Sunday, August 10, 2014

Tipton/Coleman Wedding

A few sweet pictures from the wedding we were honored to be a part of. Evalyn was asked to be the Flower Girl, and she was thrilled to say the least.  

It was held at the beautiful and historic Barr Mansion on Sprinkle Road in Austin, TX.  It was beautiful and fabulous!  

Thank you Madeline and Hunter for including our family in your special day!
Posing with the girls!


A practice walk.

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Friday, January 31, 2014

The most amazing cake!

A friend of mine sells baked good from her home to help support her family while staying home with 2 little ones and another on the way.  She bakes some scrumptious breads, but this cake she made to sell for Valentine's Day is AMAZING!  I was lucky enough to try a slice of it today and umm...WOW!





Here is her description: Chocolate Covered Strawberry cake. Made- from- scratch strawberry cake filled with strawberry preserves and creamy whipped chocolate ganache. Covered with more whipped ganache and finished with a silky poured chocolate. ($40, whole cake only)





I admit I'm not overly fond of strawberry cakes, or fruit flavored cakes in general, but this one was just like taking a bite of a chocolate covered strawberry!  Except I didn't have to deal with the cold of the strawberry, the chocolate breaking away and falling off, or the seeds that seem to always get stuck in my teeth.  I HIGHLY recommend if you are local to contact her to place an order soon because she will only be able to make a set number of them in order to guarantee the quality.  Yes, $40 does seem like a lot, but remember this is a homemade cake, no preservatives like what you might find in cakes from the grocery store.


You can reach Laura C. at her Facebook Page here: Thebreadlady Bakedgoods

* I was not compensated in any way for this review and post. I was not even asked to write a review by Thebreadlady Bakedgoods.


Saturday, October 12, 2013

Announcing...

Baby #2 is due in December 2013

We have moved and are adding to our family!  Baby BOY Straub will hopefully arrive by mid-December.  Evalyn is quite excited, however still asks for a little sister. ;-)

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Telescope

This is the telescope I gave +Jason Straub  for Christmas.

Celestron Powerseeker 114AZ Reflector Telescope

I ordered it through a Black Friday deal (on Thanksgiving Day) from Kohl's.  Yes, I too was amazed that Kohl's had telescopes!  I think we got a wonderful deal on it for his first telescope as an adult.

It didn't seem that large in the picture, so I wasn't sure what to expect.  But as you can see from the photo of him using it, it's a decent sized telescope and does a great job.