Elijah's Birthday bash

So how many of you laughed when I used the words "easy" and "black frosting" in the same sentence. After an entire container of black icing color and 1/2 cup of cocoa I got something close to a dark gray with a tint of purple. But John said it looked like the color of a tire and as it sat on the cake for a little while it really starting looking black. And John actually ate it and said he liked it. He normally only eats Duncan Hines Milk Chocolate icing. My hands were stained after making the icing and check out the kids tongues after eating it. The grown ups' tongues were purplish-black but I won't show you those pictures...though they are funny they just aren't as cute as the cuties are.

Well, Elijah was initially disappointed that we had to go to church on his birthday. But after we told him we were celebrating when we got back home he was OK. His dear sweet S.S. teachers had cupcakes for him. On the way home, we stopped by the P.O. Box to get MaMaw's gift because we had forgotten to pick it up earlier in the week. For lunch, we let Elijah choose where we got lunch. Can you believe that he chose BURGER KING? Yes, we picked up Burger King and came home. Then the kids were SOOOOO excited to watch Elijah's present from MaMaw...the new Alvin and the Chipmunks Movie. They have been quoting that movie since John took them to see it one night shortly after Nathaniel was born. They sound just like chipmunks, too. MaMaw...we miss you and wish you had been here with us!!! So while they watched, I baked a cake and iced it.

Then Grandma and Grandad joined us. We ate cake and Elijah opened his other presents. We got him a Hot Wheels Ramp/Race Track and some cars and a carrying case. My Mom, had picked up a couple of Hot Wheels cars and Hot Wheels coloring book, even though we hadn't told her anything about the cake or our present. It was so funny. AND Grandad is going to take Elijah shopping this week to pick out a toy of his choice. Aunt Kiki sent a pirate suit including a treasure chest to Elijah for his birthday. He really likes it!!! We miss you, Aunt Kiki and Uncle Nick and the Cuzzies. After this picture the kids disappeared upstairs to play with the cars and race track. All in all a very good day!!! Sweet and simple. Though next year Elijah has requested a little kid party. Now we just have to find some boys to be Elijah's friends. Honestly, we don't know any families with boys his age that we live near enough to to do anything with on a regular enough basis to actually invite to a birthday party. Maybe we could fly in the cuzzies...there will be three of them by then...woohoo!!! Oh...and Elijah will be six, that is the age MaMaw flies down for birthdays.