Still here...

No, I have not fallen off the face of this earth... Just life has been happening :) We are well into my High School Daughter's Marching Season which is an absolute proud parent moment for us! I am definitely enjoying these teenage years, which I think surprises me. I have been expecting the dramatics and attitudes, and although that is the case at times,  what I didn't expect was the hard working, responsible, and beautiful girl that Tori has turned out to be :) She gets so much better grades than I did in High School and she has just been making such good decisions with her friends, that I am truly thanking God for breaking me in gently! Tori's involvement with the Band has been such a blessing in that it has taught all of the kids to be accountable for each other... a few weeks ago, I watched an  older band girl speak to a freshman girl about the "attire" she was wearing and let her know that what she was wearing was very inappropriate and that she was a "Band Representative" and needed to be dressed modest in order to portray a positive image! Inside I was going YES!!! I love that our kids can tell each other that! These kids have been working so hard since the 3rd week of july and they are just amazing and we cannot wait to see how they do at their first competition in October! Tomorrow is Tori's 15th Birthday and I am making cake balls for her... so since this is technically a cake blog, I will give you my super easy way to make cake balls, which if you have never tried... be prepared to be in heaven!!! I am going to make a simple box cake recipe, in this case- confetti cake, per tori's request. Once it has baked and cooled, crumble it up in a bowl and add a can of frosting so its a moist goey mixture. With your hands, make bite sized balls of batter and place on a cookie sheet then place in the freezer for a couple hours. Last, dip the balls into a candy chocolate dip (melt chocolates in a double boiler, Michaels craft store sells different colors too) and place back on the cookie sheet to harden. You can freeze them for an extended time or leave out at room temp for a day or so. They won't last more than a day in my house so its never been a problem on how to "keep" them LOL ;)  ENJOY!!! They are worth it!!! Instead of a cake pic, I am sharing a picture of Tori in her band uniform :)