Sam is hard to find presents for. He basically just likes to watch what his older brother and sister are doing. I decided to get him a Leapster game so that he could have something just for him that was age appropriate. As you can see, though, Ben was waiting to take over as soon as he was able. So, Ben has been playing the Leapster and has a great time with it - Sam has yet to spend some alone time with it!
Sam wanted a firetruck birthday cake. This was a really hard cake to decorate for a couple of reasons. First, the 3D design itself was interesting to put together. Second, I can never figure out how to frost a cake without getting crumbs in the frosting. So after much internet reading on the subject, I decided to give it a try with the wonderful red frosting! I did a "crumb" layer of frosting first, then followed it with another layer which I spent lots of time smoothing out. It was all very time consuming, but enjoyable. I enjoy having a creative outlet for myself, just wish it didn't involve eating all of the crumbs and extra pieces/frosting!
It was fun thinking back on Sam being born. We were living in Biloxi, and Keyan was actually out here in Florida doing some residency training. So, he got the call about 9:00 p.m. to get home because Sam was on his way. He left about 10:45 p.m. and drove the fastest he possibly ever has in our old Honda, and made it back to Biloxi at about 1:00 a.m. in the morning. Sam was born 1 hour later. It seems like Sam has been with us for so long because we've gone through so many "stages" with him. I actually think he should be older than 5! Anyhow, here's to the next 5 years!
1 comment:
Great cake, Becky! I am finally catching up on your blog. Didn't Mom teach you the freeze the cake before you frost it trick?
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