Ryan’s birthday was last week. He was working, so the kids and I made sure to cook up quite the celebration.

Drew mixed up the cake batter (almost) all by himself, and both kids enjoyed licking the beaters. yummm

We made cupcakes just so we could emphasize how stinkin’ old Ryan is…heh.

We spared no expense on the birthday gifts…the kids had fun picking out a few small things they thought daddy would like.

Me being the slave driver that I am, made the kids wrap the gifts all by themselves. I think they did a pretty bang up job.

When Ryan finally made it home, he was blasted with silly string. (Drew’s favorite birthday tradition)

I tried to light all those candles. I put forth my best effort, but after getting burned a few times I gave up. We got about 2/3 of them lit and called it good.

The kids had a blast playing the birthday fairy. Hopefully next year we will be able to up the birthday budget.  Happy Birthday Ryan – We love you! 🙂