Iceberg with penguins cake

A little less than a month ago on June 27th we celebrated Levi’s 7th birthday.  This was a non-party year for him.  My kids only get parties for their birthdays every other year.  We do this for a number of reasons.  It saves us money on having to throw a party each year.  It makes it more special when they do get a party.  This is something my parents did when I was young.  This year I made the mistake of watching “Cake Boss” with the kids about a month before Levi’s birthday.  Levi decided that he wanted an iceberg cake with penguins.  In his mind he was thinking it’s going to be a multi layered cake with intricate details.  In my mind how can I make this look as simple as possible.  So that is what we ended up with.  The star was another requirement Levi wanted.  I think he wanted it to be suspended somehow in the air.  Sorry kid I’m no Buddy (the guy from Cake Boss).  We had a pretty simple birthday celebration with the family.  At lunch we had cake and opened presents and then for dinner we let him pick where he wanted to go.  Surprise, surprise he picked McDonald’s.  Over all I think he enjoyed his birthday and had a good time.

Blowing out the candles

Opening gifts from Nammy and Nampa.