happy birthday to ashton

here i am, the mother of an 8 year old! we celebrated ashton's birthday recently, but it seems a bit surreal. i remember being 8! i remember second grade! it's just weird to me when i have distinct memories from the same age.

ashton chose the decor for his cake on his own, so army cake it was.

it was also a big day for him because we held his baptism then too, as well as evvie's baby blessing at church. we knew our extended family would want to come to all of those things, so it'd be easiest on them to have them all on the same day.

he chose the menu for dinner too: hawaiian haystacks, his favorite.

i change up the recipe a bit, so it's chicken cooked with cream of chicken soup, dijon mustard, lemon juice, and garlic powder. served over rice with toppings like pineapple, chow mein noodles, cheese, etc.