Cake Decorating level 2

I just finished my level 2 cake decorating classes at michaels. This level you only made one cake at the end and learned how to do mostly flowers the other weeks. I really enjoyed making this cake, I love the basketweave technique and the rope border. We made the flowers out of royal iciing which makes it not really edible, more for looks.




I made this bird out of color flow iciing. Zoë got her hands on the container and broke the bird before I could put it on the cake

Ballet

Zoë is so funny when she does her ballet dances. She knows quite a few ballet moves but she's definetely not the most graceful person, I will try to get it on video some time.

Both my kids are surprising me with how good they are at puzzles. Dreyton can do puzzles with pictures in the background quite easily and Zoë is learning to find the missing spots to connect harder puzzles.

The grandkids (minus Drew) talking to Grandma and Pampa on a video conference on the computer while they are in Arizona. Jayden was so confused talking through the computer, she kept saying the computer can't hear us.

Zoë's Swimming Certificate

Kerplunk! Kersplash!

Zoë and Dreyton have been in swimming lessons for the last couple of weeks at the Bonnie Doon swimming pool. It's a family class so they can be in at the same time. Obviously I haven't been able to get pictures of them as all 4 of us are in the water usually, but Dreyton wasn't feeling well today so we sat on the sidelines and I was able to get a few pics.

They have the kids splash this boat around to practice kicking.

She was saying cheese the whole time she was on her back because she saw I had my camera out

Practicing jumping and going under water

Proud of herself that she did it

Standard First Aid Course

Last weekend Lee watched the kids for 2 days while I went to a standard first aid class. I had been wanting too for awhile as I think every parent should go and learn, and this was the perfect time to do it. Lee had no work that weekend and I got a $150 class to $30 with my low income pass.
It was very good for Lee to have the kids for the two days, he sure did above and beyond to show that he could do it. He cleaned the house while watching them, and on Sunday he took them to church and even taught his Sunday School class.
It is a nice relief to know if I ever had to be in that situation where i'd have to use my training that i would know what to do. We learned a variety of things like CPR, what to do with diabetics, strokes, seizures, heart attacks, burns, many different kinds of injuries, and even legal aspects of what I can and cannot do.

These are the dolls we practiced on when we weren't role playing with each other

Zoë's swimming lessons

Daddy and daughter at swimming lessons.



Zoë's friend Jacob is in her class.