Another Birthday Cake

Landon is finally having his 10th birthday party this coming up Thursday. James has been in charge of the invites, what we were going to do, eat and everything. Landon wanted to take about 5 buddies with him to the movies and out to Pizza Buffet. James got all of that planned and then he told me he needed to order Landon another birthday cake. He had decided to order one from the Sweetery. He forgot to place the order. I couldn't help, so that meant no helpful reminders for him. I told him today that Landon wanted a marble cake (he could get it at Publix) and that it just needed to be simple. He really wouldn't have to order it (not that he has time to put in a specific order) just get them to write Happy Birthday on it and be done with it. Since me and Logan were having our date for sushi with friends, he decided he would take Landon to get his Guitar Hero Aerosmith game and guitar tonight and let him pick out a cake at Publix. The party isn't til Thursday, I gently reminded him. Maybe wait til Wednesday night to pick up a cake. That was met with it will be ok. He isn't taking the cake to Pizza Buffet, it will be eat here Wednesday night with supper. So, technically, the cake was for James. (He is a big lover of cakes...especially ones from the Sweetery) I say, what are the boys going to eat at the party? He says chocolate chip pizza. Nobody will care, it's a bunch of boys. OK. This is his deal. James has never ever planned a party. I guess you can tell that. Anyway, they go and buy the game Landon wanted and went to Fuddrucker's for dinner. It was their male bonding time. James tells him he is going to run him by Publix to pick out his cake. He tells him that we won't take it to the party, just eat it here at home. Landon is fine with that. Must be a male thing. Anyway, they get to Publix and Landon tells him that he likes the marble cakes. Well, they only have one left that is marble. James gets it and gets the lady to write Happy Birthday Landon on it. I come home from my night out with Logan and see the cake on the table. James tells me it's marble, just like what Landon wanted. I didn't pay too much attention to it because Landon was so excited about his new guitar and game and was dying to dual his brother. We watch them dual with the guitars and I come back to take a look at the cake. The cake is pink, yellow and lavender. It is a girl's cake. I said, does Landon know that this cake has pink and other girly colors on it? James says NO! Please don't tell him. He (Landon) couldn't tell that the cake was pink (remember...he is colorblind) and he thinks it's orange and purple. Clemson colors. I really can't believe that James bought that cake and used our son's colorblindness to make it alright. That just shows men should not be in charge of parties and obviously cakes. I hope none of his buddies see the leftovers.