Let them eat cake!

Friday was Uncle Joel's birthday. Anyone who knows my family understands that the month of October will bleed you dry because of all the birthdays. Josh had celebrated Pop-pop's birthday just two weeks prior and Papa Adam's just the weekend before. When I told him it was Uncle Joel's birthday he looked at me like, "Lady, you must be crazy." With all of this practice he understands the purpose of a birthday.....cake and presents.

We went out to Joel's favorite restaurant for his birthday - the Outback. Josh had just finished discussing with us how Mommy has a baby in her tummy and that now he has a baby in his tummy as well. Uncle Joel decides to take this opportunity to test his nephew in a game we now call....Baby Jeopardy.

Uncle Joel: Josh, what is that in that picture?
Josh: A kangaroo.

Already I'm impressed because I have never spoken to him about this animal and at no time has he ever expressed interest in it. I'm thinking I have the brightest kid ever.

Uncle Joel: Josh, what does a kangaroo say?
Me: Jeez, Joel must you be such a smart ass.
Josh: A kangaroo hops.

Uh....MY CHILD IS A GENIUS!!! I'm telling you he's brilliant!!!

Uncle Joel: Josh, where does a kangaroo put its baby?
Me: Good Lord, Joel. Are you trying to set my son up for failure? Does this make you feel smart? Ass.
Josh: In his pocket.

AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! Move over Einstein, there's a new kid in town.

Okay, so as I descended from my high of having the smartest kid IN THE WORLD, we finish dinner and Josh and I head home. On the way home I hear him singing in the back. I turn down the radio and realize he's singing "Happy Birthday". I start singing with him and he stops and gasps. Now I understand that I am by no means Celine Dion, but come on!

He says, "MOM, we didn't have cake for Uncle Joel's birthday". We of course had to call Grandma and scold her for being so completely thoughtless. But more importantly, I was reminded that only my son would be so concerned with missing any excuse to eat cake. I'm telling you he's brilliant!