Wilton Course 4 - Fondant and Gumpaste

Yes, its true...I am finally finished with all of my cake classes. I'd take more but they only offer 4 courses. The 4th course I just finished is actually called the Fondant and Gumpaste course. We learned more about fondant and worked with gumpaste to strengthen the decorations. We learned fun borders, carnations, daisy's, the fantasy flower, leaves, and much more. I'm still not a fan of how fondant tastes but it sure looks pretty. The last 4 months of cake decorating classes has been a lot of work but a lot of fun too! So for now I will just be making cakes for fun occasions...Yeah Travis' birthday is in a couple of weeks so I have an excuse to make a cake:) My mom's birthday is also in a week so we may just have to have a cake even if she isn't here! Below are some of the cakes I made this month for class.
This was a cake for class where we learned about drapping and the fantasy flower (There is no such flower that looks like this). This cake was sent to school with Travis. I think his classmates expect a cake now each week :)

This cake was for my friends baby shower. I had leftover cake batter so I made matching cupcakes.

This was my final cake for class. This also went to school!

Nanny Fe-Fe Visit

This is a very special post to me. My dear friend, more like 2nd mom came to visit us a couple of weeks ago. It was so much fun. I loved talking with her as well as watching Sophie love her. Phyllis is one of the most amazing people I know. I met her during my college years at Lamar. I would go with my classes to her school to teach lessons to her students. I was fortunate enough to get her as my mentor teacher while I student taught. Our friendship grew everyday and she became my 'Texas' mom. After I graduated I was able to teach at the Elementary school right down the street from her, plus I was able to coach the middle school volleyball team from her school. So, it was great I was able to see her everyday. During the two years I taught in Beaumont we spent a lot of time together. We went to two teaching conventions together, one in Galveston and one in Fort Worth. She seriously reminds me of my own mom. We would laugh and cry and do all the things moms and daughters do! On the way home from our trip to Fort Worth we hit a deer. She made me feel so safe and comforted me. We hitched a ride with a stranger, but I never felt scared because I knew Phyllis we take care of me. I get tears when I think of her because she is so special to me. I wish I could see her more. We have a hard time calling eachother because our phone conversations turn into 3-4 hour marathons:) But its worth it! WE LOVE YOU NANNY FE-FE!

Our little Sophie

Poor little Sophie. Once she learned to walk it seemed like every week she had herself another black eye. (Balance/coordination not quite up to par yet). But it didn't seem to stop her from having a good time.

This is Sophie's first OREO experience. Daddy was soooo happy she likes OREO's (what kid wouldn't). He now has 2 people to share is favorite treat with. She hasn't quite mastered the cookie/milk dipping motion yet.

Here are some pictures of her and her buddy Dylan. The first picture was when we dropped off Sophie to be babysat while we went to a movie. Dylan would push her around in this. Then the next picture was the one that made us decide she needed a slide of her own. (pictures to come of her and her favorite new slide). (Thanks Melissa for those 2 pics) The last picture is priceless. She had just woke up from her nap and Dylan wanted to 'hold the baby'. It was too cute. This is our SUPER SASSY SOPHIE picture. She makes us so happy. She truly is such a special little girl. We can't believe how fast she is growing up.