I told you that the last day of 2008 was going to be great...
Our 11yo ballerina brought me breakfast in bed with instructions to stay in our room for the morning. I happily complied. A morning in bed? Oh, yeah, that's perfectly fine with me! I have my laptop, Pride and Prejudice, a journal...I'm okay with not coming out all day, if need be.
This is what greeted me when I was finally allowed entrace to the kitchen...
Yep. That's my birthday cake - 2 cakes and 2 cans of frosting - and its 11yo baker. Oh, and the 38 candles that nearly didn't fit on it. But, whatever. Who's counting?
My reaction to the masterpiece was glowing. "Oh! How utterly perfecto! I looove it! It's so pretty." Her 8yo brother who was there, said, "Not really. It's kind of a mess."
Our 11yo baker said, "Yeah, it sort of fell apart when I was stacking it." What you can't see is that it broke into 4 big chunky sections, like 4 Leaning Towers of Overly Candled Cake. She took a photo of it and sent it to my mom, who called me in hysterics, cry-laughing. Cry-laughing is contagious, but I tried to stiffle it.
Daddy said, "Wow," when he saw it. And then he saw my Warning Eye. The one that lets him know I'm onto the twinkle in his, and he'd better not say anything less than wow.
Her 13yo brother said, "Whoa. That's just...hideous." Then he ate more than anyone else.
It's the messiest looking cakes that taste the best.
~ Lori
That's fantastic! Hope your day was happy.
Posted by: franticallysimple | January 02, 2009 at 12:51 AM
I LOVED the little cell picture of that cake....and it was so very sweet of our ballerina to do all that work for you!! She is such a sweet child. You know your mom she is either laughing hysterically or crying and then laughing!! Remember the van breaking down??? I am a little NUTSO as you know!!! Is the cake gone??
Love you,
Posted by: mom | January 02, 2009 at 10:16 AM
Oh my heart melted with this post. Being loved on by your kiddos is the best thing in the world! And the fact that it isn't "perfect" makes it that much better.
Posted by: renee @ FIMBY | January 02, 2009 at 11:19 AM
That is the BEST cake! I love it and all the love that went into its creation. Sounds like the perfect day!
Posted by: canadacole | January 02, 2009 at 11:38 AM
LOL! Let her know that 30-somethings sometimes have cakes that fall apart and have to rush to make extra icing in order to "glue" the cake together before the party starts!!! ;+)
Posted by: Jerri | January 02, 2009 at 01:08 PM
How proud she looks! I bet that was the best gift you received (next to being forced to stay in your room all morning!)
Posted by: Marianna | January 02, 2009 at 02:24 PM
now *that* is what a birthday cake should look like! :^D)
Posted by: Lori | January 02, 2009 at 08:12 PM
Happy Birthday! Ordinary cakes are so common and easy to forget. That cake, on the other hand, is a memory to keep forever.
Thank you so much for your encouraging comment on my blog! It made my night. :)
Posted by: Erin | January 02, 2009 at 08:17 PM
That was hilarious Lori! You are such a good mommy...
Posted by: Tammy Schindel | January 03, 2009 at 10:48 AM
Dad posted something but it somehow got sent before he could change my name to his...anyway he LOVED the cake and dear Ballerinas smile!!!
Posted by: mom | January 03, 2009 at 11:32 AM
You forgot to mention that you got to smell all that chocolate cake BAKING! while you were luxuriating in your fluffy, comfy bed...Birthdays don't get any better than that. Really. Beautifully done, Ballerina.
Posted by: Donna | January 03, 2009 at 07:10 PM
This is priceless! :)
Posted by: Kami | January 04, 2009 at 05:11 PM
I agree, absolutely priceless!
Posted by: Katie | January 04, 2009 at 07:06 PM
I'm so proud of our sweet granddaughter for being so creative and generous. She's a jewel! I'm proud of the rest of you, too, for the good support - even the boys in eating the cake! I'm glad that you had a good birthday.
Love, Dad
Posted by: Dad | January 04, 2009 at 08:54 PM
Happy Birthday! I agree, the not-so-perfect looking cakes tend to taste better.
I am thinking about joining in for your 365 challenge. I already missed a couple of days, though!
Posted by: Wendy | January 05, 2009 at 08:30 AM
I cannot even tell you all how much you warmed up my heart saying such sweet things about my birthday cake! I'll keep your comments forever.
I'm so sorry for all other mamas that there is only one of our ballerina-baker in the world -- every mama should have a gal like this one!
~ Lori
Posted by: Just Pure Lovely | January 12, 2009 at 12:01 AM
I'm so glad you got a picture of it!
What a perfect cake- thoughtful, chocolatey, brimming with candles and obviously made straight from the heart! I LOVE IT.
Posted by: Marsha | January 15, 2009 at 12:22 AM