It's a Birthday!

It's Luke's birthday! The boy is 7 today. Although he wasn't born until 6:30 in the evening so we like to tease our kids that they're not really the next age until the actual hour rolls around. Of course we're never sure when to tell our daughter. She was born 3 time zones away. Do we go by the time she was born, or adjust it to match this time?

I cannot believe it's been 7 years since that child was born. I remember it like it was yesterday. (Who doesn't remember childbirth?) In all his Luke-ness he had to do things differently. He dropped twice. The medical profession refuses to believe this, but my husband knows it's true. And you know that men don't pay attention to much. Coming back up after the first drop was uncomfortable to say the least. But it happened. I swear.

We baked cupcakes to take to school today. He couldn't wait to help, so after supper last night we broke out the box mix. (I normally make cakes from scratch, for the record. But yesterday the mixes were on sale for $.82 and I couldn't pass it up.) He stirred, then mixed. My one rule with the mixer was to keep it in the bowl, but kids are all about breaking rules. We had a minor mess when he took it out to illustrate a point as he was talking. Micah took the brunt of it. He was liberally spattered across his middle. (He was on a stool, at counter height.) But this turned out to be a good thing as Micah discovered what was in the bowl. He suddenly became keenly interested in cake baking.

Luke decided on the mini cupcakes over the standard size. That way he'd be different from other kids in his class, and he could offer more than one to his classmates. Unfortunately, they're bite sized and even two minis aren't as big as one standard. But he doesn't know that, and I didn't pop his bubble.

We're still clueless about what to get the boy for his birthday. I think we're running out of time. I did make this, but was saving it for a Christmas party gift exchange on Saturday. I may have to break it out early.

(I have this listed in my store if you want to check out what the heck it really is.)

The mixing crew:


Luke, as "Captain Clawson". (aka, Inspector Closeau from The Pink Panther. I have no idea if I've spelled his name right and am too lazy to look.) Incidentally, he's still wearing Niles after a whole year. That's the original shirt featured in my store. He drew his favorite monster and I made it into a shirt for him. He loves Niles. His classmates do, too, and this causes problems. The school rule is to keep your hands to yourself. Niles just invites people to pet him.

And yes, I let my kids lick out of the bowl. I am well aware of the dangers of salmonella, but I am a bad mom and allow them this childhood rite.