Charles turns 7!

Again we reach the end of the winter version of the Welch family birthday season by celebrating Charlie's birthday. He has reached the ripe old age of 7. We so enjoy this boy, except we don't really love his 'frumps' lately. He has had a hard time getting up and going for school and acts really frumpy. He always tells me he's tired and I always tell him, "Join the party. We are all tired and we all have to get up and going anyway!" Aren't I a nice mom? :P

Charles had decided that we were doing foil dinners for his birthday, just like Soren and James, but at the last minute he decided he'd rather have pizza. Sweet! So much easier! 

How we miss Little Caesar's! Living here we either make our own pizza on French Bread or we buy frozen Freschetta or DiGiorgno when it's on sale. The pizza places in town are just too much $.

Following dinner, we lit up his cake and sang to him. As you can see, he wasn't sure about our singing and I'm not sure if he was laughing at us or trying not to cry by covering his mouth….

He wanted a Ninjago cake. (we did wash all those Legos before putting them on the cake, and again after we took them off. Cleanest they've ever been!)

He opened presents and was happy to get a new Star Wars t-shirt, money, a rubber band pistol, and a RC car. Oh and CANDY. Cannot forget candy. It's his most favorite thing in the world.

Kami provided the entertainment for the evening. After everyone who wanted cake got some, she pulled that cake over to her and using the server began eating the frosting off the cake. She really went to town and had it pretty much everywhere. We laughed and laughed at her, which just made her keep at it.

At the end of the night, I had no problem just chucking the rest of the cake. Kami really helped her old grandma not be tempted to finish off the cake the next day. Thank you Kami!!!!