It's been a while...

My word it's been a while since I've posted--not that life at the Houston Household is just that, on the contrary--it's because it's just been so busy! The end of the school year seems to do that... between band concerts and awards nights and Summer band rehearsals and graduation and sewing lessons and dogs and who knows what else, it's been a crazy few weeks...

So, Kellianne did officially graduate from BYU!! 

 And mom made the most beautiful graduation dress for the big event!

 Carolyn's little baby Heather was blessed--also in a Melissa Snow Houston original--gorgeous blessing dress, right?? and the baby isn't half bad either. ;)

 Such a cute little girl!

 Oh, and our sweet little baby Heather (again in a Melissa Snow Houston original from the Summer line) is now three months old--can you believe it?? I can't, she's growing up so fast! Good thing that we FINALLY get to see her this summer! 

Featured at the Tattered Tag!

One of our Etsy items was featured at the Tattered Tag--now this really made my day!

Check out the link here:

http://thetatteredtag.blogspot.com/2011/03/homespun-market-day-simply-white.html

Stunning White Bridal Peony

[Tinkeranniebelle]

Thanks Christina!

P.S. After our sewing conference last week we are hard at work creating and making lots and lots of wonderful things--check out our Etsy shop soon to see! :)

Making Chocolate Treats

The boys are great helpers--most of the time. ;)

Somehow Kelli got them to assist in making chocolate dipped pretzels for Christmas.

Lots and lots of pretzels...

Flower Baskets

Well, we (Mom, Carolyn, and Kellianne) have officially completed Wilton Course 2! In this particular course we learned a wide variety of flowers, reverse shell border, rope border, and the basket weave, and for our final project we put everything into action. Didn't our cakes just turn out beautifully???

Mom's cake

Kelli's Cake


Haha, Kelli's bee was the only one that still had antennas by the end of the night! ;)

Carolyn's Cake

Let Them Eat Cake!

Cake Cake Cake! It's everywhere this week! Or so it seems. Because of Kelli's surgery she was not able to attend her final Fondant and Gum Paste class, which ended up with Melissa and Kelli both making their own separate final projects this time (usually they do a joint project). Then of course we still have Carolyn's cake, and in the end that's three whole cakes that need eating! I hope the family doesn't get sick of cake, because once Kelli gets feeling better she will definitely be coming up with more yummy creations looking for hungry mouths. Somehow with two growing boys I don't think that will be too much of a problem.

Kellianne's Cake:
Mom's Cake:

Carolyn's Cake:

Forget love, I'd rather fall in chocolate!

What a Valentine's day party! This was by far the funnest v-day yet--you can't beat a day celebrated with making beautifully delicious treats--chocolate in particular, it's a definite must-have. Melissa, Kellianne and Carolyn are all taking a cake decorating class together this month, and Valentine's Day was our first class in which we made an actual cake--look at how pretty they turned out!

Jackson Pollock

If any of you know Rebecca Armond, then you know of her amazing cooking skills. Fortunately for our family, Brother Armond is our home teacher, and Sister Armond is Mom's visiting teacher, so we are blessed with many yummy goodies. One of our favorite of her fabulous creations are her delicious brownies--the best brownies that I have ever tasted. They are gourmet, that is for sure. Well, being the wonderful person she is, Sister Armond decided to share her recipe with us, and we tried it out for ourselves. It was a little more effort than Kelli's mint brownies, but the finished product was just as good. Of course, spreading the ganoush was a bit tricky; Mom wasn't very excited about the brownies appearance, but I (Kellianne), being the humanities major, was ecstatic about it--it's a Jackson Pollock work of art!

Jackson Pollock: Autumn Rythm

Melissa Houston: Chocolate Tempo