our sweet beaner beans; *5* times around the sun...

this past saturday, we celebrated bean bean's 5th birthday!

the day began with the biggest stack of french toast the world has ever seen...

 and, of course, the birthday boy!!

 and a birthday breakfast of his choosing... french toast, with blueberries & cream, & sausage links. ;)

 knit gifts from mama, including a new pair of duds for master rudolph...

 & it turns out that the marshall holiday parade fell on ehren's birthday as well.  what a *special day* !

 i LOVE madison county...

 where else would semis & 4 wheelers be in a christmas parade??  i LOVE living here!!

 ev got loves & hugs from sparky the fireman dog...

 my favorite part of the parade???  easy...

 i LOVE it!!

the littles, with their littles...;)

side note, check out the wool pea coat i scored for ehren @ the clearance center.  mama is TOTALLY jealous!!

ah, yes...ehren's favorite rainbow cake in the making...

gorgeous & magical, though not made from scratch...but hey, this is a special day & who doesn't LOVE rainbows??

so, get a white cake mix, follow direction on box.  then divide batter evenly into 6 bowls & add food coloring until desired colors are achieved....

 in 2, round cake pans, layer the batter from bottom up.  so, pan one would have violet on the bottom, followed by blue & green on top.  pan 2 would have yellow, orange & then red on top. 

bake according to directions on box.

 orin found a tub of frosting that had a bonus of rainbow sprinkles...perfect, right??

 time to blow out the candles & make a wish...

the just desserts...  (get it??  punny, right?? ;)