Just over a month ago, Brian had a big birthday. Yes, 18! My little boy is an adult. Unbelievable. He had a party for his friends – 16 or so high school kids in my house. They were very well behaved and that made it so much fun. We even turned a deaf ear to the loud music 😉 Brian cooked up some great food. This is the cake I made him. My first try with black frosting and silver food color spray.

A couple of days later, we had his party with the family. If you looked at the cake backwards, he turned 81. That makes him older than me LOL! He is not a big cake eater. Never had been. This is chocolate angel food cake, one of the few kinds he will eat.

He has a bunch of these pictures where he looks like he’d rather be somewhere else.

The funny card helped to get him into the mood. There is a small smile juuuuust starting.

 Money will brighten anyone’s day! He’s impossible to shop for, especially since he is joining the military.

 A very belated happy birthday to my son. I am proud to be your mother. May God bless you with many, many more.