The Belated Bash

We were pretty successful keeping the actual date of Sam's birthday a secret from him (we didn't want to make the poor kid feel bad). No thanks to many doctors and nurses saying, "Aw, the little guy is sick on his birthday!" Shhh, quiet!!! You'll ruin everything! Sheesh, for all that education, you think they'd be a little smarter than that.
This Herbie cake is fully loaded (that's funny because Sam's favorite movie is called "Herbie Fully Loaded"). I made this in 15 minutes. And, for all you Herbie aficionados out there . . . Yes, I know he doesn't have red, white and blue stripes on his sides (they're on the front), but I'm not an artist and I couldn't cut the cake to get the right perspective. You could say, I used artistic "license".
No birthday is complete without the consumption of unidentified meat product mixed with a healthy dose of nitrates.

Blowing out all four candles.

I call this "The Grand Gift" because it came from Grandma and Papa "Walkee" AND because it pretty much rocks. We bought Sam some games to go with it and it has been grand having something nice and quiet for him to do that is both fun and educational. Attention all moms with rambunctious children! This is a miracle available for purchase. Buy one.

Monster Jam Nitro Circus. This little truck cost $3, it was the belle of this birthday ball. Seriously, $3. I bought it to go with the tickets for the Monster Jam Monster Truck Rally we're taking Sam to in March. Maybe I should have just bought him 5 Hotwheel Monster Trucks instead.