Brian's 43rd Birthday

This past week, Brian turned 43. I asked Hannah if she wanted to make a cake for her father and she said no, she wanted to buy one. The day before his birthday I offered to take her to the store to buy the cake and she said she changed her mind and wanted to make one. Luckily I had already bought what I needed to bake a cake and so we put on our aprons and got to work. When we were done, we had a lemon cake with cream cheese frosting and colored sprinkles.

Hannah and had picked out some gifts earlier and she helped me wrap them. I had also bought her a new tablet and set of washable paints so she would have something to unwrap as well. Brian had class on his birthday and Hannah and I went and picked up his favorite Asian food and brought it home. When Brian returned, he ate his food, blew out his candles (with assistance), and opened his gifts. The next day he was able to choose a restaurant and he decided on Mexican food and so we ate heartily at the Mexican food place close to our house.

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