The Best Party Ever!

Last weekend we attended a birthday party for a family member. Normally when we attend any sort of event where cake will be involved, I bring a "frozen cupcake."

It had been a crazy morning and I realized on the way to the party that I forgot my special treat for Tyler. I do, however, always carry a safe granola bar in my purse. I quickly dug it out and told him I had a granola bar for him to eat while everyone else ate cake. I felt bad he would not be able to eat any cake but his response was, "OK, Mommy!"

When we arrived at the party, I was blown away by what I saw. There were about 10-12 kids. Four of them had food allergies! We were dealing with peanut, tree nut, and soy allergies. But, there was a table with allergy friendly foods set up by the parent with the soy allergic child.

First, there were snicker doodle cookies. The recipe was sitting right beside them. Next, there were brownies that had the brownie mix box sitting next to them. They were free of all 8 major allergens.

I cannot tell you how happy I was to see an allergy friendly table. I showed Tyler. I showed my husband. I thanked the mom. I looked for my camera phone to take a picture for this post but had left it at home (darn!).

Tyler was so excited that he grabbed a cookie. At first I got onto him. But then I realized this might be the only opportunity for him to have a table like this. Then, he grabbed a brownie!
But what about the cake? My husband has known the woman that made the cake since he was born. She makes the big, fancy ones as a hobby. Her daughter came to tell me that her mother made it totally from scratch and it was safe for Tyler. I will admit it made me a little nervous but I trusted her because she has been a friend of my husband's family for so long.

The funny part? Tyler was so full from the cookies and brownies he only ate a couple of bites of cake!


photo courtesy of flickr