20th anniversary and 40th birthday

Ok, so these aren't formal photography pictures, and I didn't even take all of them, but I still thought I'd post them! I threw a surprise 40th birthday party for my mom/ 20th anniversary party for my parents last Saturday, so here are some pictures from the big day!! :)

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*****The cakes (duh!! :P)*****

******Samuel bought 2 dozen roses!!*****

*****Cake table*****

*****Candid camera!*****

*****!!!!SURPRISE!!!*****

*****Cutting the cake*****

*****More candid camera*****

*****A friend let Mom and Dad borrow his Miata for the trip home*****

*****Smooch!!*****

******Gift opening*****

YUM!

Over Christmas break I cooked/baked up a storm! I LOVE being in the kitchen... Here are a few samples of the food that I made...I'm sure this summer you will see many more examples of my ADORATION of the kitchen!! LOL!

*****Applesauce Bundt Cake*****

*****Puppy Chow -
Rice Chex covered with peanut butter, chocolate, and powdered sugar...YUM!*****

*****Chocolate Chip Muffins*****

Just an extra note, I VERY RARELY use box mixes for anything! I love making things from scratch, I don't know why, because Mom uses box mixes on occasion, but I MUCH prefer to make everything on my own!