Birthday Day #6, 7 and 8

 

Birthday Day #6 was a lot of fun. This is where the whole "12 Days of Birthday" idea came from.

 

We had a family vacation to Houston over the summer. While there, we got to spend an entire day at the Johnson Space Center and NASA. It was the highlight of the  trip for me. As we browsed through the gift shop (the only gift store during the entire trip where we bought any type of keepsake) I saw the shuttle-shaped gummie candies and I just had to have them.

 

I'll give a little bit of the credit to NASA, they had little gift baskets already made up with astronaut ice cream and different little candies. And that's when I thought - hey, I outta do something like that for my husband on his birthday. But the pre-made baskets were a little more than I wanted to spend (are we really surprised?). But the gummie candies were more in line with my budget. :-)

 

And so an idea was born.

 

 

Day #7 got a little more creative:

My husband's favorite beer is Blue Moon Blonde. We don't splurge on things like beer very much so buying him a 6-pack seemed fitting for his birthday.

The card reads, "Real Men Prefer Blondes."

If you know me, you know I'm not blonde - hence the wig. Just a bit of fun. :-)

Now for Day#8 - we're getting into the serious gifts here.

 What do you get when you combine Dollar Store ice cream bowls, personal size Ben & Jerry's, Whipped Cream, chocolate syrup and cherries? A perfect birthday sundae!

The tag reads: "You're the "cream" of the crop, with cherries on top!"

Served on a platter on a Saturday afternoon. :-)