Last month, this guy turned 4. He made his big-boy birthday wishes...


I should explain the cake. It's... pretty, right? You're dying to know how I made a thing of such beauty?
Here's my secret-- bake a chocolate bundt cake, and (now here's the secret part!) make sure the entire top sticks in the pan. Make a glaze, drizzle it over the whole thing, and then tell your kid it's a "mountain cake". He will seriously freaking love it, and tell everyone about his awesome birthday cake.
Even more awesome than his mountain cake was his awesome pirate party at the Lincoln Children's Museum. Brady does love his pirates. (That blue stuff is the 'beard' he painted on.)

All his best buddies were there.






And yes, he does count his brother among his best buddies. Brady and Zack are honestly BFFs these days, and it is one of the sweetest things I've ever seen.


And no, I did no make another mountain cake for the party. We had cupcakes made by an actual professional at an actual bakery (not that the kids noticed or cared!).



There were, of course, plenty of presents. Brady enjoyed this part just a little.

We got half of the kids there in costume and into a photo, which may be the closest to a successful group picture I've ever gotten at a kid's party.

They're pretty cute, right? I love that Brady already has such great friends that make him so happy.
Mostly, though, I love my sweet, smart, adorable, creative, happy 4-year-old!
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