happy birthday!

Today is Mike's birthday. He's a wonderful husband and father, so we wanted to make him a nice birthday cake. Liam has recently and mysteriously acquired the concept of "birthday cake." On his own birthday at the end of June, Liam just stared at the cake until it was time to eat it. But in the last couple of weeks, he's started identifying every cake as a birthday cake. So we decided to make one. Liam helped with all the preparations. Last night we made the batter and baked the cake:




Then this morning we frosted it. Liam even surprised me by blowing out the (imaginary) candles. So tonight we'll enjoy a nice piece of cake, and Mike's traditional birthday stuffed pizza (kind of like a cake, but with pepperoni!), and then Mike can open his gifts. He deserves all of that and more. Happy birthday, Mike!