Number FIVE!

Joe turned five this Saturday! I finally stopped being such a chicken and actually had a birthday party for him. We invited two little boys from his class and two other families from his school along with our old neighbors. Joe had a ball with all of his buddies. His favorite part, of course, was opening his presents. Patrick and Luke took over a few of them immediately, and a few of them even ended up in bed with Joe, he loved them so much.

We learned another lesson for future parties: Just cake, no ice cream. The cake event was a complete free-for-all of icing, ice cream drippings and bowls flying. Luke ended up having a reaction because a little boy that had some ice cream on his face had given him a hug. If they're ever invited to birthday parties, I will have to send them with two little dairy-free cupcakes tucked away with strict instructions on that being their only dessert for the party. Okay, I might tuck away four little cupcakes just to be an extra nice mommy.

Even little Andrew got in on the present-opening fun. Our old neighbors bought him a play milk jug with plastic "cookies" to dunk in it. Perfect for our little Wisconsin baby. Patrick and Luke kept asking me if it was "reg-ler" (regular, as in, not soy) milk and if they could play with it.
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Sad to say, those were about the only pictures I got of the big shin-dig. When you're running around keeping people fed and kids entertained, the camera gets kind of ignored. Oh, well. We have our good memories!