Hockey skates and birthday cakes!

December brings cold weather, (usually)

birthdays,

celebrations

and family time!

We have been blessed with a very mild winter so far

and I for one am not complaining!

Don't get me wrong,

I would always pick a snowy Christmas morning

if it could melt into spring at the end of the day,

but not having to cancel or reschedule because of bad roads

is so nice.

My "baby" turned 12 this month.

WOW! just WOW!

Since hockey is one of his favorite things to do in the winter

I decided to try my hand at a hockey skate cake.

As with most cakes I make, I learned a lot about what

does and doesn't work.

But even with the things that didn't work,

his response was my reward!

Dad helped by "painting" the laces with those little black lines.

A few days after his birthday,

he had a hockey game and

after the game we went with his team for

pizza and cake!

After the party I realized that I hadn't got a picture of

the birthday boy with the cake so

we took one when we got home with

what remained.

And this means next year at this time,

we will be parents of teenagers! *gasp*

Happy Birthday, Son!

We love YOU!