WE'RE FINALLY BACK!!

Sorry it's been so long since the last post. We are definitely into the fall season. First off, Tibi made herself another cake....this time for Evening of Excellence. Of course, all of the young women "oooh"ed and "aaaww"ed as she brought it in. They all think that it's so cool that she can do these. It's become a fun habit for her. Now all we have to do is let her knead the fondant from now on instead of mom. It's fun to help her with something she loves to do. Here's her awesome cake.
I'm not sure why there are holes in this cake....

Then Michaela and Vicki headed down to Carlsbad for the weekend to help grandma Packard recuperate from getting her knee replaced. She had her other one done about 3 years ago, and of course, swore that she wouldn't get this one done....but all along she knew she would have to give in. Marc was especially glad that we went down, because he was dying without Michaela....and vice a versa. Check out Michaela's new haircut!

Grandpa must have been somewhere because Marc got recruited to help grandma out of her chair. She had only been home for a day or so, so she was still very weak in the legs and arms. She has come to love Marc...actually we have ALL come to love Marc. It will be exciting when he gets to meet the rest of the family.

Michaela and Marc spent every day together doing fun stuff. They went to the beach and surfed, walked on the beach, walked the mall and did some shopping, and spent a day in Old Town in San Diego. Here they are at a yummy Mexican restaurant, cute as ever!

We got home last night at 11:30....I left as late as I could without cutting into the next day (for these two lovebirds sake). Goodbyes are always tough on them. It's the pits to live 6 hours away from each other. It was wonderful to be home in Carlsbad for a few days to be with mom and dad and to see my brothers and sisters. The best part was that I got to give dad a break from the cooking. I love cooking for them when I am down there. It's also nice to be home and get going on the wash and working on my projects again. I have a bunch of Christmas things to get done and I only have 5 weeks. Yikes!!