Hotel Roth... Again!

We have really enjoyed hosting three rounds of house guests this month. We are on our third round now (Tim's parents). Hosting guests has it's fair share of ups and downs, especially when it's family/in-laws! Even with that in mind, I have become more and more convinced that this is something I would love to do more regularly in the future. I've thought about running a B&B or a guesthouse or something... who knows. I guess I'll just have to wait to see what sorts of opportunities arise.

-JLR

M's Bday Cake #1

Birthday cakes have become one of my favorite things! I love making cakes and even more than that, I love the excitement and appreciation from Micaiah, my special birthday girl! This year we plan to have lots of guests in March to help us celebrate her 5th birthday... Nana and Aunt Jaime came this past week, Grandma and Grandpa Roth are coming next week, and the week after we'll do a friends party. I got this great idea for a multi-layer rainbow cake from a seminar at church on party planning. The facilitator forwarded lots of info, and I also found another blog online with some additional info.

Anyway, here are some pics from my first cake adventure of the birthday season!

(minus the purple batter, which was already in the oven!)
I told Micaiah that I lost the colors... she was bummed. :) This cake was so massive that the cake cover wouldn't fit!
The happy birthday girl with the first slice.
The insides of the cake.
Oh, and with only one cake pan (which I would never again attempt!), I could not have accomplished this task without Jaime to keep me company. Thanks!

-JLR