Christmas festivities

Christmas has come and gone, and of course I didn't remember to keep up to date on the blog. The week before we left to go to Seattle I was lucky enough to go down to visit my family and work for a week. My parents were nice enough to let me come work at Zerorez, their carpet cleaning company. It was a family affair, My mom, dad, sister Josie and I were working together all week. While I was down in Corona del Mar we went to the famous Roger's Garden Center and the Laguna Beach Sawdust festival. Both put you in a very Chrstmasy mood. I also hungout as a third wheel with Martha and her boyfriend Jeff. We went to a family home evening night in Huntington and Martha likes to try and trick her friends into thinking I was her.

After returning to Alameda I started making a chocolate snowman cake for our seminary students Christmas Breakfast. Our student like sweets and random dinner food for breakfast. Last Christmas I got a cake mold from Kc's Grandma Oliver so I tried it out and lets just say it wasn't a home run. The kids still ate it though.


Propping up my special needs cake wearing my new Christmas apron from Josie

My first attempt at the snowman standing cake. It toppled over due to excessive frosting and moist cake. I think it would look better with no frosting just powdered sugar sprinkled on top.

Roger's Garden Christmas decorations- amazing nutcrackers.

Seashell tree my mom purchased to decorate the doghouse