Fathers Day

This year I decided to make Scott a card, slightly because I was lazy and didn't buy one, and I couldn't remember the song he really liked on the singing cards, when I was looking.
Goggle is my best friend when it comes to craft ideas.


For my class, for the past few years, I have had the kids make HUGE cardstock ties for their dad's. I started this when I was teaching in primary and have continued now with the teens. I then make them find their dad's and have them wear them for the last hour of church. I am proud of the dad's that wear them, and for the men who encouraged Scott and my dad to wear theirs this year.

Peyton's First in Primary

Peyton had to give the scripture and prayer in primary on Father's day. I called and got the reference so we could practice it at home because as social of a girl as she is, she was not to happy to go up on Mothers day to sing, so I wanted to help her out a little and let her practice.

“Successful . . . families are established and maintained on
principles of faith, prayer, repentance, [and] forgiveness”
(“Proclamation, paragraph 7”)

She did a great job, from the first day in primary she wanted to stand at the small podium and talk, so she finally had the chance.
I made Scott help her, so when she said the prayer, she didn't pray for a "baby brother or sister" in front of the whole primary, as she does prays for a sibling in every prayer.
Her only complaint after church was, that daddy was not sitting down at the back giving her the thumbs up sign, as they had practiced and said he would do.

Busy Weekend

Fathers day weekend, was a crazy weekend. I had to make cakes for a wedding, Scott and I had to speak in church and Pey did her first scripture and prayer in primary.

Around the end of May, I received a call from our friend who was in the Bishopric and asked if we would be in town for Father's day, then asked if Scott and I would speak. After giving him a "little bit" of a hard time, I told him Scott and I would love to do it.
When I called Scott to let him know that Randy had just called and asked if we would be in town, and that I had to speak in Sacrament meeting, Scott laughed and laughed, as the last time Peyton got sick Sunday morning, and I got to stay home with her and he had to stretch his talk and take the whole time. I let him laugh and joke for a few moments, then informed him, he was speaking too.
I am so glad we had a month to prepare, as building up to that weekend, we were so busy, so it was nice for the extra time.
The talk we were asked to speak on was Elder Richard G Scott, Honor the Priesthood and Use it well, from the Priesthood session in October 2008.
Amazing, amazing talk, a recommend read if you have a few minutes.
I am so thankful for the Priesthood in my life, and for a husband who honors his priesthood, honors me as his wife and Peyton as his daughter.

Am I Ready....
A friend in our ward came to me at the end of May and asked if I would do her wedding cake on June 19th.
First thoughts were, am I ready for this? I took some Wilton classes about a year ago and have played around with cakes since then, but have not done an actual paying job. After talking with her and looking at different idea's, and learning her dad did this as a career. I agreed, heck why not do a wedding as the first one.

When all the decisions were made, I made two huge sheet cakes, 80 cupcakes and a small cake for the groom. It was a great learning experience, and really fun playing with flavors. I am sure that is what everyone around me thought as well, as they all benefited from my experiments.
I have the best neighbor ever, who volunteered to come and help. She stayed all day, helped with all the decorating, and then helped with the delivery, as Scott was busy with Youth Conference and then had to head to work.

It was a slightly stressful weekend, when it was all done, I was almost completely happy with the turnout. I am always a harder critic on myself, and she seemed pleased with the end result.