It's Markel Palooza

Today is Mark's 25th Birthday. As we like to call it Markel Palooza. For those of you who don't know about the name Markel, I will tell you. While we were dating, Shelby made the name up. She took Rachel and Mark and created Markel. It has stuck ever since. Even Dad calls him Markel. We are just a family of nick names.

You can't start your birthday without a present. Mom gave Mark a wheely duffel bag. It's huge. It will work for our trips back to Vancouver.

Mom and I took Mark to Red Lobster for lunch.

He loves Red Lobster!!!

SMILE!!!

After we had lunch we did some shopping.

Mark bought a UCLA T shirt.

Actually I believe Loreen bought it for him

because she gave him money for his birthday.

I made Enchilladas for dinner.

Shelby gave Mark the DVD of

Jurassic Park 3.

( We love Jurassic Park)

I gave Mark some new Nike Running Shoes

Mom and Dad gave him a $15 Itunes Gift Card

Mom and Dad gave Mark a Lap Desk.

Its to put on our laps while we are using

our new computer

I gave him a I Home alarm clock/stereo for his I touch

Mom, Mark and Shelby

with all of his gifts

Shelby and Markel

Shelby and I made Mark an upside down pineapple

cake. We had never made a cake from scratch.

And if I do say so myself it was pretty darn good.

As you may notice there are matches in his cake.

I forgot to get candles, so we used what we had.

We sang really fast so the cake wouldn't catch on fire.

I HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT BIRTHDAY BABY!!! LOVE YOU LOTS!!