Happy Birthday Aaron!

On Monday night my mom and Kerry came down to Provo to take Aaron and I out to dinner for Aaron's birthday. They brought Tanner with them, so he could baby sit our boys while the rest of us went out to Los Hermanos, which is one of our favorite Mexican restaurants.

Before we went to dinner, we opened gifts, so the boys could be a part of the fun, before they had to go to bed. Secretly I think Gramma Tam just wanted some snuggle time. :) Mom and Kerry gave Aaron a dutch oven and a charcoal starter. Some day we will be able to go camping again so we can try them out.

We had a delicious meal, and a really odd waiter at Los Hermanos. Adelia sat happily in either my, Mom's, or Kerry's lap, and was really good the whole time, until the people came to sing Happy Birthday to Aaron. Then she got scared by the clapping and started wailing, so the waiters and waitresses finished their happy birthday song in a loud whisper. It was kind of funny.

And I'd say it was worth it for the free fried ice cream they gave Aaron for being the birthday boy. Besides, between Gramma and Papa, Adelia was quickly soothed.

We had a great night out. Thanks Mom and Kerry!

Tuesday on Aaron's actual birthday, he still had to go to school. Lame. But I guess that's what happens when you get older and responsible. I got up earlier than I usually would have so that I could make Aaron breakfast. I made homemade, whole grain, blueberry muffins, and they turned out fantastic! I was so excited.

Because of the huge blizzard warning (which turned out to be nothing more than some strong wind here in Provo), they closed BYU campus and Aaron got to come home early. We enjoyed every second of his company.

Aaron really wants Photoshop which we can't afford. So, for his birthday, I put all the money I would have spent on a present into a dedicated savings account so we can start making a conscious effort to purchase Photoshop someday. The boys took an empty peanut butter container and covered it with stickers. Then I mod podged the outside, and filled it with Reeses Peanut butter Cups (Aaron's favorite candy), and put the receipt for the savings account on top.

We had planned on ordering a pizza for birthday dinner, but thanks to the blizzard, and everything being closed because of it, that was out. So Aaron made haystacks while I made birthday cake. Aaron wanted chocolate cake, which meant I had to make it (and the icing) from scratch so that I could substitute all the milk out of it for Ivan's sake. What I learned, is that making a chocolate cake from scratch does not have any milk in it anyway. So I don't know why the boxed cake mixes feel the need to add powdered milk to make my life harder, but oh well. Chocolate icing on the other hand, does have milk in it, but I just substituted coconut milk and it came out fine. But icing (at least the chocolate fudge icing I made) takes FOREVER to make. At least an hour, because it had to cool for 45 minutes at one point before you can add the rest of the ingredients.

So we ate dinner in the middle of the cake making process. And then it was getting so late, so we put the boys to bed. Ironic that I spent 2 hours making a chocolate cake that Ivan could eat, and then put him to bed before he got to have any. Welcome to my life. He'll be able to eat the leftovers tomorrow though.

So Adelia and I were the only ones left awake to sing Happy Birthday and watch Aaron blow out his candles. We would have invited some neighbors over, but our house was a disaster area (It had been spotless at one point today, but that's what happens when there are two adults trying to cook in the kitchen, and two little boys trying to entertain themselves in the living room), so we decided just to keep to ourselves.

The cake turned out really good. I had one other surprise for Aaron. A neighbor friend needed a ride to the airport, so I told her I'd take her. She insisted that she pay me, and I insisted that she not pay me. We came to an agreement and instead we traded. I gave her a ride to the airport and she gave us 8 seasons of the Cosby Show they were just going to sell to F.Y.E. anyways. So I gave Aaron all 8 seasons of the Cosby Show for his birthday. We watched a couple episodes and laughed our heads off while we ate cake and ice cream and waited for Adelia to go to bed.

Happy Birthday Aaron! I can't believe I'm married to a 27 year old. I hope you had a great day. I'm glad for the blizzard so that we got to spend most of it with you. I love you!