28:15

No, Its not a scripture reference. It is my new 5K time:) Yesterday I ran a 5K with my sister-in-law at the Homestead in Midway. And, as you can see it went well. My last (and first) 5K was back in February. And I came in at 35:something. That is 7+ minutes off my time! 7 minutes! That is a lot for such a short distance (3.1 miles). So, Yeah for me!

Honing my skills

So I like to make fun cakes for my kids birthdays. Some turn out a little more elaborate than others. (any of you remember the castle cake? That was a doosie!) It just all depends on the child, what they love at that moment, how lazy I feel at that point in time. One decorating concept that I have never really been comfortable with is fondant. Everything I do is self taught. And dealing with fondant has always been intimidating for me. I tried using it once about 6-7 years ago and wasn't happy with the results so I declared it "too difficult" for me and I have never tried it since.
Well, I finally "officially" leared. A sister-in-law of mine has an aunt that is a professional. Cake decorator that is. So we went to Coalville one night last week and she taught us. We each made our own lump of fondant from scratch, colored it, rolled it, and smoothed out on our cakes. It was exactly what I needed to boost my confidence. Because really, its not that hard."So, after all the "teaching" she made us decorate our cakes. I had learned what I was there for and not feeling very creative. So, I did polka dots. Lame, I know. But it was fast and easy:)
*I know, I know! My cake turned out pretty lame. I still need some practice. But, pretty good, I thought for a first try. I have high hopes for next time:)

Jackson's last day of school:(

Today was Jack's last day of preschool. I don't think he really understands that he will not be going back any time soon. He has really loved going. As soon as I pick him up after school he immediately wants to know "how many sleeps" until he can go back.(he counts days in "sleeps")
I was sad to say goodbye to Ms.Cathy. She is the BEST and we love her a lot. So far she has had all of my kids for their 2 years of preschool, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
Thanks for loving my kids too Missy Caffy!

A Tea Party with Madelynn

Yesterday Madelynn's 1st grade class invited all the moms for a Mother's Day program and Tea Party. It was so cute. And she was so excited! Which made it even more cute. She wore a dress to school (for those of you that don't really know Madelynn, that is a big deal. She is a jeans and t-shirt kind of girl) and the moms were "suppose" to dress up as well.

Side note: what a bunch of lame-o moms! Sweats? Really? I cant even wear my sweats to the grocery store with out feeling like an idiot.

As you can see I received a very nice hat, made especially for me from Madelynn:) She walked me to my seat, then the class sang us a few songs and recited a few poems. After the program each child served their mom a little cake and water. They even cleaned up:) It was very nice, and sweet. And I loved it:)

Hooray for the 10k!

In celebration of Earth Day yesterday................ok, so I didn't really celebrate Earth Day but I did run the South Jordan Earth Day 10k. Does that count? I don't know either.
*For those of you interested-it was was a really small group. Only about 50 people. Most female. There was this group of CRAZY ladies (the majority of the group) that just took off and with in minutes were out of sight. Never to be seen again. Then me, then a small group behind me. I literally ran the whole thing by my self. There was no one around. So, it ended up getting a little boring, and lonely:( And that group of Crazies, finished in 45 min! 45MIN! Insane!

Anyhoo, I was ready for the distance, I was ready for the time. What I wasn't prepared for.................Hills! Lots of hills. Steep hills, gradual hills, lots of ups and downs:( So, I was disappointed with my time.
A 10k is 6.2 miles. (our course was 6.4 I overheard some one say)
I ran it in 1hr7min. For those of you that don't want to figure it out, that is an average of 5.7 miles per hr. And really, that isn't so bad for my first time. But, I just keep thinking, I could have done so much better if it wasn't for those retched hills! So, I guess you could say I have mixed feelings about the adventure.
And with it all behind me I am glad I did it. I know I will do it again in the future.
And now the big question is: Do I want to try for a 1/2(marathon)? (that is a 10k twice) Right now, I am quite unsure of that one. We shall see:)

Ta-Dah!

The wait is over. I know, some of you have been waiting for what, like a week:)
Even though we had the craziest spring break ever, I had to get it done so she could wear it to church today. It was really easy, and fast. And I think she was the cutest thing EVER today in her new dress!So, anyone want one? I am taking orders:)

Behind the scene

Spoiler Alert! Some of you might not be happy about these:)This is a tidbit of family fun "behind the scenes" of our Bishop family pictures.