Beat the Heat update and last week's cakes

It's sort of ironic that my two hobbies are cake decorating and running. But, last week was full of both and I sure did love it! Let's start with the, umm, healthier of the hobbies. I ran the Beat the Heat 5k on Saturday with a group of about 40 other people from my church and nearly 700 other people. It was so much fun to see that many people come out! The weather was absolutely perfect, we couldn't have asked for anything better. First of all, let me tell you just how ridiculously fast some runners were! The winner ran it in 14:13. I'll do the math for you, that's like 4 minute 30 second mile...for 3 miles. CRAZY. Me on the other hand, my goal was to run it in under 24 minutes. I crossed the finish line at 23:44 so I was happy! I was also very proud of my husband! He has only trained for about 5 weeks and ran the 5k in 26:03. This was his first race ever...his goal for next year is to beat me ;) Jamie ran participated in the race also...let's just say he got a bit sidetracked, enough said. Chris and I are running another 5k in the middle of August so I'll let you know how it goes!
Ok, moving on to the cakes! I made 3 last week. The first cake was a birthday cake for my really good friend and co-worker. Her favorite color is orange so I did a zebra print cake with orange buttercream. The second cake was for a little boy's first birthday smash cake. It was a small replica of the Dr Suess Cat in the Hat cake that I had made last December. It survived more than an hour drive to Virginia...whew! The last cake was a baby shower cake. I was asked to replicate a boy shower cake I did a few months ago but in pink for a girl. I was pleased with all the cakes. Enjoy!