Cupcakes & Miles' 1st Birthday

Miles turned 1 on May 1st while Michelle and Lema were in Samoa, so we had a family BBQ here on saturday. Michelle reserved the pavillion at our church where we all met up. Michelle made rice, potato salad, chicken, and chopped up watermelon. She asked me to make a cupcake cake for dessert along with ice cream cones.

Here is the "before" of the cupcake cake. Just pretend those three blue frosted ones are untouched :)

The necessary mess of cooking and decorating


Habiscus flowers made from flattened dots. Cool eh? Completely came up with these on my own. They took forever, but I think it was worth it.


Close up of my genius




Drumroll please..........And the CAKE!!




Athena and her daddy. She is Lema's Niece. She and Miles are only a month apart.


Yummy FOODNESS.


Mom and Miles. It was a tad windy that day, hence the scary mom fro.


Unga dishing out the mango pineapple smoothies. they were GOOD.


Brad, a close friend of Lema's from Samoa, provided the music. He also DJ'd at Michelle's wedding. So if you heard really loud Samoan music on saturday, it was us partying.


Miles wasn't exactly sure what to do with his cake.


He figured it out soon enough.


And what's cake without ice cream?




Miles got a giant red pinwheel from my parents as one of his gifts. He loves anything that moes fast and is red.


Miles and his book from Great Grandma Killpack. He absolutely loves books. Grandma drove straight from Cedar city for our BBQ. We're so glad she came!


Matching Dad and son ties. miles promptly ripped off the tie and threw it on the ground after the picture. Boys don't like clothes for birthdays I guess!


Michelle, Miles and Lema and all the gifts.

When nothing comes to mind..

Today is one of those days when you feel like writing, but have nothing to write about. I'll try.

I saw the Wolverine movie today with Rachel at 5 star. I loved it. A ripped Hugh Jackman, mutants, action sequences and good story line. What more could you want from a movie? Has anyone seen the Star Trek Movie yet? I have Trekkie in my blood and am dying to see it but haven't had a chance. I also went to a YSA BBQ which was fun. Oh Tony, Jared is home from the mission in California, crazy eh? He was there at the BBQ. I think he's taller then before.

Having a blog can be fun when you get random comments once in a while like this one:


I laughed at that one heartily.

Tomorrow is the CES fireside by Elder Bednar. He's one of my favorites to listen to. And I have no church meetings so I get to sleep in until noon!! What a perfect Sunday!

This week I woke up on Wednesday not being able to swallow or breathe. I could have sworn it was strep it hurt so bad. I toted myself off to my friendly neighborhood doctor (I have migraines and see him all the time, hence the buddy buddy) and he said it was virus and negative on the strep. Though he stuck me back on an inhaler after being free from them for 8 years. Pneumonia 3 times and childhood asthma had him worried. So my little puff friend and I have been reunited. On the plus side, I can go running again without chest pain and I'll be heading out to the Matheson track every night with Rachel now. All I need is a little angry Kelly Clarkson music on my ipod, my inhaler, and I can run forever. We always go right when the sun is going down and the mosquitoes go to bed. That track is like a breeding ground when they water the lawn.

I'm going to hit the sack after reading a bit. (I'm reading twilight again. No I will NOT tell you how many times I've read that book)

I found this quote online and thought it described me well. Enjoy.

Memorial Day

This Memorial Day we had a family BBQ. My grandma came as well as Lemlea, Michelle's Fiance. We made WAY too much food!!! We had 7 Steaks, an entire bag of Chicken Breasts, 2 bags of Hot Dogs, 10 Hamburgers and a Big bag of shrimp. We cooked them ALL!! and that's not including all the side dishes!! We were all uncomfortably full the max. It was Delish!!!! My dad bought a new canopy as well. Went very well with the barbeque we got him for fathers day two years ago.
After we had all digested for a while we decided to shoot off the canon to commemorate the purpose of memorial day. those who have gone before us the the next life. My dad and brother built our canon for New years and the 4th of July, but we decided to use it for this!! Pretty much you put calcium carbide(?) and water together and it explodes really REALLY loud without projecting anything out of the canon or causing damage. It's awesome!
After that Michelle and Lema showed us their engagement photo's and we helped pick out a picture for the invitation. I will post that on here as soon as I get a copy.
Then.. I went to see PIRATES!!!!! Everyone else took naps and discussed wedding plans, but we rushed off to see good ol Johnny Depp. A very fun ending to Memorial day, hope your's were all great!!!!

A rose from our front yard. How sultry.....

Dad & Michael

The inside of our New Canopy

An outside view of the canopy

Shrimp. SSOO GOOD!! (cooked by me!!!!)




Yummy Food!! Notice that Randy and Michael have on the same shirt? they bought them at different times. Kind of fun




Some of the goodness and Grandma




The BBQ Master




Lema & Michelle. How cuuute!!!




These were PART of the Leftovers



seeting off the cannon. Our neighbor freaked out and thought it was a bomb. Hilarious!!

Remember those Heros, family and friends.

Lema wanted to set it off.




Wedding prep. The guys enjoy it SO much....I'm sure.....