Cake Decorating Lessons

We learned how to cake-decorate! Our friend, Mrs. Earl, came over to our house 3 different days to teach us. These pictures are from our last lesson, where we made a cake. At the bottom of this post are some other cakes that we've made since then.



Hannah practices making clowns:


Her practice clown-


Those pesky kids ate half the icing!


Elizabeth works on her clown.


Finished:


Sarah works on hers-


And Hannah perfects hers:


And Caroline works on her clown:


Those clowns are some masterpieces...


With Mrs. Earl, after completing the cake


Complete cake with finishing touches added-


Cakes we've made since then:

The Cruise to Alaska

Mom and Dad took a trip to Alaska this summer with Focus on the Family; it was the second cruise that Focus put on.

In Seattle, Washington getting ready to leave for Alaska


Formal dinner outfits


On the top of a mountain in Juneau


In Juneau with some dear friends, the McNaughtons


Also in Juneau- a beautiful flower garden


Mom and Mrs. McNaughton at the Mindenhall glacier


The Mindenhall glacier


A towel elephant that the room steward made


Near the Hubbard Glacier (isn't everything gorgeous?)


The Hubbard Glacier





Dad in Sitka, a sleepy little town with no attractions. And it was raining. Dad decided to make a telephone call in an overgrown mossy telephone booth that hadn't worked for 20 years.


In Ketchican


A hike in Ketchican


Dad and Mr. McNaughton decided to lure seagulls in and grab their feet while waiting to depart from Ketchican

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In Victoria BC, Mom and Dad, Mr. and Mrs. McNaughton, and the McNaughton's brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. McNaughton the 2nd, eating lunch in an outside cafe.