I never pushed little candles through the crust of golden baked bread until yesterday.
It was Sam’s 10th birthday, and for his cake he didn’t want cake. He didn’t want pie. He wanted a loaf of french bread. Around here, we try to comply with even the most unusual birthday requests. French bread is easy.
The only protest regarding Sam’s celebratory treat came from Tommy, who missed frosting. My husband decided to remedy that oversight by quickly making a batch of whipped cream. It felt a little odd to dollop whipped cream on soft bread, but it was actually pretty yummy. I ate my share. We all did.
Appetites were hearty because before candle time, we had a water balloon fight at the park down the street. After the balloons were expired, the kids played tag and duck-duck-goose.
Sam is a fascinating person. He is whip-smart, sunny, funny, and very quirky. Not only did he want french bread for his birthday, he wanted his own bulbs of garlic and a wedge of aged parmesan—which he got. Of course. I can’t wait to see what he wants for his 11th birthday. I can’t wait to see what he wants for his 19th birthday, his 27th, his 58th.
But for now, he’s perfectly 10.
(birth story fans can read Sam’s here)
You could have borrowed our enormous jar of Nutella for those who weren’t satisfied with plain bread… 🙂
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I loved seeing the pictures of all the fun you had on Sam’s birthday since we could not be there. You and Lee are creating a wealth of wonderful memories for your family.
Awesome. Just…awesome.
That is too funny! He is a boy who wise beyond his ten years!
I was thinking about Nutella, too! What a GREAT way to celebrate a birthday. Happy Birthday, Sam!!
p.s. For some reasons, your comments have stopped finding my last blog post. That’s okay, just thought I’d mention it.
What a great kid! Happy Birthday to him!
(and I can’t believe how big Archie is now!)
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Happy birthday to Sam! He and I would get along swimmingly 🙂 I too would like a french bread birthday loaf! Ha ha ha!!! I can’t believe that is Archie running around like a mad man…. how how how can he be that big already?
Oh Happy ten!!! Your kids are just divine!!! Totally unique and joyous and lovely!!! I hope ten is a terrific year for Sam the man…
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I love that you have enough kids to make a party! Happy Birthday Sam!
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Sam rocks. Hope he had a wonderful 10th birthday! And I love that you’re the kind of mom who says, “French bread birthday loaf? You got it!”
I concur with Sam. Fresh baked French bread is on par with just about any cake I can think of! Happy birthday to him.
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Is baking bread really easy for you? I wish I were better at it.
Love it! Love the French Bread, and the garlic and cheese. Happy 10th birthday to Sam!
I absolutely LOVE IT. If there is one thing I think is amazing about parenting, it’s indulging birthday wishes. So far, the most unusual request was to have a red bird themed birthday party, so I can’t wait to see how the requests change through the years.
Here’s to Sam and all of his Sam-ness!
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Playing catch up here. Can I just say that Sam’s quirkiness is awesome? Who asks for aged parmesan for their 10th birthday?
And the photo of Aidan and Archie is aDORable!
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