I guess I have to give away all my secrets......

I've gotten several e-mails and a few blog comments about Gracie's cake, so here goes....... I am not a cake baker nor do I decorate cakes well. I always look for the easy way out.

A couple years ago I found this cake pan (it's by Wilton) and loved it- my mom got it for me for Christmas, Birthday or something like that. All you do is bake it in two seperate pieces and then with a little icing 'stick' them together. I iced the top with strawberry frosting and left the bottom au natural. I also put some of those large round 'sprinkles' on the top and got a larger-than-normal birthday candle. If I can do it- you can too.

This is what the cake pan looks like (you have to bake the stinkin' thing for almost an hour though-so it gets done in the middle. Here is a link to where to buy.

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All joking aside, for those who don't already know- we are expecting our fifth little one in August 2009. We couldn't be more excited (especially Raelyn!!) other than the fact we don't have any girl names (so let's hope it's a boy!) But of course, we'd love a girl too.......

She's One!!

Gracen Carole Long turned one on Tuesday. Monday night we had a little birthday party for her at our house with a pizza dinner. Aunt Megan even drove down from KY for just one day to get to see Gracie!!

Much to my dismay she didn't even eat a bite of her cake- although she did have fun demolishing it with a fork

And this picture is to show her rear of her knit longies- this was her special birthday outfit (notice the cupcake theme??)

Science Museum

Morgan takes some classes for homeschoolers at a local children's science museum and so we the little kids and I spend some time playing there. I thought I'd take a few pictures last week while we were waiting.

Camping with Girl Scouts

I help out at Morgan's Brownie Troop and we did a little one-nighter camping trip the first weekend in February. Gracie went too as the littlest camper.

Morgan collecting firewood for the lunchtime fire

Morgan and one of her little friends (everyone slept on the floor in the lodge/mess hall on mattresses in their sleeping bags)

And the littlest camper asleep in her bag