Birthday Time

I spent most of yesterday working on Dane's birthday cake. I think it would really pay off to go to some cake decorating classes. I think I would enjoy it too since I like to make things "look like the picture". If there is a picture, and I don't have a lot of creativity so there is usually a picture, it better look like the picture or I get a little frustrated. The cake turned out just like the picture. I consider that success! Dane's special little cake had a lot to be desired, but I had no real plan and well you can tell. I didn't think it would do to coat his cake in M&M's since I didn't think his 4 little teeth could handle biting one of those. He seems concerned though.

I knew he was eager to dig into that little cake because he was vigorously signing please every time we walked past all the sweet delicious goodies that were sitting out.

He loved entertaining the crowd and all the extra attention. He was a little tentative digging his hands into the sticky frosting.

Slowly the mess spread all over his face. But who wouldn't get messy if they had to eat cake with their fingers?

He loved all his new presents and playing with his cousin Tanner. All in all it was a very fun day.

While we were here celebrating Dane's first year of life, and a goodbye get together (andy's side)before he leaves for basic, the rest of my family and extended family were attending the funeral of my sweet and funny grandma. It was hard to not be there.