Simon Turns 1!!!

Our sweet Simon turned one on April 25th! We never expected getting a second dog, but I am certainly glad that we did.  He brings so much laughter and joy into our lives.  He has become very territorial of our home, so when the door bell rings OR when we have guests over, things can get  a tad stressful or complicated, but we are slowly trying to figure out ways to make it all flow properly. He loves to be buried at the bottom of our beds, underneath the hottest, heaviest, and most snuggly blankets.  He isn't a big fan of dog food, but will scarf down peanut butter, cream cheese, and any other human food possible. That's not a surprise, right?  I went above and beyond for Sadie on her first birthday (and I don't believe I have FINISHED blogging her special day yet), but Simon's day came during a busy week, so all he got was a homemade doggie cake and some special gifts.  No photo shoot or trips to the dog park.  He is definitely spoiled though and I don't think he noticed.  LOL!

Here was the cake I made for Sadie's first birthday, click here. You can also find the recipe on that post.  I deviated a little bit for Simon's cake since he is a small dog.  I made his cake 1 tier.  I used mini dog bones and a heart shaped dog bone for the "centerpiece".  Hehe.  I used blue embellishments to make the cake slightly masculine.  Simon AND Sadie LOVED the cake.  I let them eat the entire thing.  Normally, Simon is VERY food aggressive, but he was so kind to share his birthday cake with his sister.  LOL!

I think it's safe to say these pooches enjoyed this meatloaf, peanut butter, banana cake; down to the VERY LAST DROP.

That cake put a huge smile on Simon's face.

Happy 1st Birthday Simey! We love you buddy boy!

Lilah and Jax Birthday Celebration AT SCHOOL!

Lilah and Jax's birthday was the day that school let out for Spring Break. There was soooooo much going on and I felt like celebrating their birthday at school would be too much for Mrs. Thomsen and the students.  We postponed their celebration until the Wednesday AFTER they got back from Spring Break.  I ordered 30 mini birthday cake flavored cupcakes from Bubblecake.

I wasn't thrilled with how "plain" they looked so I did ask Bubblecake to give me 30 red hearts to add on top! They were so obliging.  

I reserve my lunch visit with my kids for birthdays ONLY.  This way they are really anticipatory!!! It's all they talked about the week leading up.  I feel bad at times that that's the only time I eat with them, but after eating lunch with them this time, I don't feel bad one bit anymore. Lilah and Jax just don't sit still. They run around the halls, go the bathroom, peak in the cafeteria windows, at their peers.... etc.  They are just happy I am present, but there isn't much "value" in eating with them.  LOL! I bet it would be different if I actually ate in the cafeteria with them verses at the tables offered for visiting parents.

Their peers made them each a homemade birthday card.  WOW! So they came home with 24 cards each. The students were asked to complete this question... 

If I could give you anything for your birthday, I would give you...

I got a BIG chuckle out of one of the cards.  It read, "I would give you a BIG, SHINY, COOL, AMAZING, PENEY!" I know how I read that at first.  It took me a while to read it properly.   

At the end of the day, each of the students received either a blue or pink heart shaped lollipop from Lilah and Jax!!! ALL of these photos were taken with my iPhone, hence the poor image quality.  I always feel the need to say so.