Happy Birthday!

I am in utter disbelief that you are already three years old. Not so much because the time has gone by quickly, but because you are truly becoming a little person. You are trying to be independent in as many tasks as you can handle, it's just amazing.

Since you have been so heavily into Disney Cars in the last year, I decided that I wanted to try and make a Disney Cars cake for your birthday. We decided not to have a big joint party with Kellan this year, so I wanted to make it special for you anyway. I found a special cake pan by Wilton just for the occasion. Grand had already planned to have you at her house for the day, so it was set. I was going to make the cake on your birthday while you were at Grand's. I still had Quinn, but I figured he would be easily entertained. . .

So back to the task at hand. . .first object was to just bake the cake.

I started off with a problem because the cake didn't drop so easily out of the cake mold. A big chunk of it stuck to the pan, and you could barely see the guidelines to ice it, so I had to improvise. Not a good start for a novice cake decorator.

Icing progress. . .

After developing Carpel Tunnel Syndrome in my right hand, and mixing eighteen different colors of icing, we had the grand reveal. . .

I think you were pleased with the results. Although, your idea of eating a piece of cake is to eat off the icing, but we're getting there. It's two days later and there is still some left. I was/am pleased with the results! I think I would make a cake like this again, but I'm buying premade icing this time!

Anyway, Grand stayed for dinner, your request was spaghetti. I think you had a good time, and you got to have another party at school the next day. And another Cars cake! This time from Target :-)

Dad and I got you a big pack of cars from the Disney Cars Toon movie that you love. Grandma and Grandpa got you the Lightning McQueen ride-on car (6v), Papa and Gma got you a box of music instruments from Melissa & Doug, Grand got you a Twins sweatsuit, and the Burridges got you a stuffed Dora and Boots. You are so loved by so many!

Happy third birthday Maxwell!!

Love,

Mama