Happy Birthday H!

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Boy am I late on this post! So late we've left his birthday month behind us and wondered into the end of M and my birthday month.. For now let's just pretend it's still January for a moment, shall we?

What a way to start a year right? It was two years ago.. sitting in a Thai restaurant with our friends on New Year's night with the contractions began.. and 35 hours.. yes 35 hours later and 11 days early we welcomed H into the world..

We thought we'd celebrate with D and I getting together and baking him a cake..the last time D and I had baked a cake was when D turned 16 months. I would have enlisted H's help... but H is less predictable in the kitchen.. eek! I didn't want to make a giant cake for just the few of us. So instead I bought a cake mix and halved it.. and both store frosting as well.. I felt a bit bad not doing it from scratch.. but I sprained my ankle and I needed an easy solution..





yum yum!

and then with the leftover cake mix and frosting I baked again.. this time threw in some chocolate ice cream.. 




and more yum!
   
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  1. Courtney [Sweet Turtle Soup]2/22/2016

    2 cakes for the price of one!! So fun with the ice cream. Happy super belated Birthday =)

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    1. ninalazina2/23/2016

      It's lovely to make homemade cake , even if just from package. Look at their little faces, so happy. Oh if only adults could be so happy over the simple things in the world!!

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  2. Laura Jones2/22/2016

    so cute, hope he had a happy birthday! and i'm sure the cake(s) were appreciated just as much even if it was the easier solution! xx

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  3. Carolina2/22/2016

    Happy belated Birthday! :)

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  4. Melissa2/22/2016

    Genius! Your family is so beautiful. Thanks for sharing this super fun idea!

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  5. Stefanie2/22/2016

    I love the two of sprinkles in the middle. You can't go wrong with chocolate cake.

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  6. Joanna Joy2/23/2016

    This was such a cute post! His chocolate birthday cake looks delicious.

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  7. marilovesgr33n2/23/2016

    wow that cake just looks delicious and I can only imagine the taste. Super cool and haooy birthday
    xxx
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  8. Elle Sees2/23/2016

    happy birthday!! love chocolate cake :)

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  9. BEAUTYEDITER.COM – Beauty Blog2/23/2016

    Awesome! I absolutely had fun reading this. Have a fun-filled day!

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  10. Emmylou2/23/2016

    Belated happy birthday:) And both cakes looked good:D

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  11. Rach2/23/2016

    Looks like he didn't mind that the cake was from a mix one bit! :) Happy birthday to him!

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  12. Memories for Life2/23/2016

    Delicious! Happy belated Birthday to your little guy :)

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  13. sara [at] journey of doing2/23/2016

    That cake looks amazing!! It seriously sounds delicious! I think everyone enjoyed it! ;)

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  14. Claire2/23/2016

    Happy Birthday! Adorable cake!

    God bless,

    XO, Claire

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  15. Midnight Cowgirl2/23/2016

    Hope he had an awesome birthday! That cake looks yummy :)

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  16. Sybil2/23/2016

    awesome!!! :D

    Have a great week!
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  17. Unknown2/24/2016

    Yum indeed! Looks like he had a fantastic birthday! I want that cake - now! Xx
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  18. karen2/24/2016

    happy birthday to your sweet boy!!

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  19. Alexandra S2/24/2016

    Happy belated birthday to him!! And that cake looks amazing!

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  20. s2/24/2016

    happy happy birthday to your sweet boy! xO!
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  21. Unknown2/24/2016

    The post is fantastic! I love it so much:)
    Have a nice day!

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  22. Gabrielle2/25/2016

    Oh wow, now THIS is how to bake a chocolate cake haha - yum, it looks so gooey and delicious! Happy 2nd Birthday to your little boy :)

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  23. sonia // daring coco2/25/2016

    Wow that cake is huge! And you halved it too. What! That cake looks really, really good.

    Sxx
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  24. Parrott Ponderings2/26/2016

    You have a beautiful family! Happy Birthday little guy. :)

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  25. Rowena @ rolala loves2/26/2016

    Happy belated birthday to H! Looks like he had lots of fun and enjoyed his cake :)

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  26. Your Invisible Crown2/27/2016

    Happy belated birthday! You have a lovely family, and the cake with icecream looks delicious! Love the idea of adding icecream to a cake like this :-)

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  27. Laura Marie Keenan2/28/2016

    That cake looks devine!!! And now I'm craving chocolate...

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  28. sugarlens2/29/2016

    It's always good to celebrate with a homemade cake. Great family shot!

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