The giant topsy turvy wedding cake I made

I was hired to make a wedding cake for some friends of friends for a brother's wedding. I never met the bride since she lives in Seattle, but did meet with the sister of the bride and mother of the bride to discuss the cake order a few months ago. I made the cake this past Thurs and Friday and had it all done and waiting to deliver to the wedding on Saturday. I was so proud of myself for getting it done! Then at 7:30 Friday night, I took a look at the cake and the second tier split into about 5 sections. We tried everything to shim it, but ultimately had to take it apart and throw it in the trash. Dave and I stayed up all night making a new second tier from scratch and recovering/decorating the top one to match. Here are some photos of both cakes. The photos of the one with all circles in design is the final cake that made it to the wedding. Dave helped me the entire time from baking to decorating! He's was a lifesaver:)PS, I've retired from cake making after this event! It nearly did me in!

pumpkin picking

We took the kids to pick pumpkins on Sunday. They loved it! Wyatt stayed with the girls the whole time and didn't run away like I feared. It was nice to not have the stroller. We also bought a bunch of fresh farm produce since the pumpkins were at a local fruit/veggie stand we love to shop at. I'll be so sad when it closes in a few weeks. It's in the 40's and 50's here now and seems we are headed straight into winter with very little fall. It is so beautiful though with all the autumn colors on the trees and grass.