Festivities

Yesterday we took Daniel out to Olive Garden for his birthday. The staff were really excited to sing to Daniel and brought him some ice cream with a candle in it. He had the funniest expression on his face as he looked from one clapping, singing stranger to another - it was like a stare of disbelieve or anti-amusement even. He finally smiled when the ice cream was put in front of him

I was expecting ice cream all over him, but Daniel is surprisingly picky about getting food on his hands and face and is a pretty neat kid when it comes to eating. He's not so neat with his toys. Notice Joe and Daniel's matching shirts. I guess that is bound to happen when I do the clothing shopping!

That evening, I brought cupcakes to our community group (it was like the party was planned) and everyone sang to Daniel. Once again, he was a little confused by all the singing and seemed shy about the attention. He did like the frosting which he had already sampled as I was cooking earlier in the afternoon.