[uncledaddy]

Anthony's expression changed from one of mildly disturbed confusion to one of excited agreement in an instant. "Well, it wouldn't be right to let a contest go without judges..."

[Red Lion]

Susan patted him, "Go on, you'll have to get back to your diet when we get back home,"

[uncledaddy]

Anthony frowned, his ears drooping for an instant. "Then I'd better make it count!" he reasoned brightly.

[Red Lion]

Susan kissed his cheek, "Go Daddy!"

[uncledaddy]

"You can come and watch," Randy offered to Susan.

[Red Lion]

"You know I love to see you eat," she beamed.

[uncledaddy]

Randy grinned and gave his ears a wiggle. "Perhaps you could enter; you're very good in the kitchen..."

[Red Lion]

"Oh no, I'm not much for competition, I'd feel bad if I won or lost," said Susan.

[uncledaddy]

Randy chuckled and gave her a kiss. "Well, you can still watch," he said.

[Red Lion]

"I'll be more than glad," she replied.

[uncledaddy]

And so the five of them headed in the direction of the bake-off, Randy and Anthony both eager to sign up as judges.

[Red Lion]

Erickson signed them both up, "I think we ha' enough judges fer tha first round, tak yer seats,"

[uncledaddy]

Randy sat next to Anthony, who was too excited about tasting cakes and pies to be uncomfortable with it.

[Red Lion]

The first contestant was Marie Blackwelder with a triple cherry cheese cake. "It's made from scratch!" she said proudly.

[uncledaddy]

"Oh, this is fantastic," Anthony remarked, almost forgetting to fill out his score card in favor of eating the cheesecake.
"Very good. I agree," stated Randy as he considered every aspect of it from the look and smell to the texture and flavor before carefully grading everything.

[Red Lion]

The next cake was a dark chocolate raspberry confection. It was heavy and dense with a thick layer of raspberry jam in the middle, "Flackery always liked this," said Kurt.