Landon and His Garfield Cake

Landon and His Garfield Cake
Originally uploaded by S Hall.

We celebrated Landon's birthday several times this year. First, the night before his birthday, a Work & Witness team from Flint, MI gave him a little surprise party with a cake, cards and a few extra treats.

The day of his birthday (August 15) our family and Ginger (a volunteer missionary and friend from the Missouri district) went to McDonald's to have a special lunch.

Last week we had a birthday party with Landon's friends. (Go to the "Landon's Postings" link to see more pictures.) Since Landon likes Garfield, I tried to bake him a Garfield cake. It was a challenge since they don't sell ready-made icing and other decorations here. But Landon liked it (he said it was more cartoon-like this way) so that's what matters!

Happy Birthday to our big 10 year old! I've always said that Mary's my pride and Landon's my joy. He's living up to that saying.