Joseph's Birthday Fiesta

Even though the 28th was Joe's actual birthday, we had his birthday bash on Saturday.  We decided to go with a Mexican fiesta theme since Joe's nickname since birth has been Joe-Joe Burrito.  We called him burrito because he spent a lot of his time swaddled and Carl thought he looked like a burrito.  The nickname stuck.  Anyway, many of our friends were able to come celebrate with us and we had a smashing time.

To properly set the mood, we had a "Happy Birthday" sign en espanol along with a colorful banner.

We also had some of Joe's favorite foods, which included Creamy Black Bean Chicken(thanks to Sarah M. for that awesome recipe), little smokies, peanut butter sandwiches, fruit, and chips and guacamole(seriously, Joe loves guacamole).

We had a sombrero instead of a typical birthday hat.

And, we had a lot of desserts.  There was an almond poppy seed bundt cake, gluten-free cupcakes with an assortment of frosting options, and a banana cake with peanut butter frosting.  Since we called Joseph Burrito, Carl thought a burrito shaped cake would be funny and so it was.

I am pretty pleased with how it turned out.  It does look better in person so you'll just have to trust me when I say the cake was awesome.

We sang happy birthday and Joseph smashed a cupcake instead of cake because his burrito cake was covered in fondant, thus making a proper cake smash nearly impossible.

And then we opened presents and Joe played the night away.

Joseph's party was so much fun.  Carl and I were so glad that our friends, who have really become our family here in Omaha, were with us to celebrate this special occasion.  We are so grateful that Joseph is part of our family because he brings us so much joy and can make us all laugh even when we don't feel like laughing.  We are also grateful to be in Omaha and to be surrounded by good friends who are always willing to help us, support us, and love us.