The most anticipated birthday ever has finally arrived! Joshua has been looking forward to 6 and talking about it every day since the day before he turned 5.

Yesterday we celebrated by going to the pool in Sunray with the Glazner’s. Well actually Amy and I had already planned on going but I took the opportunity to build it up and get B-day credits for it. When I bought him a bag of Fritos at the snack stand he turned and said “Thanks for the birthday chips!” “Sure, kid. . .happy uh. . .birthday.”

Even when Kaleb did this dive he passed it off as a Joshua Birthday Surprise.

We do that a lot around here, manipulate I mean. In fact this morning I was even able to pass off the Cinnamon Toast Crunch as a grand birthday surprise.

mmmm cinnamon

Tonight we’re having his choice of menu for his birthday dinner, he’s chosen BBQ meatballs with Mac N Cheese, Carrots and Cinnamon Cake. (The kid likes cinammon) I’m going to have to come up with someway to make that meal dairy and wheat free. . .not sure how that’s going to work out.

I did find this recipe from our newestTaste of Home

Barbecued Meatballs- Dairy Free, Wheat Free
prep:25min / Bake 20 min
1 egg beaten
1 cup crisp rice cereal, crushed, divided
1 TB finely chopped onion
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 pound ground beef

Sauce:
1/4 cup brown sugar
3 TB ketchup
1 tsp prepared mustard
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg

In a large bowl, combine the egg, 3/4 cup cereal, onion, salt and pepper. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. For sauce, in a small bowl combine the remaining ingredients. Add 2 TB sauce to meat mixture; mix well. Shape into 1 1/2 in balls.
Place meatballs on a greased rack in a shallow baking pan. Brush with remaining sauce; sprinkle with remaining cereal. Bake, uncovered, at 400 degrees for 20 -25 minutes or until no longer pink; drain Yield: 1 1/2 dozen

I haven’t tried it yet but I’ll let you know how it turns out.

His party is Sunday after church, the invite list is well over 40 so we’ll be cutting the menu down to hotdogs and chips. With of course, cinnamon ice cream and cinnamon cake. Mmmm cinnamon. If we know you and you’re not an internet wacko then you’re invited too! Just give me a call to RSVP. The food may not be great but the people that will be here are more than enough to make up for that! We have some pretty awesome friends and we don’t mind sharing them.

Allergy Warning:
The Cinnamon Toast Crunch is NOT wheat free.
(Joshua is not the one with allergies so this morning he was blessed with sugary cereal covered in REAL cow milk)

Also: In the meatball recipe make sure to double check the rice cereal and buy one without wheat or milk.

wondering what happened to my pictures. . .

We had a sunny fun “snow day” today. The kids are now salivating for summer!

Christian: One of Kaleb’s very favorite people

Waiting for his hamburger and fries.

Oops, I never shared our Christmas photo. Perhaps because it’s not really our best. For past Christmas pics click on over.

Hey Mom, I forgot to tell you that you need to bring the stuff for our class party tomorrow. Oh, and you’re the only mom who’s bringing stuff. Oh, and you need to get there early to set up. Oh, and bring goodie bags too. . .

Grrrrr
Would have been good to know this a little bit sooner. Maybe before I went to Amarillo yesterday or perhaps before I drove to Dumas this morning. Sometime before Joshua threw up on me in Wal*Mart would have been ideal.

Joshua hair pics coming soon. . .