Hi everyone. Alright, I just got through with my son's birthday cake. I couldn't figure out how in the world to decorate it and I finally decided on just balloons. Well, now that it is decorated, I'm not so sure about it. My son is married and in his middle 20's. Do you think this cake is to immature for him? I look at the cake and wonder if it doesn't look more like a child's birthday cake. Please tell me what you think. His wife told me that she thought balloons were a good idea. I really need your thoughts on this. Thanks so much everyone!!!!
It's a great cake for any age. Everyone loves balloons, even 20- something men.
I agree with all of the above! You can't go wrong with balloons, at any age. The cake looks great!! 
Lovely cake, I think its fine for 20 something year old. I like your blue stripe along the border!
Oh wow!! Thank you all SO VERY MUCH for your thoughts. I cannot tell you how much better I feel now about the cake. I really just can't thank you enough. This cake was a challenge from the start and yet it's such a simple cake. I had never made balloons before and I thought how hard can it be????? Well, I'm old enough to know better than to think such thoughts. How silly of me!! I now understand what a "round" coupler is. When using only the coupler and no tip, balloons just don't come out very well when you try to use the coupler with the split in it. 
I learned something else today too. I learned that when I am really, really concentrating, I must stick my tongue out a little. I realized this when the phone rang while I was trying to write and it startled me so badly that I almost bit it off 
And, it was the wrong number. Once I got over that, my hand was shakey and so much for the writing... 
Wow, just one of those days. At least I got the cake finished and with your thoughts, I know that I can present it to my son. There for a while I was afraid that I would have to go to the, gulp, s-t-o-r-e and buy one 
Yep, what a day 
Alrighty, thanks again everyone. I hope that I can help you out one of these days. Take care!!!!
Margie
I'm sure he'll know this cake is made with love, so it's a great cake to begin with.
Also, MEN still have some "little boy" left in them, so even if he did think it to be childish, I'm sure he'd still love it. LOL!
I think its a great looking cake! And, I agree with some of the others.....balloons are great at any age!
Yes the balloons and the cake look like a child's cake.
BUT... make the most of it. He's in his mid-20's right? If you say you don't like the cake and then refer to his wife making the suggestion you have opened up a can of worms that might not need opening. She could get her feelings hurt and never say anything. At the very least she will be required to make a defensive remark to cover the fact she suggested balloons but the idea didn't come out quite as she/you/everyone imagined.
Play with the balloon and get a dozen balloons and have them attached to the edge of the cake... Get TOO MANY balloons, balloon with the cake, balloons in the room, balloons attached to the birthday card, balloons on the present, ... kind of like roses... when there are too many... use TOO many and it covers the fact.
Best Wishes.
ps: The objective is to make your son smile and feel loved, yes? Keep that objective and you'll be fine. The mere fact that you are worried about it reveals you are pretty close to your son and concerned about his opinion.
THAT's ALWAYS A GOOD THING IN A REALATIONSHIP. Best wishes and have fun.
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