A little birthday catch-up

It's been crazy and busy around here, so I haven't been able to post the few birthday pics I have from Kayla and Lane's birthday.  Here's a hint of the fun we had! :)

Window art on our freshly cleaned windows.  Thanks guys! :)

 One very, very happy 16 year old with her license.  One very, very happy mom to have a girl to drive herself and the kids to some stuff! :)  (Time for that 3rd car!)

Besides a cure for cancer, what do you give a man who has everything?  Seriously, Lane is sooooo hard to shop for because he has everything he needs/wants, and just buys something if he wants it!  So, I decided to make his very favorite cake for him.  Coconut cake.  Yuck.  Seriously an act of love to make something not chocolate! :) ha!  Actually, I did make this little puppy from scratch, and until you put the toenails - er coconut - into the cake and on top, it is super good.  The batter was sooo yummy, and the frosting is too, just without the flakes.  Next time I will make the whole thing with no flakes except on top - on Lane's side! :)

Apparently I did a good job.  He was very happy.  Let me tell you though, the ultimate gift was our sweet Kayla bringing down her guitar and playing and singing a Taylor Swift song she wrote her own words to for her dad.  I was balling, he was crying, it was so beautiful.  I'm trying to find a way to get it on here!  I was able to upload it to FB, but can't get it to the blog!  What the heck??

Birthday kids at their Birthday dinner at Texas Roadhouse.  Their rolls - yum!!

Me and the little devil/angel.

Me and the birthday boy.

Kayla got to go out to eat with her Grandma and Grandpa too.  

Now we start getting ready for our trip to Italy.  7 days in Italy, then 8 days on a cruise to Italy, Spain and France.  Wow, how fun is that?!!!  So excited!!! :)