Where There’s Smoke
March 10th, 2008There's a lot of candles. My parents stopped by San Diego for a few days, and since Mom's birthday was recent, we (by we I mean Rebekah, you don't want to eat my cake) baked her a cake.
It was supposed to be a surprise, but the glow that starts coming from the kitchen gives it away a bit early.
It takes a lot of wind to blow out that many candles. I won't tell you how old she is, but I'm not going to stop you from counting how many candles there are.
Happy belated birthday Mom, and thanks to both of them for stopping by, it was great to have you guys (even if you choose Hawaii over us for your true vacation 
).
March 11th, 2008 at 12:06 am
that’s a lot of candle smoke.
March 11th, 2008 at 4:23 am
I love how their faces are glowing, like they’re sitting around a campfire.
March 11th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
well aren’t you the perfect children
good pics, thanks for sharing.
like the placemats
March 11th, 2008 at 11:37 pm
Just a safety tip, Eric. In about 20 years, the ratio of blow out power to candle power will have tipped in favor of the candles. Be sure that you do not serve the cake in a pan with a lip like this; should she pass out from asphyxiation, you want her to slide off the slide of the cake, not fall into it and suffocate.
Oh. And happy birthday Eric’s mom!
March 13th, 2008 at 4:45 am
So glad she has more candles than I do! That was so thoughtful of you to do that for her. And I’d pick Hawaii over you too!
March 14th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
funny I was thinking I really like those place mats
Happy Birthday!
March 14th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
We got the placemats at Crate and Barrel on clearance (online I think), just a dollar or so a piece…granted they probably don’t have them anymore.