It began with going to the Children's Museum with some of Sam's little friends. Sam especially loves playing with Audrey.
Zack had a fun time too, mostly playing with the plastic balls in the water. Sam also "posed" with Zack for me that morning. Ahhhhh... it's so hard taking pics of these two boys! Looking at the camera and getting somewhat of a normal smile on both AT THE SAME TIME is just too much to ask.
We had cake and ice cream that night. We celebrated with Jake and two of his friends - Jared and Taylor. Sam and Zack LOVED playing with them. Jared is Zack's new favorite person.
And now, since I think you ought to look at this a little more closely, I give you my first ever successful dairy-free egg-free chocolate cake with yummy chocolate frosting. Sweet little Sam, when asked what kind of cake he wanted for his birthday, responded, "A cake that Zack can eat." Thanks to my fabulous friend Erika for giving me THIS awesome cookbook, I found a yummy recipe. And topped it all off with Gma Moorhead's chocolate frosting - made dairy free. Yum yum yum.
The true test? Jake and friends gobbled it down and couldn't tell the difference.
Phfew! One of the nicest perks about discovering this cake and frosting is this: Sam's friend Piper has the same allergies that Zack has. We invited Piper to Sam's birthday party and wrote in the invitation, "Just FYI, all the food at the party - including the cupcakes - will be allergy free. Come enjoy!" I just heard from Piper's mom and dad that Piper is so excited for Sam's party. She has never been able to eat the cake or cupcakes at a friend's birthday party before. She has been showing everyone her invitation and even sleeping with it at night! So cute. And, on the other hand, ***I sure hope Zack outgrows these allergies someday!***
5 comments:
Ka-YUTE! Happy Birthday, Sam!!
That cake looks delicious! I'm very impressed Marci. Your boys are so cute. When Zach smiles it looks like he knows a secret that he's keeping from all of us. Cracks me up
Thee are some hysterical pics of Sam and Z-man together on this post! For your photography work, I give you an A+.
So sad to put Jake and Jared on the plane this morning. They were both excited to head off to your house, though, for a few days of fun with "the boys."
Happy Birthday to Sam!
Sam is so sweet and that cake looks delicious!
That is so cute that Sam wanted to make sure that the Z-man could eat his cake too. Yay Samyo!!
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