Happy Camper!

My husband loves the outdoors (a passion we do not share).  So this year I decided to go with a camping theme for his birthday.  I was really happy with the results and the cake was one of the easiest I've ever made.  All you need is:
Stones: Bridge mix (I like the different sizes and colors)
Campfire: Cut a hole and sunk a tealight into the cake and it doubles as the birthday candle.
Tent: Graham wafers stuck together with icing and trimmed with pretzel sticks.
Letters: Alphabet pretzels available at Superstore
Trees: Icecream cones trimmed to desired size and decorared with icing using rosette tip. 

With the help of my three year-old we made this birthday card.  She's not quite at the cutting stage so I got all the piece ready and she glued them on.

Gluten Free Birthday

We have some people in our family with gluten sensitivities. So instead of making a traditional  cake for my mom's last birthday I made a gluten free rice krispies bouquet!  The kids thought it was way more fun than regular squares and everybody got to enjoy a treat!

For her gift I assembled this family collage.  Using family photos I collaged them together to spell FAMILY.  Everybody loves searching through the pictures trying to find themselves and remembering special times.  I  did it in word and it was pretty painstaking so I'm sure there has to be an easier way.  If anybody has any ideas on how it would be easies I would love to hear them.