A Visit From the Johnson Family

On Monday my sister-in-law Cedar and my two nephews came for a visit.  We had a wonderful time. 

"Shall we go see the ducks now Auntie Leah?" We started our morning together with a walk around Lake Calhoun.  We stopped on the way so Lewis could throw rocks into the lake.

We finally made it to the playground and spent the rest of our time there.  Stewart enjoyed digging in the sand while Lewis spent his time turning the big red wheel.

After our adventure at the park we went to meet Aunt Joni for lunch and then Lewis had his first dental appointment.  He did a great job and was very brave.  Aunt Joni is an amazing dentist. 

With clean pearly whites, we drove back to Lake Calhoun for some fun at the park.  Uncle Forest was able to see everyone and help the boys chase squirrels before they had to head back to Wisconsin.

Where did he go?................................................................................... Up the tree



"There you go little pumpkin"

"I'm not a pumpkin"

"What are you then?"

"I'm a Lewis!"



Project Runway Cake

This past year I have been really into the T.V. show "Cake Boss" and after watching several episodes I decided it was time to try and make a cake worthy of Buddy.  I have been watching Project Runway with some friends and we rotate who brings dessert.  I decided this would be the perfect opportunity to test my cake making abilities.  My idea was to make a runway and decorate it with clothes, I wanted to create the illusion that outfits were coming down the runway. 

I started with a golden layer cake baked in two bread pans (for my runway) and made some vanilla buttercream frosting to dirty ice my cake. 

Since I didn't have any access to modeling chocolate to create the outfits I decided to go with the next best thing, sugar cookies.  I rolled out the dough and hand cut cookies in the shapes of clothes, shoes and purses.  This turned out to be much more difficult then I had anticipated.  However, I was very proud of my jumpsuit.  After baking the cookies, I frosted them to the best of my abilities.  Unfortunately my sister inherited all of the creative genes in our family.

The finished product...................