This is how we found our lil Banks the other night before we turned in for the night....

I learned a lil cake decorating from a lady in our ward.  I volunteered to help her make the cupcakes for the Relief Society Birthday party.  The theme was "my favorite things".  So we wanted to ornament the cupcakes with what are some peoples favorite things: the temple, scriptures, and children.

She taught me how to make gumpaste and make these simple garnishes.

This was my first cake putting some of my newly learned cake decorating skills to use.  Not very good ha ha, but you have to start somewhere right?  I made this for my friend's lil boy who turned 10 and wasnt going to get a cake because his mom was out of town on his birthday.

Banks at Kate's birthday party

She had a really cool pinata... it was one where you pull ribbons instead of hitting it with a bat.  You dont know which ribbon will be the lucky one to dump all the candy out!...Genius!  (Considering a party with 2 year olds swinging bats wouldnt be super safe)

This was Banks the majority of the time..he wasn't interested in the candy...just his water cup.

Banks helping mommy plant peas!

Jeff and Daddy at the new Aquarium in Sandy.

Yesterday I made a lot of coconut macaroons dipped in chocolate.  Banks thought they were very yummy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                              Some of you may know that I am signed up to run my first marathon June 14th!  I am running the Utah Valley marathon.   I am also signed up to run the Provo City half marathon May 3rd.  Training is going great.  I ran 12 miles Saturday.

 Banks decided it would be fun to eat his roll and drink his milk inside daddy's underwear drawer.

 Coconut Macaroons dipped in chocolate for the General Relief Society Broadcast

                                                                                                               Banks insists on walking his daddy to priesthood.

Last week the Elders Quorum was in charge of the ward party.  The theme was "Hillbilly Hoe Down".  It was actually a lot of fun.  We had dutch oven chicken (as seen above) with pot luck sides, homemade root beer, a pie eating contest, square dancing, gunny sack race and bean bag toss games for the kids, and a costume contest.  A lot of people really got into it.  Super fun!

 Banks LOVES this lil car.  Unfortunately, its the neighbor girls.  But she is nice enough to let Banks drive it.

Banks helping daddy prep the soil for mommy's herb garden