Birthday Cakes!

Mitchell's 1st Birthday

Elijah's 6th Birthday

Greg's 10th Birthday

Jacob's 15th Birthday

Diane's 17th Birthday

Stuart's Birthday

Chad's 13th Birthday

Adin's 4th Birthday

With 7 kids, there are a lot of  birthdays at my house.  To make birthday's extra special, I try to make a really fun and unique cake for each of my children.  These are the cakes that I made for them on their most recent birthday.  Diane requested the Barbie cake even though she is 17, I guess she was feeling nostalgic.  Elijah found the space shuttle cake in one of my books and begged for it.  The rest of this years cakes were surprises for the kids.  I had made the dragon cake for one of Gregory's past birthday's, but all the rest were new for me.  I really enjoyed making Stuart's Fire truck cake, sort of a joke about putting out the fire from that many candles!  I'll have to make it again when he turns 50!  Elijah's next birthday is coming around in 2 weeks and he is already requesting an army tank cake.  I usually take requests, and I have made this one before, so it shouldn't be too hard to do again. And what about my birthday?  I refuse to make my own birthday cake, so Stuart usually buys me one.  He got me an ice cream cake this year.  Maybe someday, he dabble in the baking department and get inspired, but I doubt it.  Until then, I hope all our birthdays (and yours too) are happy and sweet. 

This is what 39 looks like!

Happy Birthday to me!

Today is the first day of my last year being 30-something.  I plan to make it a great year.  I have set 39 goals for myself, most of them very measurable.  Some are easier for me than others, but all of them will help me be the person I want to be.  Today, I am going to get my hair cut, so I have 3 months until I have to do that one again!  I might even get my nails manicured- this one is a hard one for me- to spend money "pampering" myself.  It will be a fun year, and I hope you all enjoy reading along as I reach my goals.

Coming Soon! 39 goals for my 39th year

It's been so long since I have posted. Since my last post, our son, Mitchell Wayne, was born on May 27, 2010, weighing in at 8 lbs 9 oz, he was our 3rd biggest baby. He is now almost 6 months old! He rolls over, smiles and laughs. He is the friendliest baby ever. We got that new van (in October last year) and the new house (in January of this year) and are enjoying life with our wonderful kids and being busy with school, sports, work etc.

Next week, I will celebrate my 39th birthday. My last year of being "thirty something". So, I thought I would celebrate by making 39 goals. This way I can track the good I'm doing in the world and see my self improve and be ready for the next decade! So watch for those goals, coming at you next Wednesday!

Gregory is Eight!

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