Layla's Birthday was a blast!

Thank you for all that wished Layla a Happy 1st Birthday! We had such a wonderful time seeing everybody who came!! We even had a couple surprise visits! It was a perfect day!

There were two people that could not make it that I kept thinking about all day but I kept myself busy so I wouldn't lose it. Nancy is in my thoughts everyday but on Layla's Birthday I missed her so much!! Another, special person I was thinking about was a high school friend of mine whom I still hang out with once in awhile. I received a call last week that her Mother passed away from battling breast cancer. The news was especially heart breaking for us to hear because of our loss of Dan's Mother last year. Diana and her family are in our prayers and we hope she knows we are thinking of her. Losing a Mother is the hardest thing Dan and I have been through together, still going through. It has almost been a full year since Nancy's passing but it still hurts so much. Especially on the days that we share with family. It really isn't the same with her gone. But ya know what? While I was playing and cleaning and partying, I could feel her spirit. I could feel her sitting on the couch watching Zak and Layla open the presents and sing Happy Birthday and stand next to me while I finished up cleaning the party dishes. It is a very special feeling of happiness when you feel loved by someone who isn't in this life anymore. She is watching over us but by also being with us in a way I never thought possible. I love you Nancy. We sure do miss you a whole lot. You are an angel.


Layla ate 3 pieces of cake!! She was so happy!! One little thing I thought was kinda cool was when my neighbors came over by me while I was getting ready to cut the cake, one of them said to me..."Where did you buy that cake? It is so pretty and simple!" I gave her a side glance with a smirk and said, "I...made...it!!" Her eyes got so big, it was so cute! The other lady commented saying how much do you charge? I'll pay you to do my sons graduation cake! ;) When I met Nancy I had never baked a "professional cake" before. Nancy made such beautiful cakes! Her specialty was wedding cakes!! I watched her make a couple and envied the ones I saw completed. So since I have become a wife and Mother I have tried to perfect her cake art but still have yet to be satisfied. Dan says i do a good job, while my mom says my cakes look Awesome!! But she hasn't seen the perfection Nancy has made. So we'll see as time goes by, and the more practice I get. Maybe one day I could do wedding cakes. ;)