Happy 70th birthday to my mother-in-law

today, we celebrated Phil's mother's 70th birthday at our house. the girls put on several dances, played the violin and had a grand time. Phil cooked a delicious meal of pasta with clams and mussels. following in the trend of my diy projects, i tried out my hand on making my own "real" birthday cake for the first time.

here are some photos from the day:







ok, so the flowers on the cake don't look quite as real as i wanted, but i thought it wasn't bad for my first attempt. you'll get to see pictures of many more attempts in the months to come - i am completely inspired by this new cookbook i got by Sarah Magid, "organic and chic". her cakes look so fabulous and artistic!! as for the taste of the cake, i won't be ashamed to admit i had 2 slices!! and a 3rd slice later on in the day. :)