Another Birthday

My birthday was July 21. Julia wanted to make a Chocolate Celebration Cake from her Molly American Girl cookbook. I suggested she make it for my birthday a few days away, and she liked that idea. She made it from scratch, and it was yummy! I helped her with the frosting, then she decorated it herself with all kinds of sprinkles. She let Lauren put on a *very few* sprinkles. Hee hee


All the kids get so excited for birthdays, even when it's not their own! The presents behind Julia were for Caroline, since I forgot to bring our gifts to her, to WA, for her party there.


Brian had taken Julia shopping, and they picked out two shirts, and a necklace/earring set for me. Brian gave me a portable hard drive as well, as we need one to hold our gazillion pictures that are taking up our main hard drive! Caroline got some books, a mini watering can and garden trowel, and the cutest toy food set. I got it at a consignment shop last summer, and have been saving it. It has a mixer that "works", bowls and cooking tools, and a cake that comes apart and fits back together, with candles that "light up" with stick-up flames that go back in the candle when they're blown out.


Caroline thought the cake was for her too. Some presents were, so why not the cake, too? ;) Brian put on six candles: 3 and 3, for 33. :) Caroline helped me blow them out, and we all enjoyed that yummy cake!