile, but our goal is to be on the list and waiting for our first little one by the end of the year. 

We are excited for this year!  I will be 27, Ted 31 and our little Lola will turn 5!

Have a Happy Healthy Year!  

New Photography Blog - Life Images

Hello!  Yes that is right, as many of you know I have always loved photography and have taken many of your family photos.  But NOW that I have graduated I am going to get more serious!  I am very passionate about photography and also passionate about families and the comfort they are in the storm of life.

http://creatinglifeimages.blogspot.com/

I am really excited to give people photographs to bring up old memories in years to come.

Call or email me for more info!