Day 166 - Birthday Cake

Well, yes, I have had birthday cake in my lifetime, but I truly have never had this kind of cake before.  It is called Italian Cream Cake and it even has coconut in the icing.  I usually detest coconut and avoid it at all costs.  I do not eat anything, EVER, that has coconut in it.  However; today is my precious daughter's birthday (15 yrs old) - and this is the cake she wanted, and she wanted/insisted that I have a bite.  SO I put aside my aversion to coconut and decided to give a taste.

Oh my gosh - I loved it.  Seriously - heaven on a fork.  Where in the world has this cake been all my life?  I had no idea cake could be so good.  I normally do not even care about cake.  However; I did use some self control and only had a little bit.  It was enough though - to know for sure - I am in love.

SO, I cannot believe my one and only baby girl is 15 years old.  Time flies.   Hope you all had a happy Monday.

So this is the lovely cake !

AND... This is me and the lovely girl!

And ... this is when my baby girl was just 4 years old!

and in case you're wondering why I'm not showing a baby picture, she was four years old when we 'GOT' her... yep, she was a foster daughter we adopted.  She was 4 years old when she came into our lives, and we are so glad she did.  Doctors told me I'd probably not have children.  THAT is now hilarious, because I have since given birth to 3 sons!  But nonetheless, we are so glad the Good Lord saw fit to put her into our lives and our family.  She has truly been an awesome blessing beyond imagination.