Emileigh Kailyn
Born @ 5:04pm August 18
Weighs 8 lbs and 11 oz
201/2 inches long

Mommy and Daddy are Julie and Chad
Big Brother Ethan and Big Sister Miah are very excited about their new baby!

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.

I stole this picture off of Amy’s Facebook. What a blessing to have my twin sis and her family here last week! Love ya Amy!

No. . .I’m not taller than her, I just wear heels. . .and I stand up straight

Kaleb took this picture a couple weeks ago.

Miah, Kaleb, Sarah, Charleigh, Jeremiah, Joshua, Ethan

Hurry Grandpa! Hurry!
While enjoying a nice dinner outside the kids quickly found themselves on top of the table.

This is what they’d found

A little over a week later, another unwelcome friend found his way to our front porch.
Here he is as we wait for Grandpa to rescue us again.

These aren’t our first snake adventures, here are a few from last year:

Fried Modem and Slithering Snakes

Oatmeal cookies and Ophidophobia