Jungle Cake and thanksgiving :)

So back in September i made this amazing three tier cake for a little boy that was turning 1 years old. His room theme was a jungle animal theme, so i decided to make him a Jungle cake :)

I was very excited about the outcome :) it was the first time for me to form figures and accents with gum paste. After squeezing a ball of gum paste in my hand i just decided to treat it like play-doh and it turned out so easy and fun to work with.

Here are some close ups of the cake:

and here is the final product:

Two more cakes that i have recently made was for thanksgiving. The first is a deluxe carrot cake with pineapple chunks, walnuts and raisins in it. It was covered and filled with  cream cheese icing and decorated with gum paste leaves.

The second one is my all time new favorite cake. It is a chocolate fudge cake filled with a sweet ricotta frosting and topped with a chocolate glaze and walnuts. YUM!!!!

 

WAY TO LONG and here is an old cake from April!!!

So, Since Last December a lot has happened:

1. IT was CHRISTMAS :)

2. In January my Husband and I went to Cancun Mexico. Thanks to Him do amazing at his Job they gave us a free deluxe vacation :) 

3. In February we moved From Fishers, IN to Lawrenceburg, IN.

4. IN March Stephen went back to Mexico for a Missions trip with HOMES OF HOPE

5. Also, in March Grace and I flew to AZ to be with my sister Malyssa as she got married to my now brother-in-law Chris Cleveland. In this time a very unusual and jet amazing thing happened. This was the first time since my brother's wedding in 2003 that we all had been together.

5. My little Rebekah Grace turned 5!!!! We celebrated with us going to Steak n Shake and Golden Corral (this kid likes food) In the picture the girls are wearing the dresses that their daddy brought back from his missions trip to Mexico.

Oh and I did make a cake :) A ladybug cake. And my hubby helped me decorate the grass and create the antennas :) It was fun!!!

6. I had a baby!!! May 23, 2011 God blessed us with a wonderful baby boy Micah Stephen Hornback.

We can not be any happier with our kids. Every one of them are truly a miracle. Micah was born 6lb 9oz and 19 inches long.  Here is a picture of Micah and I right after they pulled him out :)

7. My parents visited :) During the time of Micah's birth and recovery stages my parents came and visited us :) It was so great having them here. The girls threw through themselves all over them hehe.

8. We MOVED AGAIN!!! the beginning of July We moved from Lawrenceburg, IN to Fairfield OH to be closer to the church and Stephen's work place. We now live in a house and we love it :)

9. Oh and did I mention that we also became the Children's Pastors at Towne Worship Center? We have the privilege to be serve over 100+ kidz every Sunday. God is so good. See the picture? that is Stephen and I as "teacher" and "faith man" :)

10. Grace Started Kindergarten This Week!!! what a big girl!!!

So as you can see, I have been a little busy. Just a little. Usually this blog is not filled with all this non creative topics, but hey, i had a lot of catching up to do. More cakes to come soon :)