Today is Dane’s birthday. We’re doing terribly exciting birthday things, like going in to work early (just Dane) and trying to hit our sisters with wooden toys (just Owen, and I’m not actually sure it’s related to the birthday).

The kids and I are making dairy-free, soy-free ice cream, because… why not? We’ve never made ice cream before, and the kids have allergies, so we have to substitute half the ingredients, but it should be fabulous! Right? Right?! Or at least it should be noisy, as there’s a machine involved.

There’s also a fair amount of kid-powered crafting going on, which probably means Dane will come home to a very, very messy house. Because nothing says Happy birthday! like paper scraps and drips of sugary almond milk. Poor guy.