Eat your Cake cake, winner!

We had some mighty fine guesses for our "Eat your cake and have it too" Contest.  We're impressed with your reasoning for choosing some of the songs that you did--pumpkins, sofas, etc!  Well, here are the correct answers for our Contest:

 

• Lee's favorite song is Comfort Eagle--I don't think he's trying to build his own religion, but he does like to call people "dude".
• Winter's favorite song is Going the Distance.  I've always been partial to this song ever since my nephew starred in a family video with this as background music.
• Lars' favorite song is Shadow Stabbing.  The song talks about being a writer--which somewhat explains the little pieces of paper with poetry stuck in our door every morning the last couple of weeks.  Who knew that he had a hobby besides smoking his pipe!

Our winner is our friend "Esteban" who guessed the most correct (which was incidentally only 1 out of 3):

• Lee - Arco Arena (incorrect)
• Winter - Going the Distance (correct!)
• Lars - Rock and Roll Lifestyle (incorrect)

 Esteban wins a Cake cake decorated by Lee!

We would collectively like to congratulate Esteban for his good guess and we hope he enjoys his cake!  Look out for our contest next month!

"Eat Your Cake and Have It Too" Contest

My mother-in-law (Mom K) is awesome--she's always being creative and learning something new, and because she's this way, Lee and I gifted a cake-decorating class for her birthday/Christmas.

I decided to sign up with her because I've wanted to try my hand at it for a while.  And Lee signed up too...mostly because I asked him. He claims it's because he "like[s] to do stuff with [his] wife." He's so diplomatic, isn't he?

For the last 3 weeks, we've gone to our class at Michael's, armed with frosted cakes or cupcakes, a ton of buttercream frosting (it really is a TON!) in an assortment of colors, frosting tips and bags, spatulas, towels, and an apron.

Mom K and I decorate our cakes using the techniques we've learned in class...

On the other hand, Lee's decorations are themed...

Isn't that the prettiest hammer-and-sickle cake you've ever seen??  And can anyone guess what the picture is on the cupcake located middle row, second from the right?

Needless to say, we're having an enjoyable and amusing time in this class!

Note: For all the guys out there who are worried about Lee taking a cake-decorating class, I've agreed to take a "manly" class with him soon, like auto body repair, advanced camouflage painting, or concealed weapons permit class.  Don't worry--why would you be worried about someone who decorates his cakes with hammers, sickles, and silhouettes of Lenin?!?

Now for The "Eat Your Cake and Have It Too" CONTEST:

The winner of the contest will win...

...a cake decorated by yours truly!  (We can't be having that much cake sitting around in our house!)






How to win: 
Lee and I both like the band "Cake" (who are coming this summer!).  Answer the following questions:

1) What is Lee's favorite "Cake" song? ________________________
2) What is Winter's favorite "Cake" song? ______________________
3) What is Lars' favorite "Cake" song? _________________________

Please post your answers as a comment in the blog.  Whoever gets the most correct*, will win the tasty cake! Your entry must be submitted by midnight on Thursday, May 28 11:59 PM on Thursday, May 27!

*In the event of a tie, we'll make cupcakes!*

A Little Infestation

Last week, we noticed a problem.  Lee and I were planting some flowers in our garden, and Lee saw something red and pointy sticking up out of the ground.  We uncovered it--much to our dismay, we found out we have an infestation of gnomes!!!

Okay, okay, it's only one gnome right now.  We had heard about this particular problem through a USU Extension horticulture class video.


Gnome Management in the Garden from USU Extension on Vimeo.

So, we've just been observing him right now.

He seems to have found a spot he likes--right next to the rock.

And yesterday, I went outside and got a really good picture of the gnome--

He's starting to grow on us.  Lee named him Lars today.  He actually hasn't given us any problems.  We're not particularly fond of HIS fondness for his pipe, but we really can't do much about that.  We don't want to encourage any other gnome problems!

Some Wonderful News!

Dear family and friends,

We would like to share with you some wonderful news!  Winter and Lee would like to announce that...

...Lee scored his first indoor soccer goal on Wednesday!  Wahoo!  Alright!  Go Lee!  We're so proud of you!