birthday weekend...part I

This past weekend was my birthday...I love birthdays as long as they are celebrated, but the years are not counted.

Runner Boy decided to make this birthday special...and he was successful.

He invited friends and family for a barbecue on Friday night and it was fantastic. The group included very special people from my childhood, years past and today--it was a lovely evening.

Now what birthday is complete without a cake? It was a carrot cake and it was delicious. Now the benefit of a carrot cake is that it really encompasses the four food groups...veggies, carbs, dairy (cream cheese frosting) and protein (the walnuts). Ahhh...so good. I think I personally ate 25,000 of the 37,000 calories found in this beauty. (I was storing them for later in the weekend...more on that later.)

Kate was in her element--she had cousins and her friends to play with. When everyone was leaving she broke down into tears and wailed "No! no! no! I don't want them to leave..."

It was also Sam's first experience with a fudge bar...Kate's a pro at them and ate 2 in no time.

Sam on the other hand, was a bit troubled by the frozen aspect of the treat, but tried. The chocolate seemed like a good idea...

Then he offered a lick to the photographer...who politely declined...

So, he thought he'd give it another shot...

The love affair didn't last...he tried to use it as a shovel around the hosta 2 minutes later. yum.