B's Birthday

Simply 7

A Birthday in our house

always starts with

a highly nutritious breakfast of

sweet rolls,

in bed.

*

For party time,

I let the kids be involved

in planning

what they want

to do.

This year,

B's plan was very

simplistic.

He wanted

ME

to make cupcakes with

rainbow chip frosting

and a party at our

neighborhood park,

where he just wanted to

play on the

"Big Toy",

Have cake

[sans ice cream]

open presents

and play some

old fashioned

red light/green light.

No mention of

big blow-up carnival rides,

no clowns,

no pony rides,

no planes flying over,

dropping candy,

just real simple,

It was