Jared's Birthday and Cake!

Tuesday was Jared's 24th birthday! Happy Birthday Jared!! He is not the biggest fan of celebrating his birthday so I am slowly increasing my celebrations (last year no present and all homemade decorations. This year some presents and cake. Next year, who knows => ) This year I made no such promise to not spend any money on his birthday, honestly I think Jared just forgot his birthday was coming up or he would have asked me to not spend money haha. So I decided I was going to make him a sweet birthday cake! I had this great vision in my mind of a two layered masterpiece.

I was really excited when I made the two cakes and they turned out right!! Trust me, that was an accomplishment in and of itself! Then it was an even bigger accomplishment when I got them out of the pan and staked on top of eachother! Wahoo I was on a roll! Then I trimmed the edges to make the cakes even, and thats when it all started crumbling, literally. I had bought two cans of frosting but with all the crumbling it was clear that it was not working. So Kalyn (she was over playing with me) went to WalMart and got three more cans of frosting, and good thing she did! It turns out if you glob the frosting on the side and then spread a thick mass of it, the cake doesnt crumble. So this cake is probably more frosting than actual cake, but hey, thats the good part anyways =>
The finished cake product! I did the ENTIRE cake by myself! Yay me! Kalyn was here to watch me and laugh at me, but she never touched the cake! I love watching those cake shows, the ones where they make the AMAZING cakes, and I think thats what inspired this. But let me tell you, it is so much harder than they make it look! I have much more awe and appretiation for their cake decorating talent now haha.
When Jared got home we had a mini party all ready for him! (me and Kalyn) We sang the most beautiful rendition of Happy Birthday and he blew out his candles in one try! => This is a momentous year for Jared because it is the last year only one box of candles will suffice for his birthday. In the stores the most they come in is boxes of 24. Next year, TWO boxes are going to be needed, what an oldie haha.
He is anxiously waiting to eat this cake... haha
And he doesn't trust me with a big knife haha.....
Yes the picture is blurry (blame the photographer) but this is an action shot of Jared eating the first bite of birthday cake! He is officially 24!!! (as a side note, yes I am still pregnant even tho you probably cant tell from the picture hahahaha! jk)
With all the people (ok 3 of us) we hardly made a dent in the cake! But it was yummy! And Jared enjoyed his little birthday party! He is beginning to see the light on birthday celebrations! haha As for next year, I am definately buying a cake! There is a reason people get paid to do this and I don't. And never again (ok I probably will cave eventually but not today) am I ever doing anything with sprinkles! They are a MESS!!
And it wouldn't be a true Jared birthday without his annual birthday picture. =>

Happy Birthday Handsome! I love you!!

Happy Birthday Mom!

Today is my Mom's birthday! She is now 41! Happy birthday Mom!!! She loves Disneyland and was able to spend a day there with her three little boys! Also, Disney is doing a deal where you can get in on your birthday for free, but since my Mom has a pass, they gave her a gift certificate for the amount a ticket would be! How cool is that!!

This picture was taken at my wedding! I love how in love my parents are!!

She wasn't even in her forties when her oldest daughter got married!! What a young woman she is!! =>

Ordering the cute drinks at the restaurant! I love my Mom! Happy Birthday!!

Happy Birthday Dad!

Yesterday was my Dad's 43rd birthday!!! Happy birthday Dad!!

He did have to work, which is a bummer, but in the evening he went on a fathers and sons camp out with his four boys! What better way to spend a birthday! => hehehe

Happy Birthday Jared!!!

Yesterday was Jared's 23rd birthday! He did have to work, so the celebration started at night! => To me, birthdays are a big deal. Big celebrations,big gathering, presents, songs..... but to Jared, he does not like them so much. I cant figure out why. => But this year, he was stressing about money. We just had to pay a ridiculous amount in rent, and electricity and water.... basically all the grown up stuff, and we have not been paid yet. Needless to say, we are about broke. Jared was stressed and was worried that I was going to buy him presents, so we would have even less money. But, my birthday present to him was that I didnt spend any money on his birthday => I know, sounds weird, but he was elated! (and my dad was jeaous that my mom never gave him that present)
But, his birthday did not go uncelebrated. => I made a birthday sign for him, just like any good birthday celebration would have. We didnt have any paper, so I made it out of paper towels, I borrowed markers from one of our neighbors, and I used sticki notes from thee office => I am pretty proud of my work of art =>
He enjoyed it, even thought it made me more nerdy => Our boss's wife got wind that it was Jared's birthday, so she invited everyone on the sales team over for a little birthday celebration. I tried to get pics of it, but they all came out blurry or with a man standing in half the shot => The only one I managed to have turn out was one of our friend Ben Schacht cutting Jareds birthday cake.
Ben has been a sue chef (if thats how you spell it) in some restraunt. This cake was the most perfectly cutt cake I have ever seen, it was amazing. =>
One tradition Jared has for his birthdays is taking a picture. He has one of when he is 19,20,21,22, and now 23. His goal is to take one every year, and put them in a book.
This one is from his 22nd birthday, whihc he had while he was in Stockton. I dont know why, but all of these pictures he has this sullen face. I had to make fun of him for it, but thats how he wants his pictures to be. =>
The rest of the pics we took when we came home from the work party, just messing around with the camera and the birthday sign.
Aww! Look at the little male model! => I love him!

Jareds 23rd birthday kiss!!! The first ever birthday kiss with a spouse in this family! Of course we had to document it!
Jared was trying to zoom in for this next picture and he told me to freeze => What a nerd I am! But in this picture you can better see the letters and the reflection of the paper towel picture => hehehe I think its cool. =>
I dont really know why some of these pictures are dark, all the lights were on, but who knows => Happy Birthday Jared!!!! =>