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April is birthday month at our house.  2 out of 3 boys will be celebrated for turning a year older. Birthdays at our house have turned into an all out food fest as they have gotten older.  Homemade cinnamon rolls for breakfast, a favorite meal at supper and a special dessert.

For dessert this year, the birthday boy requested a 3 layer cake with lemon curd and whipped cream frosting AND he wanted to make it himself.  I’ll let the pictures do the story telling, but let me just add;   I never realized how much one can concentrate on cracking eggs, how far flour truly can fly and that if making a layer cake was always this fun, I would make them every week.

Layered Lemon Cake

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I’m writing this from the warmth of my kitchen.  Something I could not say for most of the day.  We had a snowstorm blow through overnight bringing 8 inches of snow and 50 mph winds that took out our power for 12 hours.  It was a funny lesson for my children in all that electricity does for us, both big and small.  Thankfully, there were mounds of snow to be conquered and sugar cookies to be decorated.  Still, the day was not without complaints of wanting to watch a favorite movie or why cold, wet snow clothes couldn’t just be thrown in the dryer.

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It’s cool, gray and drizzly today.  The leaves have almost left the trees and in contrast to the sky the yards and the almost bare branches, seem even more colorful.  The boys have been collecting these brillant colored leaves, bringing them home by the handfuls, and in bouquets.  They’ll last for about a day before shriveling up into curled, brown leaves that belong more in a pile of leaves to be jumped in, than on my countertop.

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