Birthday Party with Coconut Ice Cream

We had L's friend party this week. L is 5 years old! I can't believe it. His food allergies seem to be sticking around (no outgrowing them yet!) I served water(little ones still spill and oh! they did), chocolate cupcakess (egg free, dairy free, nut free, soy free ones) with coconut ice cream----chocolate or vanilla. No child noticed the difference in the ice cream. One child, who has a milk intolerance, took some convincing that he was allowed to eat ice cream. I took him in the kitched and showed him the containers with the coconuts on them (not cows!:) He liked the chocolate....evidence: it was all gone!

The cupcakes and ice cream were not sugar free. This was well noted when the kiddos went crazy after "cake and ice cream". It was so nice, as the mama, to see B and L sitting at their little picnic table (spilling water everywhere) and enjoying "cake and ice cream" with their friends. No special orders, no digging out their different "safe" cupcakes because they were all safe. Next week we will dig out our safe treats at a friend party, but for this week all the kids were the same and it was a happy day. Happy Birthday, L!