Caleb's Lego Party

Caleb chose a lego party for his birthday this year.  I was so excited for this one, but it ended up taking a backseat to our craziness right now.  I didn't make it to Walmart beforehand, so I had to make do with what I had on hand.  I'm glad I bought lego candy the last time we went to Cache Valley!

The boys made a number 9 out of legos for the centerpiece (surrounded by all their one-legged lego guys).
I made "lego head marshmallow pops" and for a game we had to guess how many lego candies were in a jar.

Since his birthday was on General Conference Sunday and we were home, we made a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner with turkey, potatoes and gravy, yams, stuffing, and cranberry sauce.  Nate and Erin came over for dinner, as well as our next door neighbor.

I was so proud of Caleb when he got this Harry Potter Wii game.  He knows we don't play Wii on Sunday, and he never even asked.  He just waited until the next day to play his new game.  Honestly, if he'd pestered me I probably would have let him play since it was his birthday, but I'm so glad he didn't.

This lego cake has got to be the worst looking cake I've ever created...and that's saying something, 'cause I've made some doozies.  I think it needed a couple more minutes in the oven, because it fell in the middle, and when I tried to dump it out it broke in half (even though the pan was lined with wax paper).  I ended up leaving it in the pan just so it would stay together.  I used OREO cakesters for the "nubs" on top of the lego.  My homemade frosting was too thin, and there wasn't quite enough to go around so we got this:

It should have been the easiest cake ever.  Leave it to me to mess it up.  Cake decorating is so...NOT MY THING!

We used up all the candles for Todd's 37th, so we didn't even have candles.  I think I might try again on the lego cake since Caleb got shafted last year because of my morning sickness and our basement remodel.  His cake was a "starfish" made from five twinkies.

Caleb is a huge help to me these days.  He is the only brother who has attempted to change a diaper, and he is always willing to keep Justin happy while I'm trying to get dinner ready. When I need a can of soup from the basement, I always ask Caleb because he is so quick to obey.

We love you Caleb!