Grandma Otto

I write this with great sadness. Grandma Otto passed away unexpectedly on Saturday. I received a phone call from Lindsey that something had happened and she was heading to grandmas. I had just finished frosting the wedding cakes for the day so started to clean up and wait to hear. She called and said it wasn't good so we all headed to be with her. Braeden was in a swim meet so he was not with us. Nick, Emma and Charlie met me at Grandma's. I feel terrible bringing them with and having them witness the end of Grandma's life. It is unknown if she had a stroke or a seizure but we are grateful we were able to be with her to comfort her. The last few months have been difficult for Grandma. She was lonely and really missing Grandpa Otto. We knew this but made extra points to call and visit. We love her so and will miss her so much. She was the glue to the Otto family and now we all just have to make sure we carry on all her great traditions. My last conversation with Grandma was of her telling me how proud she was of me and what a wonderful business I have started. She was thrilled at all my hard work, inspiration and creativity. We were so blessed to have had so much time with her, family dinners, lake events, birthdays and just special grandma visits. This is going to be such a hard week! My friends have stepped up huge. I don't know how my weddings got set up on Saturday but they did. I was able to pull it together and do two set-ups. My friend Rochelle was by my side the entire time. Then went back to my store to work on cake pops. She is a rock star! My friend Annie has been here doing random crap for the last few days and is going to continue to help the rest of the week. I am running with Patsy in the morning and looking forward to some sister therapy. I found these pictures from just a few weeks ago. What great memories we have. 

Summer Break

Its been awhile but I finally find a few minutes to let you all know what we have been up to. My business has been flourishing! I have been so busy and we are trying to figure out life as I work full time. There have been a lot of changes which have been hard to adjust too. I miss my kids terribly! Change is good and I know that so we hired a nanny for the summer. I am able to work during the day and have more time in the evening with my family. I have taken Mondays off since I work every other day of the week. I hired my friend Rochelle to work with me. She is a pop making machine! This week has been the true test to why I am so thankful she wants to work with me. 1300 cake pops have been made, dipped and ready for weddings, graduations and birthday gifts this week.

Our summer is booked solid with kid activities. We have something every day of the week. I guess it keeps them all out of trouble and active for the summer. We have baseball, softball, soccer, swimming, dance and golf. We do take time to hang out on the boat and in the pool. It should be a great summer. I took the week of 4th of July off so we can enjoy each other. I have a lot of projects that I would love to get done. We shall see! I will post some pictures of our fun so far soon.