Birthday party

As many of you know Sam and my mom have the same birthday, so of course he has to be the favorite grandchild, right, it's only fair! :) So mom came down this weekend to celebrate their shared birthday tomorrow. That means 2 years in a row that she has been with us on her birthday. The first year was spent welcoming a new grandson and babysitting the other, so this year I decided to actually make her a birthday dinner and a birthday cake. We invited the Amadors over because really, when do we ever not invite them over! We also invited the Bells since Avery and Sam are only 3 months apart and are so cute together. I wanted to invite more people because we have so many friends that we love, but since I was making a dinner, it just wasn't possible. Paige was so kind as to give me some fabulous recipes, so I made a Chicken Cordon Bleu dish, a 7 layer salad and corn. The Bells brought a shrimp and cream cheese dish, and the Amadors brought a yummy drink. I made Sam and my mom carrot cake, I figured it was healthier than most and my mom likes it. It was hilarious watching Sam eat it! He got so into it and was smothered in cake and frosting. We then opened some great presents that Sam got, thanks everyone!! We have great neighbors and great friends and I have a wonderful mother who my boys absolutely adore! Thanks mom for sharing your birthday with Sam and with us!

Ok so I have to edit this to add something I figured out this morning. After I tasted the cake, I thought it just seemed a little off, kinda salty. So this morning I look at the recipe again and realize I completely left out the sugar!!! 2 cups of brown sugar!! So I call everyone to apologize and then I hear how everyone thought it was kinda gross but they didn't want to say anything. Lovely! I have a problem with 1st birthday cakes. Rex's was falling apart and I had to piece it back together and Sam's I forgot the sugar!! How embarrassing!