I HAVE EATEN SO MUCH CAKE this week. Ben’s. Dorothy’s. And do not even forget PI DAY and Dorothy’s breakfast pastries. Plus! We went out for greasy bar food for both birthdays AND Dorothy wanted Shake Shack for her birthday lunch. SO MUCH JUNK. (Tonight I am making chicken gyros and a big salad because OMG I need vegetables and things that are not fried).
Ben loved his gifts
They were out LATE, so Coop stayed home for Dorothy’s bday, and she did too, because playing hooky on her birthday and bringing treats to school the next day is her new favorite thing.
We got gifts and balloons for Minnie and Dorothy because HAVE YOU MET 2 YEAR-OLDS?! Also I could not find a color-on paper bday tablecloth anywhere, so I went with a roll of gift wrap like a giant runner and my usually brown craft paper underneath. I love a festive bday table.
On a Ben’s bday note: he wanted pudding between the layers of his cake, and I was skeptical, but it was DELISH. And then it slid apart. So Dorothy was having precisely none of my ugly cakes. She got a Bundt cake (lemon!) and cupcakes (confetti) for her class from Nothing Bundt Cakes.
Dorothy basically wanted a repeat of her ninth bday, so we did morning presents, lunch and shopping (Lulu for a fanny pack, Kendra Scott for a ring, Lush for assorted bath things (Coop acted too cool, but he sure did buy stuff for his shower and was thrilled with it last night), Fannie May because why not, H&M for a sweater and denim joggers (???)) and mani/pedis before dinner out at a Madison birthday bar where we ate the cake right in our booth. (Coop went to dive practice on campus during dinner, but he didn’t mind skipping because he had his eye on leftover chocolate pie and home anyway). Note in the dinner pics that Minnie is wearing a glow necklace, and know that she stole it from Dorothy’s neck the minute the bar tender gave it to Dorothy for her bday. She would have taken Dorothy’s souvenir birthday mug with its bottomless Coke, too, but we do have some limits.
AAAAAND Jack has shared his bday wishlist with me because I have one month to creat 15th bday magic LOL.
Okay this all looks and sounds like SO much fun. Y’all know how to do a birthday! The pudding cake looks amazing too.
ReplyDeleteAlso I need to know about this leopard print hooded onesie situation Dorothy is wearing - I think my kid needs that 😂
Cat and Jack from Target, like 99% of her wardrobe LOL
DeleteI was at that mall on Saturday! That is all. I was excited to see familiar landmarks. I'm glad Dorothy was properly celebrated and had a great time.
ReplyDeletebest mall!! If you ever want a shopping buddy there, I am in!
DeleteYou two! I live across the street! Hit me up! I'm up for a Target/Morgan's shoes/random other stuff adventure. Also - YAY for the Nitty, Pi day, and hooky on one's birthday. You know how to do it right!
DeleteI am feeling you on the lack of veggies. They have been so few and far between in my diet lately and while it's okay in one sense (I'm no longer labeling food as healthy vs. unhealthy), they ARE more nutritious than the two-bite brownies I've been devouring left and right.
ReplyDeleteWe have a birthday in a week and I have GOT TO START PLANNING.
I FEEL better when I eat more plants. Why can't I remember this?
DeleteLove reading your blog, it might help if you turn the bottom layer of your cake upside down when you do a layer cake.
ReplyDeleteI thought I **did** do this, but I already flipped it onto the cooling rack to then I flipped it over again when I smashed the 2 layers together, so, nope
DeleteI don't even know what a cordless polesaw IS, but it sounds hella cool. I DO know what denim joggers are, but I was similarly perplexed when Angus first asked for them. This all looks like SO MUCH FUN. Now I want cake again. Every now and then my husband jokes about me finding boyfriends because he travels so much and I'm like honey, I just buy more cake.
ReplyDeleteApparently he can trim trees with it? But it sounds really dangerous to me **shrug**
DeleteSo. Much. Fun!! Happy Birthday to both your March birthday havers! Looks like they were celebrated properly.
ReplyDeleteSo much celebrating!
DeleteI love a big birthday celebration, so I love the way you celebrate these special days for your kids. It's probably exhausting for you, but man, the memories your kids will have! How fun!!
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