Cakes, Picnics and Father's Day

Soooo....here's what's been going down...

The last few months have been wonderful! We've been enjoying the nice (sometimes rainy) weather and keeping very busy with work. I've finished my school board job and am excited to start working at the YMCA doing Day Camps with kids! I'm getting paid to play with kids all day.... The only rule they told us was lose a kid...lose your job...so I hope not to misplace anyone's child. Tim is still busy working at Weiss Johnson Sheet Metal. He really enjoys it except for when metal or wood falls on his face...ouch! A few weeks ago he had a pretty rough time, he got injured every day! He came home one day and said "Ash, I'm scared to go to work tomorrow, what's gonna happen?" haha poor guy. Luckily he hasn't been badly injured...and I keep telling him to wear safety goggles but he's too tough for them I guess...

This is the first summer being together that we actually have time to enjoy the nice weather! We are loving every minute of it. We also no longer have ANY channels on our TV, so we're outside doing things a lot! We went on a picnic last week and it was beautiful outside...We used this awesome picnic set we got from my Aunt for our wedding. It was awesome!

Here are some pictures...

Tim and his friends Jon and Dieter climbing a tree...

Soaking up the sun.

It's so green here since we've had so much rain! It's sure is nice when the sun comes out though!

Really bright....

We love eachother...I know it's gross. Deal with it.

I've also been busy making cakes lately. I'm making my brother's wedding cake and so I've been practicing different things and recipes! I'm excited but also nervous about it. These are a few of the projects I've worked on. I've got lots to learn but it sure is fun doing it!

This cake I made for the primary president in our ward who had a brain aneurysm a few weeks ago and had a really bad head ache for over a week! I thought I'd pixie her a cake to her and family as well as try a new recipe. I'm good at killing two birds with one stone like that. :) I was trying to figure out what to write on top of it, and this is what Tim and I came up with. I love dry humor...

This was the practice cake for the wedding...kinda lopsided but I'm working on it...

Another fun cake I made for Katie's (my brother's fiance) shower.

Cupcakes!! With little bride and grooms on them! (I bought those)

This was a cake my sisters and I made for our dad! It has all of his favorite things on it! That includes the Eiffel Tower (France), Ellie (his dog), basketball, popcorn, nachos (with salsa included), running, black licorice and... a tie cause he's a dad? haha. It was so much fun making it with them!

We were most proud of the popcorn we made out of fondant that looked like real popcorn! I also had this edible yellow powder that looked like butter that we added. Maybe we had a little too much time on our hands but it was hilarious and my dad loved it!

So HAPPY FATHERS DAY to all you dad's out there!

I LOVE my goofy Dad!

1 year celebration

So Mr Whidden and I have been married for 1 year already! Tim surprised me with a weekend trip to Calgary that was so much fun!

So glad Spring has arrived. The sun shinning on the Calgary Tower.

We also decided to go to Drumheller cause I have never been. The museum was amazing and we had a blast there!

Tim next to the Super-Croc. Glad those things are extinct.

There were dinosaurs everywhere!

Tim kept his distance so he didn't charge...luckily..

This was my reaction to Drumheller...

Waiting for our prime rib while watching the hockey game...of course.

Nothing like Denny's for breakfast!!

Going for a stroll downtown Calgary

Our hotel was pretty spiffy.

APRIL 11, 2009! Best day ever...

Another Easter Wedding

This Easter there was another Whidden Wedding! It was tons of fun to see the family again!

This is my favorite moment...when the bride and groom first come out of the temple, glowing! They looked pretty awesome, i'd say. I love Kim's face in this one!

Me hanging out with my buddy, Bauer.

So i've recently started experimenting with cake decorating...This was a cake I made for my friend Tarilyn. Tim loves helping me with the cakes. We love doing projects together.

Happy Easter!

March Madness!

So March has been a great and busy month! Tim has been keeping busy working 3 jobs and school has kept me busy too. He's installing sheet metal in new houses and then selling awesome rainbow vacuums that are legit amazing. He's also installing security systems every now and then too! No matter how tired he is at the end of the day he's always positive and works so hard. Jon has been staying at our house and actually made a bedroom out of our closet. Yup. We do have a big closet/storage room that he made into his bedroom. haha, he seems to like it though. He has a queen size mattress in there! Spring has started in Edmonton but continues to taunt me. It's much warmer on average but then snows again...and then gets warmer, and then I get my hopes up, but alas I live in Edmonton...and you just never know how long winter will continue...(good thing we won't live here forever) I am so thankful for sunshine and am sooo looking forward to summer!! But for now, I should just my eye focused on Spring...I also am really greatful for hard things that make us stronger. There were some tough things we faced a while ago, and it was hard, but we are only stronger because of it. I am glad that spring follows the winter.

Time Flies....

Well, i'm not the first to say it but time flies when you're having fun...

Happy Valentines Day everybody! Hope you shared some love!

Well the last few months have been very busy. I'm loving school this semester. I cannot believe that we're half-way through February already! This weekend we got to go see lots of family which was awesome. We got to see Allie, Gary, Seth, Kim, Jared, Julie, Carter, Hayley, Jon, and Katie! We also got to party with my family for my sister's birthday! The weekend went by too fast! Allie and Gary came and played wii with us and it was so sweet to see them! FuN tImEs!!! Wish we had pictures... It was a blast. On family day we went skating with the girls and Tim is seriously really a good figure skater. He was jumping and spinning and impressing us all...only one problem...he gets too dizzy...kinda dangerous! Hilarious.

Bryanne and I with her cake I made for her. Happy Birthday Bry!

Je Taime Paris!

This is long over due....but We LOVED Paris. It was an incredible trip! We got to see some amazing things and see some special people...cough...Mom and Dad Whidden! It was sooo much fun! Paris is like a dream...It was so neat to see my dad and Tim back in their favorite place. AWESOME.

We have a ton of pictures but here are just a few...

Literally the view from our balcony! We fell asleep to the Eiffel Tower glittering every night...Paris at Christmas is beautiful.

Ahhhhh... the Opera House. Definitely a highlight for me. It was exquisite and the most beautiful place i've ever seen!

Bryanne and I at Sacre Coeur

Le Monte St Michel. Gorgeous!!

Us on the top of the Eiffel Tower. They have cages so people can't jump off...

Just chillin on a canon...at Les Invalides

My dad took this picture and I think it's award winning!

Outside the Louvre.

A view from our balcony.

The roof of the Opera!!! I wanted to go sing on the stage sooo bad!

Love birds in the city of love...doesn't get much better than that!!

Oh Paris...here are a few things I learned while on our adventure:

1. If you see a florescent green cross flashing...it means it's a pharmacy and they are everywhere! The French love their pharmacies.

2. The Metro system is literally a maze...you never know where you could end up...

3. French people are obsessed with their bagettes which are totally over-rated. At 5:00 the lineup is 30 min....not worth it.

4. The French think you're crazy for ordering water to drink and they bring it to you warm. They also think you have 3 hours to kill for eating...not the best when you're trying to get out of there fast!

5. They have elevators for 2 people!! Literally...and maybe a purse but that is IT.

6. This may be suprising but there's a McDonalds at EVERY town/city/village. It's taking over the French now!!! I was appalled....although I have to admit we maybe ate there....a few times...

7. If someone asks you if you speak English you ALWAYS say "NO".

8. The Eiffel Tower has like 100 ways that it glitters during Christmas! You think you've seen all the ways/colors but you haven't! It must have a billion lights on it.

9. The French people don't like you if you speak English so just don't speak, you let Tim speak.

10. French people park wherever they want and I'm really jealous. I hate regulated parking!