CCA Cheer Camp

The night before cheer camp, Stephanie and I had a fun activity planned for the girls. We put all their camp t-shirts in bags we decorated for them and made them close their eyes until we said "Open!" We love teasing them! Then we had funky little visor hats and flip-flops for them to decorate. We wore the flip-flops out to dinner to Acapulco Joe's. It was a fun night! Here they are posing with their bags...



One of our favorite camp outfits was the pink cheerleader shirt with the zebra print ribbons. They looked so cute...



Steph designed the shirts, and this one was our favorite. It looks like the 7up logo, but it says Cheer Up...Charger Pride, Always Had, Always Will. Cute, huh?!



Here are the girls being silly with their hats right before the CCA Spirit Mania...



We took the girls out in the blazing heat and made them pose on the playground. I think we're a little obsessed with taking pictures :)



We won 1st place in the cheer competition as well as the coveted spirit award. Way to go girls!!

Basement

After the June flood, our basement had some water damage (although we think it already had some damage from before). So one day, I saw Wes carrying out a huge roll of carpet from downstairs, and I thought...Oh no, I feel a big project coming on!! As always, he did a great job. Here is the progression of the remodel...




Wes added a wall to create more storage space.



He had to tear out a lot of the old framing and insulation that had water damage.



Here is our cozy basement. We will be adding recessed lighting,painting the ceiling tiles and of course some decorating. I really love it down there now!

More cakes...

I did this cake for Amanda's (my sister-in-law) friend, Summer. Her birthday was on the same day as Amanda's wedding rehearsal, and she wanted to do something special for her. The cake was a 3 layer chocolate with a yummy Oreo cream filling.




Here is the side view...



I just got my first steady cake gig!! I will be making the birthday lunch cakes for Wes' department at work. This is the first one I did last month. It wasn't as level as it needed to be, but I'm still learning :)



Another view...and yes, his name is Doyle!