Andrea managed to juggle all that and still made an awesome birthday cake in the style of Lightning McQueen. Blake woke up to some birthday music by The Beatles and began dancing with me. He picked out his own clothes and said, "I'm not a baby. I'm a big boy." (I'll work with him on that some more.)
We didn't start the cake until almost 8 o' clock but the kids were too excited to think about normal routines. Blake ate his hot dogs and then it was time to blow out the candles.
Blake got some cards and presents from his grandparents, great grandma, & aunts and uncles in Florida, Illinois and Idaho. He got a Disney Cars bike, a Shake-and-Go track and cars, a Mickey Mouse kite and pajamas.
It was really a joy to see Blake enjoy his special day. The funniest part was when he said the prayer at dinnertime. Blake has been saying the dinner prayers for several months now, sometimes without prompting. Usually his prayers consist of a family roll call: MaMa, Daddy, FaFa (Joshua), and Sissy (Juliana) and sometimes Lilah (the dog). This time when Andrea asked Blake to bless his birthday, he bowed his head, closed his eyes, folded his arms and began reciting the Happy Birthday song followed by "Amen". It was too funny and too cute that we all were trying to hold back from laughing. This story will be told at his mission farewell.
Blake sends big thank yous and hugs to all his family. Enjoy the video!
4 comments:
I truly enjoyed viewing the Blaker's Birthday Production. The acting, the lights, the music and the excitement and laughter from you all. I just felt like I was there in person all the way from Florida.
Happy Birthday Blake...keep up saying your dinner prayers.
Love, Gr' Ma Millis
Thanks for sharing. I was only able to view the first half of the video, then my internet connection gave out. I can't get over how fast the kids are growing up.
that video was awesome!! I'm glad you posted that. It was nice to see and somewhat 'feel' like I was there.
Happy birthday to Blake!! I LOVE hearing him talking, so so cute!
Happy Birthday to Blake! I loved the cake. I was trying to decide this year if I should do animals or cars...it was a HUGE toss-up! I'll probably do it next year. Looked like it was awesome- you did a great job on the cake!
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