Bakers & Birthday Boy

The boys are often in the kitchen helping me bake.  Therefore, it is so fitting that Santa would have brought them aprons!  While Ryan went to the store with Owen the big boys and I got to work to bake his birthday cake.

Baking is way more fun when you have helpers as cute as these two....

Notice the evidence of hot chocolate on Logan's face...

 

Hayden worked so hard to keep it a secret when Ryan returned from the store.  He had 'swift' lines like, "Don't look over at that counter daddy." "ummm, that is just a pie that we made." 

Since we're going out for dinner tonight, we decided to sing and have cake a night early.  As Ryan was sitting at the table (totally unaware as to what was going on, wink, wink ;) Hayden asked him to close his eyes so he could put something on his head.  "Don't worry Daddy, this is just a baseball hat" he assured him as he pulled the elastic string to place under his chin.  It was very sweet as they tried to preserve the secret and in their mind's, daddy was surprised!

Happy Birthday to our boy's real-life super hero and my love!