Boise Crohn's Walk

This weekend was Boise's Crohn's and Colitis Got Guts 5K. This is the first year that I felt well enough to actually participate. Xander also participated and actually made it the whole 5K! He got a few piggy backs and complained a little bit about being tired but he was really excited at the end of the race when he got a first place ribbon for his category (since most kids his age were riding in strollers!) He also won a $25 gift certificate to a restaurant in the raffle. Thanks to all who donated money to support the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation!

Xander and Angel

Xander is such a cheese so whenever he sees the camera he wants his picture taken! Here are some of the pictures he wanted taken. First, he is on the rocking horse from Grandma Smith (or Grandma "Big Hair" as he calls her since her hair is always curly with lots of volume compared to my mom's hair that is stick straight like mine and is pretty flat.)

His favorite thing right now is to travel around the house on his hoppity hop. It can drive up crazy at times but I am sure he is getting a great work out. He sometimes uses it to do a stability ball workout with me!

Doesn't Xander have the coolest bed? I wish I had one like this when I was younger. Sometimes it is hard for him to stop running up and down the slide at night when he is supposed to be calming down and watching a movie while daddy is trying to go to sleep. Xander and I are still night owls, well at least for one more year. I think he has morning kindergarten next year. Ugh!

Xander loves to dress up Angel in her princess dress, which I am sure she can't wait to get out of! But of course this is one of the pictures he wanted to take and we needed some more pictures of Angel for our family profile (for adoption) so I figured why not. I think this is what she will end up being for Halloween also. Xander is going to be a knight and he needs a princess right?

This is Angel's favorite place! Especially when she is running to hide from Xander! I think she likes it because it seems like I am always on the computer and she wants to be by me. Who knew that a dog would like a computer desk shelf so much...you would think she would want to lay somewhere a little softer! Oh well!

cakes

This is a cake I made for a birthday party. Ash's assistant is becoming a frequent customer!

This was the final cake for the fondant and gum paste class. That is a little box made out of gum paste on the top of the cake.

This week we learned how to drape fondant to make it look like fabric flowing off of the top of the cake. We made a ton of cool flowers the second week of the class but I didn't take pictures. I should though because they are really pretty.

Family pictures

Here are some family pictures taken by a lady in our ward. Thanks Toni Smith!

Recycling tour

For one of our MOMS Club activities this summer we went on a tour of the recycling facility. Xander loved it because he got to sit in the big recycling truck and he got to take home miniature garbage cans and recycling bins. We already recycle so Xander was telling them how he put his plastic yogurt drink bottles in the recycle bin and then he went to the store and they came back. He thinks it is the coolest thing ever! Sometimes that is how I keep him entertained at the grocery store...I tell him to look for all the stuff we recycle to see if it got back in the store yet.

Fishing

Ash and Xander have loved going fishing together this summer. Here are a few of their catches!

Boating at Utah Lake

We have a lot catch up on (we have been super busy finishing all of our adoption paperwork and home study visits!) but here are some pictures of us when we went boating with Ash's mom at Utah Lake in July. I am all covered up on the boat to avoid getting sunburned, which is a big no-no when you are getting laser hair removal treatment (And yes, I absolutely LOVE not having to shave anymore!)