We celebrated Dan’s birthday with a quiet dinner at home and birthday cake, as we’d already had our fancypants dinner last weekend. For dinner, I made Dan’s favorite — unagi (eel) donburi — and for dessert, I baked and frosted a German chocolate cake (also his favorite!). It was my first time making the coconut pecan frosting from scratch, but it was surprisingly easy and turned out delicious!

Homemade birthday cake for Dan!
The German chocolate birthday cake I made for Dan!

 

A milestone.
30! A milestone.

 

Putting the cake decorating skills I learned this year to use!
Putting the cake decorating skills I learned this year to use!

 

Homemade coconut pecan frosting on top.
Homemade coconut pecan frosting on top and in between the layers.

 

Handsome hubby turns 30!
The handsome hubby turns 30!

 

Dan was psyched by the Android series 3 collectible dolls I got him for his birthday!
Dan was psyched by the Android series 3 collectible dolls I got him for his birthday!

 

Dan's favorites from the collection.
Dan’s favorites from the collection. 30 years old but still a kid at heart! πŸ˜‰

 

Happy 30th birthday to my better half! Thank you for being such a wonderful husband to me, and a loving father to Mio. I’ll be joining the thirties club soon enough, in a couple weeks!