Little e turns 3!

For little man's third birthday, he requested a Lightning McQueen cake... and being a glutton for punishment, I obliged. I had to be creative since we have to go dairy free for him, and at the time, we were also going gluten free. (We've since figured out we can ease up on that a bit... but still have to go dairy free.) I learned dairy free frosting does not absorb the colors very well, so I'll be trying a different recipe next year! Here is the star of the day helping me frost his cake. N was at school, so the two of us spent the morning together in the kitchen, he loved watching his cake transform!

Pictures of the cake before the colors all started separating out of the frosting...

I asked little e a couple times who he wanted to invite to his birthday party, and he replied the same way each time. "N, e, Mommy, & Daddy." OK then. I think we can handle that! So we just made his favorite dinner (spaghetti) and spent the evening at home the four of us. It was really nice!

Blowing out the candles. (Notice N can't help but assist!)

Then we opened presents. He got some new riser train track, which allows them to build their tracks on multiple levels. As you can see, all the boys in the house had great fun with this present. (I'm still suspicious that this gift was more for Daddy than e!)

Anyway, happy (very late) 3rd birthday e, you are such a sweet boy, so full of life, and we love you so much!