I have spent many nights watching the Food Network - especially the cake competitions! I watched in awe how they rolled out the Fondant to create these amazing masterpieces and pray it didn't fall to pieces as they moved the cake to the table. I would literally hold my breath.... and let out a sigh of relief when the cake was safely placed on the table for the judges. Fondant... wow, how cool is that I would say to myself. Never thinking I would or could ever get my hands on that baby. In comes a shopping trip to Michaels.... looking for glycerin (more on that in another post).... I see Fondant, on sale...  really?! Could we? Should we??? I look at Kai... wanna bake a cake? We buy two mini round pans, white Fondant, heart cookie cutters and ... spray paint for cake (YEAH! I know!).

I split the Fondant in two... Kai and I each have our own cake to decorate... I look up every now and then to watch her... she watches me. We sit in silence, totally focused on our "amazing masterpieces". I am in Fondant heaven...

Now...mind you, these are by no means masterpieces for the judges on the Food Network but definitely masterpieces in our household.

As I was cleaning out the RAW files from my computer (dang! I have so many!!) - I found this, from last summer. An entire folder of images I downloaded but never touched... an entire day of us playing in the sun... an entire day of her eyes smiling with every laugh.... funny, how photographs can take you back to a place that you might have otherwise forgotten. How often do you look at your photographs? Do you have them on your walls? Or hidden away in your computer. Pull them out, frame them, plaster them babies on your walls. Allow yourself to be taken back for a glimpse every now and then.

I love macro shots - just love them! It was one of first photographic styles that drew me into photography. I don't intend to do this professionally.... but wouldn't mind learning how to shoot macro - correctly. I was messing around today with the beautiful daisies my hubby bought for me - learning to focus manually - deciding the composition - hoping it looks as pretty as the ones posted on The Pioneer Woman. HA! Not even close.

Here is my poor attempt at pretty flower macros....

Then... I was getting ready to place the flower down -- and saw this. She looks at me sheepishly and says... 'oh! I wrote Mom and wrote Dad on the other side' -- then a huge gigantic smile.... :)

Happy Friday!