It's difficult to know what to get for him, and he feels the same about getting presents for me. We try to wait and listen to each other; we want to hear if the other person wants something.... A few days before the exciting event, I overheard him telling his mom that he was just going to have to bake his own carrot cake for his birthday. I was so elated to find something I could do!
After he left for school, I got to work on the secret cake. Grandma's oh-so-good recipe! When he came home, we said the usual "how are ya?" and then he went straight for the cook books. "You're not allowed to make a carrot cake," I frankly told him. "Why?" "You just aren't allowed to." He got a funny smile on his face. I kept the cake in the oven where I was certain he wouldn't look. His dad made an excellent point later, though, when he said it was lucky my hubby didn't pre-heat the oven. Yeah; that was lucky.
Thanks to Skype we got to talk with the Hubby's side of the family while he opened presents from his parents. Visiting, carrot cake, a good shirt, and boggle. We just can't ask for more than that. It was a great night. 
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