Happy Birthday Dinner ~ day2day Tips ~ Taco Tuesday

Birthday Dinner.  It's a simple tradition that I grew up with and have done for my kiddo's on each and every birthday.  When my first little one was still just a baby my SuperMama gave me my own "You are Special Today" plate.  AKA the "Red Plate" that we were privileged to eat off one day a year, on our birthday.

The rules are quite simple.  Every birthday your child get's to pick what's for dinner.  And what's for dinner is their favorite foods.  The one stipulation I have is it has to be dinner food.  No ice cream or cookies.  Although you'd be quite the SuperMom if you dropped the must-be-dinner-food rule.  One year my younger brother who was maybe like 4 years old picked hot dogs and croutons for dinner.  Yep.  That's it.  Cold hot dogs and hard croutons.  And that's what we got.  I still haven't forgiven him for that one.

A few days ago my sweet Bella turned the big 5.  One whole hand worth of fingers.  This year for her Birthday Dinner she chose Macaroni & Cheese (the Sponge Bob vintage), watermelon and garlic bread.  We all sang her "Happy Birthday" and then ate dinner. 
She was as happy as a clam in Bikini Bottom.  And so was I   =)

Any fun family traditions you'd like to share?  I'd love to hear about them ~ and maybe steal them too!