Lindleys-Life as we know it.

Wade, Deanna, Ryan, Colby, Taylor and Mayley



Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Happy Birthday Colby (a little late)



Colby celebrated his 6th birthday on January 17th. We have really gotten spoiled in this family because his Grandma Lindley is a very good cake decorater (they truly look professional and taste even better) But this year there seemed to be a lot going on so we forced Grandma to take a break and we went for the grocery store version. I want it to be known that I did offer to try to make Colby a cake but he laughed. And gave me that look like "yeah, right Mom ". So we headed to the local grocery store to pick out a cake. He chose a simple, 2 layer, round, Reese's peanut butter cake. It was decorated neatly and looked very tastey as I am partial to anything that contains both chocolate and peanut butter. But for Colby it needed some finishing touches. Like an entire baseball team arrangement that was made for a sheet cake. Yeah you should have seen the lady's face.


" Do you happen to have a baseball player you could put on top of this ?"


Blank stare..." I have a basketball player."


" Well He really had his heart set on a baseball player...you don't have any like this?" I said as I pointed to the picture of the sheet cake in the book.


Blank stare...." welll.... Yeah but I would have to sell you the whole kit. "


"That's fine... I can just let him have the other figures."


She opens the bag and proceeds to arrange them on the cake. ALL OF THEM.


Colby was TRILLED with the outcome, and I was past the point of caring. At this point in my life if it isn't life threating, annoying anyone else, unethical or immoral I Don't care!

The cake was made complete with a bright blue Happy Birthday piped on top!

2 comments:

Laurel said...

Got to love those blank stares! Some days I want to walk through the world with a sign that reads, "Come on, people! Work with me!"

And it true isn't it? You just have to let some things go.

I think the cake looks cute. I'd come over for a taste!

Jason & Claire said...

I was waiting for you to post about Colby's birthday. I can't believe he's already 6! I LOVE that cake! I can't wait to show these pictures to the boys. The memory of that cake will mean so much more to him than a perfectly decorated cake would have. If you go to blurb.com they can make your blog into a book. This would be a blog he would like to look back on.

Happy Birthday Colby! We love you.