Friday the 13th was an auspicious day around here -- it was our nephew T's 7th birthday!
We celebrated last weekend, on my grandmother's 85th birthday -- our family has a TON of February birthdays, and so it makes sense to combine the celebrations when we can -- after all, how much cake can you eat in one month? My grandmother was more than happy to not have a cake of her very own, so Thomas got to choose the design. Longtime readers will remember that I've baked T's birthday cakes for the last few years -- I always let him pick what he wants, and in the past we've had Spider-Man, Lightning McQueen, and Bob the Builder...all of which are conveniently available as a shaped pan from Wilton. But this year, T's request was Iron Man. A little harder to execute -- there's no Iron Man cake pan that I could find! So I had to freehand it. I'm not One With Drawing, so he's a tad bit lopsided, but all in all not too bad for a completely from-scratch design, I think.
The most important thing, of course, is that T was thrilled with it. :-) Here he is with his great-grandmother, blowing out their candles together.
It's hard to believe that this kid, who was a baby just yesterday, is now a seven-year-old hockey player. How time flies. Happy birthday, T! (And happy birthday to my grandma, too!)
I never cease to be amazed by you.
Posted by: Kim | Sunday, February 15, 2009 at 12:56 PM