My First Anniversary Cake

Since I decorate cakes sometimes for Potlucks at our church, people there know that I'm into that kind of thing. Mrs. Lidster asked me a few weeks ago if I would make an anniversary cake to celebrate her daughter's 2nd year of marriage. I was so happy to do it! She said that she wanted red velvet cake, because that was Shane's favorite, and pink flowers, because that's what Rachel wanted. So here it is! They just came and picked it up last night :)

On a more serious note, please pray for me. Every joint in my body feels tight, and it is excruciating to move anything. My knees, my elbows, fingers, toes, ankles, neck, and shoulders. I don't know what is going on. I have never had anything like this happen before. I thought it might be an allergic reaction to something, but I haven't eaten anything odd lately. Tyler told me to check my hair for ticks, and I didn't find any. I have colapsed twice today because my knees decided they didn't want to hold me up :) Please pray that I will be able to move without pain, and that we would figure out what the problem is.

In Christ,

Amy K

~My First Cake Decorating Job~

My friend Lindsey Patrick just had a swing dance birthday party! Huzzah! But unfortunately, I was unable to go because I was to be in Tennessee and then North Carolina. Cup cake toppers were requested of me and I was delighted to comply with the request! :D The Patricks ordered two dozen flowers and one dozen carrots, and I charged 50 cents a piece. I was very unsure of how they woule turn out because I had never made icing carrots before!
(They were going to put them on carrot cup cakes, if you couldn't guess that already :)

Macro Fauna

Grasshopper Nymph (He was about 1/4 of an inch)

Male Cardinal

Swallow Tail

Female Cardinal

"Ooo!!! I can speak whale! BWAAAAWOOooooo" ~Dori (Blue Tang)

Sea Anemone (say that five times fast :)

I used to call these "Yadybugs"

Water Strider

Coi in the Japanese Garden

Swallow Tail

Anole

All of these photos, and the ones below, were taken in Fort Worth, at the Botanical Gardens.

Genesis 1:29

"Then God said, 'I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.'"


This is a pumpkin plant that I started in-doors. (and yes it is in a Dicky's cup)


My Balloon Flower came back and I am so happy!




This is an example of why I like editing! But this picture is the only one that needed a little help. (I usually don't need to edit)

My Nasturtiums are blooming! But I didn't plant enough of them, so it looks really bad. But they are pretty little things aren't they?






Bean flowers.

Here they look good, but most of it has died and I only have three beans that are ready to eat. I am disappointed. :( But at least I have pictures!