April and Birthdays

This blog calls for a little update.

It's hard to believe that an entire month has passed since my last post. Crazy!! Time has flown, and I'm okay with that. The faster time goes, the faster I can get on with school and work, and closer to bigger and better goals in my life.

So... going back to March- pathetic, I know - we've had three birthdays to report: Lise's 27th on March 22nd, Chloe's 1st on April 2nd, and Dad's 51st on April 5th. It was quite a month for celebration! And I have had enough delicious cake to last me a lifetime.

Left: Lise's, Top Right: Chloe's, Bottom Right: Dad's

Lise's Birthday
For her birthday this year, Lise decided to have a nice dinner with the family. Mom cooked up a storm and it was great to spend time with Johnathan and Jackson!

Jackson surprised us all with his hidden talent for cake decorating:

 

Jason loves playing with kids- we don't have many of them around anymore- so he and Jackson were pals for the day.

Happy Birthday Lise!

Chloe's Birthday
A baby's first birthday is a big day! Chloe has mastered walking (and falling down), she has a lot of her teeth, and her vocabulary is expanding from her first words "Hi-hi-hi!" to "A-gie!" It's incredible how fast she's growing up!

Jenny through a big birthday bash with her in-laws and our side of the family and baked a delicious chocolate velvet cake with cream cheese frosting. And hol-y crap. That cake was heaven.

She got lots of fun presents! Clothes from the grandparents, gift cards for toys, a darling spring dress from Jamie, and a little baby doll with some treats from me.

Even with all her new toys, Chloe was perfectly happy chewing on the ribbon that topped a present from grandma.

Chloe got her own cupcake for her birthday! We sat her in the chair and she stared at the cake for a moment before grabbing it and immediately shoving the juicy raspberry into her mouth.

I'm telling you, that cake was incredible.

Happy Birthday Chloe!

Dad's Birthday

For Dad's birthday, it was kind of a busy day. Everyone had work or school but it was nice to get together at the end of the day to spend some time together. 

 Mmmmm... and more amazing cake: Chocolate chocolate with chocolate mousse frosting and chocolate chunks in the middle. I almost died.

Happy Birthday Daddy!

*Credit to Jenny for baking Chloe and Dad's cakes.

More April updates to come.