Birthday Boy

We always open mailed presents early—Sunday morning for this one. Rose wanted to help so badly.

They got up at 5am on The Birthday. Bring on the presents.

Ninja Turtles and books! Jay played with his Ninja Turtles all day. We stayed home and hung out together, playing, reading, and doing laundry. It rained all morning and then got really windy, so it was a cozy happy home-birthday.

Jay’s friend (and future wife) Molly had her 4th birthday on Sunday. Jay went hometeaching with Jeff to her house and shared her cake. Today Molly called Jay (with a little help) and sang happy birthday to him over the phone. It was so cute! They are pals.

This little cousin came over for a while too. Do you see that glistening drool diamond on her chin? I had to dig out some of Rose’s old clothes for her because she drenched her own clothes in slobber.

[Rose in that outfit]

I made the cake yesterday. I hate baking for two reasons: 1. too many rules, and 2. It’s messy! I am kind of a neat freak in the kitchen. I despise walking barefoot on crumbs. I detest having ingredients scattered all over the counter, and I do not like cleaning it all up. I always try to clean up after myself as I go along, and I end up getting half the stuff out again before I’m done, thus making it even harder than it needs to be.

Chocolate cake with chocolate frosting in the outside and peanut butter frosting in the middle (and on the smile). It was my best cake yet, thanks to the CAKE MIX! And I even bought my first cake pans for it. It’s amazing how much those two small details helped.

The four-year-old! We cheated just a tiny bit and had some birthday cake at lunchtime before the official evening song and candles. Gasp. After Jay’s birthday dinner of homemade mac n cheese, the relations came over and we had cake and candles and singing. I’m utterly caked out.

Jay wanted to eat the eyeball.

Can we say cake coma?

We love Jay!