Catching up on the Birthdays

In Jan. we celebrated Delaney's birthday. Some of her friends came over. We had chicken artichoke pizza, played a HILARIOUS game of celebrity and enjoyed a homemade, german chocolate cake (made by the Handsome Husband).

You might notice a piece is missing? We were having so much fun playing celebrity that the time got away from us. Those who had to work the next day announced they had to leave. We quickly started to dish out the cake, but wait, we forgot to sing happy birthday! At least only one piece was dished out before we caught our mistake.

She hates to be the focus of all the attention, but she is getting better at it. She is happy and that makes me happy.

In Feb. we celebrated Katie's 21st birthday. We had to wait for her birthday celebration at college to be over. She celebrated with various friends and activities from Thursday night through Sunday night. It was finally our turn on Monday. She chose this cherry blossom theme. (I had a hard time putting this tablescape together for some reason. I never felt that I got it right.)

While we waited for the Beef Stroganoff to finish (her choice 4 years in a row), they all watched The Hangover.

We then sang Happy Birthday and she loved it. (She loves being the center of attention).

We made lemon bars and had sparkler "21" candles. She doesn't like frosting that much and since I made the cupcakes for all her college friends, she wanted something different.

These were the cupcakes I made for her college party. I couldn't really get a good picture for some reason. I added white sprinkles later.

I ordered the little toppers from my friend Katy Larson. She does a beautiful job making all kinds of birthday and holiday paper goods. Click here for her blog. It is very inexpensive and she does a terrific job.

And finally a picture of the birthday girl living it up.