birthday cake

Nearly 29 years ago I decorated a fancy cake for my first born's first birthday, starting a tradition that has served us well through six children and given me quite the reputation at countless Church bake sales, school cake walks, and from just sharing with friends. For our birthdays I always let the children choose their cake and we've had everything from fire trucks to trains, dinosaurs to "Cookie Monsters." Occasionally my children really challenge my creativity with their imaginations; Jesse once ordered a cake to look like "an orange buggy car with an eagle nest on top with an eagle in it." That one made me wonder how long it would be before this tradition would lose its appeal. Things have waned somewhat these last few years as they've grown older, sometimes they've opted for a birthday pie or just ordered a specific flavor of cake and icing. Now most of them have gone away to college, two are married. But my baby, Isaac, turns 15 tomorrow and he has requested a swimming pool cake with diving board and diver. "Oh, and I want it to be yellow cake with chocolate frosting." I hope I can pull it off. Maybe I'll post a picture of it tomorrow; wish me luck!