Now that my mom lives in the same city-- this is the first time in a long time that we are able to celebrate our April birthdays together. I could tell last week that she was up to something...
And I was right! She planned a small surprise party for me last Sunday afternoon:
She asked Bill about my birthday cake from last year. I LOVE the decadent four-layer chocolate fudge cakes made by Costco. So she ordered one:
She also made my favorite birthday cake from my childhood, lemon with lemon frosting:
And she whipped up a third birthday dessert-- one that my dad invented when I was a kid, nicknamed "Super Duper Delight". It has layers of jello, vanilla wafers, bananas, pudding and whip cream:
Turns out that Elijah Rodgers was not only the only child present, but he was also the ENTERTAINMENT! He showed everyone all of his current 16-month old "tricks".... like jumping:
and
He lost his balance from all of that jumping and sprawled onto the floor. Then he showed off his amazing rolling ability:
He had our family laughing and exclaiming how adorable he was... so he continued his show with a little hide-n-seek:
and some singing:
We clapped and clapped and then the visiting continued, over birthday desserts.
With Elijah in my arms, I joked with Jeremiah:
While Bill chatted with our favorite daughter-in-law, Angela:
Both sets of parents were there, including Bill's mom and my mom swapping a recipe in the kitchen:
While my stepdad and Bill's stepdad conversed over cake & ice cream:
Angela's mom, Rebecca, was there to join in our celebration:
It makes me so happy to have Jeremiah living so close-- when he & Angela have been either out of state or out of country for the last eight years:
It was a fun party and my mom was tickled that she could "surprise" me. She loved playing hostess to our family and assorted guests.
Thanks, Mom, for loving me and for bringing me into the world on this day many years ago. I am blessed to have such a wonderful family and be where I am today.
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