Today I'm Making a Chocolate Cake

It is my Adorable Mom's Birthday! Mom her Jr. Year

Carolyn "Kelley" Hansen, Partridge

We're having our family celebration tomorrow after church.

So today, I'm making her request...

a Chocolate Birthday Cake.

This is the recipe she wants.

Dinner will be "Hansen Tacos"...I can't wait!

The recipe is HERE.

My mom was the only girl in the middle of two boys ... as was I ♥.Mom with Her Brothers and Mother

I admire her and look up to her as a mother

but we're also the best of friends and she's the sister I never had.

Mom and I in her Kitchen

She is quite the powerhouse! She was born in Preston, Idaho. Her family moved to Rosemead California when she was a child (I think she was about 9). She has always lived life to the fullest! Growing up she was a tomboy. She kept right up with her brother and his friends. She loved to ride horses and even rode one into to town when she was a tiny girl, only 4 years old! Her mom made sure that never happened again...but I bet it wasn't easy.

My mom is strong and determined. She always accomplished anything she set her mind to. In High School she was on the dance team and starred in many theatrical productions. She was a Cougarette at BYU and loved everything about school.

Her dad LOVED baseball and she went to every game with him when she was a little girl. To this day she is a baseball fanatic. Acutually she loves sports in general. For a Mother-in-Law, she's a dream come true! She and Mark are great buddies and huge BYU Football Fans.

Mom & Her Baby Girl

I've never met anyone more organized. My mom loves to read. She goes to the library every week and devours books faster than I can open a page. She's very creative and loves interior design. Every house we had growing up was beautiful. Her style is impeccable. She loves all things BLUE. She has friends all over the world and has helped and influenced more people than I can count on my fingers and toes.

Happy Birthday Wishes to my Beautiful Mom!