Happy Birthday Morgan!

If this doesn't tell you how my day begun, I don't know what does. Can I just tell you how much I fell out of love with Betty Crocker today? Her directions for this cake were not forthcoming. This was the result of my first attempt at making Morgan's "purse cake". Yummy!



Here's our big SEVEN year old getting her birthday spankin' from good ol' Dad. She looks terrified, don't you think?



We broke down and let Grace open one of Morgan's presents (after asking Morgan if it was okay.) She was literally shaking from excitement. What's funny was what ensued after this picture was taken. See, Grace really thought the gift was for her so when Morgan came over to take it from her, Grace started screaming and throwing a fit. I was just laughing (inside of course) and watching the drama unfold when something inside of me said, "HELLO?!?! You should be stopping this argument!" I quickly pulled myself together, tore the two girls apart, and took a picture of the present in question. You know what it was?



The GIVING TREE. Anyone else find this ironic? I'm sorry...maybe it's just my twisted sense of humor. I, personally, found it pretty entertaining.



Here's a glimpse of the present we got Morgan. It's a karaoke system. I know, you're thinking, but how could the Bailey's afford such an extravagant gift?! You want to know a secret? It wasn't very expensive! You hook it up to your MP3 player, it comes with a microphone and you can even hook it up to an electric guitar! (Sweeeet!) If you are ever in the neighborhood and hear some stray guitar sounds coming from our house, come on in.

And here's our birthday girl herself. Her hair is a little disheveled...it's after school you know.



Yes, and Grace had the most fun with this gift. Morgan was feeling a little too shy to sing, but apparantly Grace didn't have a problem with it.



Here she is singing, "Best of Both Worlds". What a natural. You can just SENSE her stage presence. Watch out American Idol.



Oh yes, and here is the FINISHED cake. A little boxy (because I had to MAKE UP my own recipe for the dumb thing) but functional.



Morgan, I hope that you had a very Happy Birthday. We love you so much and I, personally, am so proud to be your Mom. You are a very strong and fun little girl. Happy Birthday Bug.