Wednesday, June 30, 2010

BIRTHDAY FUN!

Eli's birthday day was great!

It started off with us going to the movies with my mom in the morning. We saw The Karate Kid (awesome movie, by the way), and then afterward we went to lunch! Thanks for the movie & lunch, mom!

There's Eli, next to my mom!
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Later on in the evening, he got to pick where he wanted to go for dinner. I'm glad he chose Red Robin because I LOVE burgers! Here's everyone, including my sis in-law on the right! Thank you for dinner, Lisa!
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Loved the burger I got! So good!
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And here he is with his "upgraded" Dsi. This is the one with the even larger screen! My sister in-law told him that if saved $70, she would pay the difference to upgrade his Dsi! And, that's what he did!
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He didn't want a traditional birthday cake, but he asked me to make a brownie ice cream "cake." I made two sheets of brownies like this.
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Added a good layer of mint chocolate chip ice cream...
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Put it back in the freezer, and when it was time for the cake, I added the whip cream! It was so good! I don't need to spend $40 on an ice cream cake anymore! I can make my own for $5!
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So, I'm glad he was happy!! BUT, he still has to have a party with my youngest son in a couple of weeks!
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32 comments:

Mamí♥Picture said...

What fun birthday!!
My kid loved that movie!
Yummy food!
and that cake so yummy!

4 Lettre Words said...

LOVE the cake, Alicia!

Looks like a fantastic celebration!

Beth in NC said...

Cake looks YUMMY.

My daughter loves Red Robin!

Happy Wednesday!
Beth

Stephanie said...

Wow that is a bigger DSi - I won't show my boys because they will want one!!!!

Love that cake - it looks so yummy!!! We're going to have to try it here!

Alicia W. said...

I love how you make each kid's birthday for the whole day so special and include the whole family.

Lauren said...

wow wow wow!! what an awesome birthday!!! That cake looks delicious!

Debbie said...

I'm so glad it was such a great day. Your cake is incredible!

Liz Mays said...

Your brownie cake turned out super great! He's a lucky birthday boy, lots of love and treats!

Parsley said...

What a fun day!

Stacy said...

That was a great movie! I am going to have to go and try Red Robin one day:)

The brownie looks great.I had never even thought about making something liek that. My kids would love it and it would save me lots of money:)

tiki_lady said...

yum happy birfday!

Robyn said...

Sounds like a super fun day, and oh so yummy cake! Happy Birthday Eli!

tiarastantrums said...

looks like a fantastic birthday day!!

Jane Anne said...

I want to see Karate Kid. Happy to hear that's a good movie.

The brownie ice cream cake looks fabulous! Oh yum!!

Looks like a wonderful celebration!

Susie said...

That looks like great fun!

Nicole Marie said...

YUM! I ate at red robin for the first time the other day too :)
Glad he had a great birthday!

XmasDolly said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE BIRTHDAY BOY! WOO HOO! Awesome birthday! Oh, and I'll take a corner piece please with a flower! ~hehe~

Karen Mortensen said...

What a fun day. I love Red Robin too. That cake looks wonderful. Send me one.

Kelli W said...

That sounds like an awesome way to spend a birthday! Your cake is great...and it sounds so yummy! I love mint chocolate chip!

Mommy, I'm Home said...

Glad he had a good time.

Michelle A'etonu said...

wow! what a great idea for a cake. looks like it was so yummy! you have the best birthday parties for your kiddos!

Marice said...

wow! sounded like Eli's got a wonderful celebration! How come you were able to take a photo inside a cinemahouse? I have wanted to do that, but they arent allowing us to hehe Anyways, happy birthday to that cutee and the cake looks delish!

Michelle said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
Summer is a great time for birthday parties.

I was gonna buy our son an expensive cake and he saved us money, he just wanted me to make a cherry dump cake.

Muthering Heights said...

That sounds like the perfect birthday for him! :)

And your brownie & ice cream dessert looks delicious!

He & Me + 3 said...

Sounds like it was a super fun day filled with family and lots of yummy food. That ice cream cake looks awesome. YUM
Happy Birthday Eli!

Buckeroomama said...

Awesome idea with the cake! I love mint choc chip... so I just might try this. :)

Happy birthday, Eli!

Sara @ Domestically Challenged said...

I cannot think of anything other than that awesome looking cake. Okay, focus, sara, focus...looks like a great day!

Denise said...

Cool birthday, awesome cake.

Veronica Lee said...

The cake looks great. As I've mentioned many times before, you're a terrific mom.

Happy Thursday, dear Alicia.

jen@odbt said...

Happy Birthday - love your traditions. And the cake -- yum!!! Good times!

Cathy said...

What an awesome cake! You rock, Mom! =)

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