Here is the latest cake creation. It was a very subtle white chocolate raspberry concoction. Everyone at the shower said it was awesome but I am my harshest critic and I need to work on my fondant loops a bit more!

OK , So we had the most amazing time at the Renaissance festival!!!!!!! We left on Friday and came back today (Sunday) and we are exhausted. I think I have convinced Josh to dress up next year. For anyone who hasn't ever gone.....GO You will have the best time ever. We are trying to make it a tradition. It is something the kids will never forget. Please enjoy the pictures. By the by -- I made all the costumes for Skye, Jax and myself. I know! Sometimes I scare myself too! There are more pictures below. It was with King Henry VIII and Cathrine of Aragon this year. There are pictures of both and one of a barbarian. As a side bar, we really missed Jared this weekend. He has 4 weekends straight of band competition and he wasn't able to go.

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WARNING!!!!!

TEXAS RENAISSANCE FESTIVEL IS COMING UP. BE PREPARED FOR TONS OF RIDICULOUS PICTURES FROM A PIRATE WEEKEND WITH FAMILY MEMBERS IN COSTUME.

Last weekend we attended the Texas Parks and Wildlife Outdoor Expo. We did this so Jax could earn some badges and belt loops and stuff, but we all had a blast. Skye said her favorite part was pottery making. Jax liked talking to the Buffalo Solider and Kayaking. Josh and I liked that there was free ice water every 150 feet. That tells you something about age right there! Anyway, if you are ever in Texas and looking for something to do that is free, we all recommend this. Tons of family fun!!!!!

All right.......back in August we went to visit our Mimi in Abilene. The kids were very excited when they found a ton of caterpillars crawling all over Mimi's parsley and chives. So excited that they wanted to bring some home with them. I have to admit, I was not happy about transporting 3 caterpillars across Texas, but I do love my kids! The caterpillars spun cocoons after about two weeks of domestic bliss in our household. Here is a shot of one of the butterflies after hatching from his cocoon. We all got a kick out of the process and letting it go was really cool! I am thinking maybe tadpoles/frogs next!

Here is a quick picture of Jaxon's pumpkin. He had to decorate a pumpkin for school. The rules stated that he could not put any holes into the pumpkin itself because it would be on display in the school rotunda for a month. He chose the concept and I helped him bring it into existence.Funny how it resembles our dogs, huh?!

We had GRANDPARENTS BREAKFAST at school!!!!!

Kaki and Hachie came out at a very early 6:30 in the morning to enjoy breakfast and meet the teachers.

Jaxon earned his first belt loop and patch in cub scouts. His loop is for Geography and he got his transportation patch. He also is helper of the month!

We went to the Transportation museum at the beginning of the month. Jaxon and Skye learned about trains and even got to ride on one.