A few weeks ago now, we celebrated Gabriel's birthday with a treat every mature 28-year old man requests for his birthday cake: a traditional dirt cake with gummy worms.
Wait. This isn't typical?
Maybe he was wanting to feel young again, or maybe he was really in the mood for some crushed oreos with pudding and gummy worms.
I had thought about making a healthier version with homemade pudding, real whipped ream, Newman's Own oreo cookies, organic gummies. But then I remembered that it's not my birthay. It's his. So we went with the original recipe: high fructose corn syrup, artificial flavoring and coloring, and what Gabriel calls the real stuff, Cool Whip.
Even I have to admit that the treat tasted wonderful. And finding gummy worms hidden in the layers was a big hit with all three boys.
The boys painted a picture for him on a piece of plywood. Liam did a great job covering the entire board with differnt shades of red, yellow, pink, and orange.
And River managed to give himself a bindi. Namaste.
When they were done painting, I helped them with some handprints and text. Then it was off to the scrollsaw to cut it up.
They had a lot of fun putting together his birthday puzzle. This just might become a yearly tradition...
What a great gift idea! I love how one of Lia's handprints looks like it has a big heart in the middle of it.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I love that you gave Gabe the cake that HE wanted, not the cake that YOU wanted. Very mature and inspiring. Second of all, the birthday love puzzle is AMAZING!! YOU are amazing!
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