Birthdays, birthdays

We have a tradition in our family that when you have your birthday, you get a birthday breakfast of your choice. The kids usually pick having breakfast in bed. Bobby hates to eat in bed, so he got Friendlys this year. Mercedes opted for stuffed French toast. It was my first attempt at making it, so I'm not so sure that it was fantastic, but she got her wish. She also requested a peach pie instead of a cake. I attempted to make that as well:) Let's just say, I'll need to tweak THAT recipe before I can consider it successful. Although making it was a miracle in and of itself, I was happy to make an effort. I'm very confident in my cooking skills, but baking, not so much. Example. I made blondies for work yesterday. Everyone said they were great, but one person came to me and said, "These are pretty good, but nothing holds a candle to those coconut cupcakes you brought in!" Hmmm... Uh, my sister made the cupcakes. Yea, I'll keep working on that! By the way, Happy birthday to my sweet hubbby and my 18 year old Mercy:)

I can't believe my Mercedes is 18!! She's an amazing young lady. I'm proud to call her my daughter. Yes, Mercedes, I AM!!!