Caitlyn and Weston's Cake

 
My daughter made this fabulous wedding cake for her cousin! We were happy with how it came together. It matched the reception perfectly, and it's massive size fit the huge Provo Library Ballroom where the reception was held. It's covered with fondant, and the square layers are white cake and the round layers are chocolate cake, it had a yummy cherry filling in all the layers. I got to make all the buttercream for under the fondant, and my dd made the fondant, and did the majority of the work. I got to carry things, drive the car, and tie the bows on the wedding knife and cake server. We were happy with our mirror for the base, and the pretty flower topper too! It was all super fresh, she baked it last night (most of the night) and decorated it today. My oldest son helped her figure out the cute quilting pattern on the square cakes...they made a template and went to town, he also helped with the pearls and ribbon. DD's hubby also helped, took care of the baby, and carried cakes too. (not to mention herculean cleanup efforts) It took all three of them to get that fondant on the huge bottom cake...but it worked really well. Great job, great cake! Thanks Lindsay!

The Maybrook

 

The Maybrook has more water now!

 

 

You can see it has more water in it today. I couldn't decide which picture I liked better? Which one is your favorite?

The Maybrook and Backyard Flowers

 

 

 

This is our Maybrook in the backyard. It is the overflow ditch that runs when there is alot of water coming down from Maple Mountain in the spring. It just barely started running. Someyears it doesn't run at all, but it has run the last three or four years. So far this isn't much water, it hasn't really warmed up yet. This is probably because we had almost an inch of rain yesterday. The other pictures are the lilacs and cherry blossoms, plus the cute flowers my dd got for her flowerbed.

Rat Tail Cactus

 

 

 

Several years ago my mom gave me this cactus plant. It has grown too big for the pot, and likes being root bound because it has given me a bounty of blossoms this spring. I neglect it woefully, but wanted to share it's beauty!

Merry Christmas!

This is just one of the beautiful pictures my friend Brekke took of little George when he was two weeks old. If you want to see the rest go to Brekke's blog at http://feltphotography.wordpress.com/
I have so enjoyed the pictures, my daughter made amazing Christmas Cards and Thank You cards with them, and we think Brekke's the greatest!
This Merry Christmas is day late, because tomorrow my family is opening gifts, so this is not quite, but sort of, Christmas Eve for us. We are all separated due to circumstance this year, my husband is with his parents this week and our prayers are with my husbands father, who is in ICU in Missoula MT and we are praying that all will be well with him.
Enjoy your Christmas, ours is snowy here in Mapleton UT, over a foot in my driveway this morning. Even the mail carrier got stuck in front of our house today! I brought her a shovel and shoveled a path in front of her, and eventually between the two of us we got her out. I am so grateful my eldest son shoveled my driveway this afternoon, it took him three hours...of steady shoveling with only one break. Yay for strong men!
Have a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!

Grandbaby Boy has arrived!

I have become a grandma times two! Whoohoo! My new little boy arrived at 9:12 am on Saturday after a long and hard labor. He's a cutey and very bright and alert! 8 pounds 7 ounces and 20 inches long! No pictures to post, sorry about that, you will have to go find his parents and see if they will let you look. But I just wanted to tell you that Baby George's cousin is here and seems a pretty healthy little boy!

George Douglas Putnam

Here he is, our new precious grandbaby. He was born last night, November 27, 2008 at 12:52am. 7 lbs. 2oz, he's 20 inches long. Isn't he something? And me with no sleep at all, well maybe twenty minutes. His mom, our daughter Lindsay did great with an amazing four hour labor, and he was born with a knot in his cord, so he's a little miracle boy scout! We have so much to be thankful for today, Happy Thanksgiving!