Sunday, September 11, 2011

Summer Re-cap

Wow what a summer! I have had such a hard time keeping my blog updated this summer. I just can't ever seem to find a good time to sit down and do it. Well here goes. One humongous post of what I have been doing the last couple of months.

By the way they aren't exactly in order of event either, but I'm sure you don't care about that.

Our church primary (I'm the 1st counselor) had a temple trip this last Saturday. The Dallas temple is an hour away from where we live so this was a special opportunity for us to take our kids to the temple. It was wonderful.



Some friends and I were able to go to an art party studio in which everyone gets there own canvas and the instructor stands up front and takes us step by step through the painting. We chose to do a rendition of Van Gogh's Starry Night over the Rhone. Still working on it.


Finished















For my birthday in July John bought me cooking classes from Central Market. I get to choose my classes so my first was Pastry 101. This was so great! We learned how to make buttermilk biscuits, pie crust, pate sucree, lemon curd, and Italian meringue.






The lemon curd which we put in our pate sucree (tart crust/sweet dough).

My table buddies while we make pie crust. They gave us quiche lorraine to fill them with.

Torching the meringue.

Rendon started preschool. This is his first day. He did great!







Boston and Brady spending brother time together. They are so sweet.

Dress up time with our friend Tevin.






Waiting for an oil change. This was sometime before Boston started school.



Went to the Circus with Boston and Rendon. TONS OF FUN!








Notice how in this picture Boston has his arm around his brother. How nice.


Gradually the arm dropped as he got more tired.Then when Rendon wanted to be nice and put his are around Boston this is what happened...

which led to this. Okay circus is done.

I made my first fondant cake. Here is the mess.

Here is the fondant.

Here is the result. Not to shabby. Happy first birthday Brady!


Thanks for sending us the teeth Dad!


Boston was invited to a bowling party for a friend from school. These are two of his best buds from school and the're both red headed. Cute.

Don't know who the kid in yellow is.

We threw a One Year Old's birthday party for our play group. We have a lot of babies that turned one this summer. We were even missing a couple babies in this picture.





Our dear friend Maria in Pensylvania made sure to remember Brady's birthday with a card and gift. After all they do share the same birthday. Thank you Maria. We miss you and your family!



At the beginning of the summer Boston wanted to have a soda and water buisness so of course John being the buisness minded man that he is helped Boston make it happen. He was very successful. He profited $40 in the one month that he did it.



Boston used all of his own money to purchase the drinks as well. The only thing Mom and Dad contributed was ice.

3 comments:

Ashley said...

Cassie! You are so cultured! You painting turned out awesome!!!

Tiera, Rick, and Gauge Frost said...

There are so many things i want to say... lets see if i remember.... Um, cute new family pic. That panting class looks so awesome! i would have loved to do that too. The cooking class looked awesome also! Oh and of course good. Youre children are the cutest ever but thats probably cause they are MY nephews! I was crying laughing so hard at the circus pics of the brotherly love! That was sooooo us!!! Poor Rendon and his hard to control emotions. I promise it gets better baby cakes! haha We really want to take gauge to the circus but its freaking expensive so we will see about that! Oh tell Boston AWESOME JOB on his "buisness"!!! That really is incredible. Not surpring though coming from Boston! What a smart kid! ok love you guys!

Tiera, Rick, and Gauge Frost said...

Oh ya i forgot to say that your cakes look SWEET! hahaha literally.:) No really though you did an awesome job on them! i know the more you work with fondent the easier and quicker it is. OH and i cant believe Brady is one!! i have to see him again so i can nuzzle him before he gets to big like rendon and boston and they dont want to cuddle! ha ha :)