What's on the menu?

Now, in our family you can't have a birthday without a large and amazing meal. So, I had to watch me some Food Network where I found these wonderful recipes for Rafe's birthday dinner. Let me share:

PRIME RIB CRUSTED WITH PEPPERCORNS AND MUSTARD

CARMALIZED BRUSSEL SPROUTS

BUTTER TARTS


STEAMED GREEN BEANS

TOPPED IT OFF WITH PEANUT BUTTER BROWNIE PIE

I have to admit the food was absolutely YUMMO! Thank you Food Network for you great ideas. Not only did we have mouth watering food but we also enjoyed some great company and many laughs. Rafe was the center of three gorgeous teenage girls attention. Pretty much the best birthday present a little boy can have. (Again, so much like his father it's scary.) He stayed up until 9 o'clock that night but man he crashed hard when he finally stopped. As you can tell below he had a little bit of fun. (Now he is following us around all day today thinking he needs our full and undivided attention. Boy is he wrong!)

Many people might think that because your birthday is right before Christmas you would be "jipped" of a lot of cool presents. In a normal family that might be very true but in this family SPOILED is our middle name. He was showered with gifts from top to bottom of this house. I'm thinking 3200 square feet just isn't enough to store all this family's stuff. HA! In all seriousness, he was very blessed with some great gifts. THANK YOU TO ALL THE FAMILY FOR LOVING OUR MUNCHKIN AS MUCH AS WE DO!

A birthday wouldn't be complete without CAKE! And this spoiled little stinker got two cakes, oh yes count them......1........2! He must get his sweet tooth from is Grandmother......ok, and maybe his mother too.

NOW THAT'S A HAPPY BIRHTDAY!