Random Ramblings: Matthew's birthday and a recipe

Yesterday was Matthew's 9th birthday. He was sooo excited for his birthday! He said it was the best birthday he ever had because he got a scooter, a soccer ball, and he got to eat at KFC for lunch. Zack got a motor scooter for his birthday and Matthew has been counting the days til his birthday came so that he could get one of his own to ride since Zack didn't like to share his. He was so cute about every celebration and kindness all day long. It's a tradition for us to take the birthday boy to lunch to anywhere they want to eat. He didn't want to go back to school after lunch. He conned me into letting him to stay home. I told him that if he was staying home though, there was a lot of cleaning and stuff to do in preparation of dinner and his little party. We invited my 2 sisters and their families who live in our town to come over to my mom's for dinner and the party. He asked for the Oreo ice cream cake my mom makes and homemade pizza pockets. The ice cream cake is even as good as, if not better than, the Dairy Queen ice cream cakes are. He's been talking about it for weeks. We ate our pizza pockets (yum!) and he was so anxious for the party that we hurriedly readied the dining room and called all of the kids back inside. Matthew was so cute when we sang Happy Birthday. He is very shy and you could tell he was kind of embarrassed and bashful about all of the attention being on him while we were singing to him. He was thrilled with his gifts! But...apparently he didn't like the ice cream cake this time for some reason. He's such a picky poo! At least all of the rest of us loved it even if he didn't. :) All in all it was a great day! He is so cute! His favorite color is green but he really likes all of the colors. He loves putting things together, riding his scooter or bicycle. He is very smart and does very well in school. He LOVES to play games on the computer or the Wii. He makes friends easily and kids love him! He enjoys playing basketball and baseball. He is a very fast runner. He is very picky about eating but is a bottomless pit when he finds something he really likes to eat. He has a testimony of the gospel and loves Jesus and Heavenly Father very much! I am just so blessed to be his mother! Having my precious children in my life teaches me so much about love and life.

Oreo Ice Cream Cake
1 package of Oreos crushed reserving some to sprinkle on top
1/2 cup melted butter
Mix these and press into bottom of 9x13 inch pan. Place in freezer until the crust is set up.

1 carton of vanilla ice cream
Cut and place evenly over crust.

1 jar of caramel ice cream topping
1 jar of hot fudge ice cream topping
Pour over ice cream evenly. You'll have to heat the hot fudge a bit so that it will come out of the jar.

1 lg. carton Cool Whip
Spread evenly over the top and sprinkle Oreo crumbs on top and place in freezer for several hours. You can even make this a day or so in advance. Delicious!!!

He is in that phase right now where he smiles kinda crazy for pictures. LOL!!! But he's still cute! :)