Stacy's Baby Shower and the Princess Cake

I have been wanting to make a Princess Dress Cake for a while,

but with three boys the opportunities are few to none.

So I jumped at the chance to co-throw a baby shower with Nicole for Stacy.

Here is the doll and the baking pans to see what the shape of the dress would look like.

Here is the cake layered frosted and ready for the fondant work.

back view of the finished cake

Front and side view of the cake

Cupcakes for Stacy's three daughters

Stacy and daughters

Slicing the cake

The chicken salad was divine.

Some of the guests at the party

Stacy opening the gifts

The girls checking out the raffle prizes at the gift table

The Money Tree with Sock Garland

guests put money in the socks to give to stacy

to buy things she might need for the baby.

Under the tree are the raffle prizes. 

Stacy pulled out a name every 15 minutes or so

and the winner got to choose a piece of jewelry to keep.

Labor Day at Colossal Cave Mountain Park

For Labor Day, I took my boys up to the Colossal Cave Mountain Park. 

The entrance to the park

I-Man, J-Man and Mr.Mr. sitting on the steps near the cave.

Cave entrance

inside the cave

Caving equipment

The tour was almost over

great pic of my boys on the steps

Afterward we went to the ranch to see the horses

and the train car.

It was a hot, but fun day. 

Mr.Mr. was able to hike the whole cave without being held,

 he did sleep for about three hours after that.