Next Cake Creation...

This Friday is my not so little any more nephew's birthday. I plan on making him an X Box cake. I am really excited! I found a great recipe for a chocolate, chocolate chip cake and I will top it off with my delicious butter cream icing....I promise no more of that nasty tasting fondant icing. For the game controller, I will mold a rice crispy treat and cover with icing and use different candies for the buttons.

Pray this turns out the way it's suppose to look :)



And the count down has begun for my little niece Madelyn to come. Any day now!! :)

Down in the Hollar

My 1st Baby Shower Cake

Playing Around

So I am making my first baby shower cake for my Sister-in-law next weekend and thought I should play around with different ideas, cake sizes, & getting use to all the different consistencies of icing.

This looks NOTHING like what I plan to do for her cake...I was just having fun.


I can't wait to meet you little Madelyn Reece. I love you already!

Prayer Request

A lady at the bank that I have gotten to know just received bad news yesterday. Her daughter Scarlett has cervical cancer. This is not the first time that they have had "the scare", so this is the real deal this time & are waiting to see how much it has progressed. They are really encouraging her to have a full hysterectomy. She is a young mother of 3 and 6 hours away from her family.

All the prayers are greatly appreciated

The Schwenk's Neighborhood Grille

This weekend was a blast. Mom & dad came down and we invited a bunch of neighbors, friends, & family to kick off Grill Season at our very own 1st house. We had a ton of food & a ton of fun. Despite the cold weather, Scott was a great Grill Master & Tara, our neighbor, brought over some great dips and bread. We forgot to make the s'more my mother-in-law brought over but between all the food, we still ate very well. I have decided though that we need a bigger kitchen table because we all piled in and hung out and laughed a ton. (sorry, I forgot to take pictures this time, but I'll remember next time)

And then yesterday, it was Brian & Tara's turn for grilling. so Scott brought home our awesome Corn Hole Easter present from his parents and I think little Kennedy is going to go professional at Corn Hole.


...Ahhhh! C*A*T*S! CATS! CATS! CATS!...


...Tara & I are lucky ladies to have such great cooks...


...My two loves...

Our Beautiful Paintings!

Thanks to Carol (and Andy), our livingroom wall decor is complete