Ted's party

Bob and I decided we'd only have a party out somewhere for the boys every other year. Ted and Harry had their parties at Chuck E. Cheese last year so this year they each get a small party at home. Ted had 4 friends over for a party: Ben, Dan, Caden, and Alyssa. We really lucked out this year and had warmer weather than normal. We had a scavenger hunt where the kids got a picture to put together and then found that spot. They got goody bags and filled them along the way. It was nice to see all of them working together and participating. The last thing was marshmallow shooters to put together. Once they were together, we went back outside to shoot marshmallows. The kids all liked them. We had a target to shoot at instead of each other but there were still a few marshmallows aimed at other people. After that, we went back inside for cake and a snack and then Ted opened presents. Ben and Dan had to leave then so the other kids all played more in the basement. We ordered pizza and that was a little late arriving so the party lasted longer than we originally planned. The kids were having fun, though, so it worked out fine. The kids also played the Wii for a bit.

Happy 7th Birthday, Ted!

Ted had a good birthday today. It was also the 100th day of school. His 100's project was 100 Hot Wheels. He put them in a couple gallon size ziploc bags. They were really heavy but that's what he wanted to do. I can't really argue with him when he's decided on something.

I made his cake last night and really tried to mess it up. I was in a little bit of a rush, especially since I had worked during the day and couldn't do it while Nate was napping. I had a couple tubes of icing in with my cake decorating stuff. I grabbed a red tube and thought it was icing. I didn't realize it until a bunch squirted out at once that the tube was actually food coloring. Oops--time to make lemonade. I made the frosting red and then wrote in white. It worked out ok.

Ted chose Taco Del Mar for dinner.

sledding in the front yard

Today was one of those weird weather days that I love in Colorado. It's been really nice so there isn't any snow in the backyard but then there was a little left in the front. Harry and Nate and I played out back for a bit and blew bubbles. Then, we went in the front and I got Nate's new sled out. We haven't had a lot of snow this winter to use it and I'm expecting it to be gone after today. There's just enough of a slant so the boys could slide down...and then I didn't have far to walk it back up for them.

A hit this Christmas

Ted and Harry got toy razors with foaming soap and shampoo from us. Ted got Transformers and Harry got Thomas the tank engine. We went to Target yesterday and found a Cars set so we got that also so all 3 boys would have one. Nate loved sharing with Harry so he was happy to have his own tonight. Harry wanted the Cars one. Nate loves Thomas so he was happy to have that one.

They grow up so fast!

Dec. 4, 2007

Jan. 2, 2009

We had a playdate at a new play place called Bloomba this morning. We met a friend and her mom there for 1 1/2 hours. I had taken the boys on Monday afternoon this week and they all had a fun time. We had the place to ourselves for over an hour then so it was great to try it out that way. I purchased a membership for a month since that seemed like the better deal for us. Bloomba has a lot of fun toys and seems geared toward the 18 mos-5 yrs crowd so I'm sure we'll go a couple more times while Ted is at school. Ted has a great time there but I think he'll be outgrowing it soon.

After Nate's nap, we went outside for a while since it was relatively warm today. All 3 boys and I played Ring Around the Rosie and Nate loved it. He's at such a fun age for that and wanted to do it again and again. Then he wanted to swing. I'm amazed at how much he has grown in the last year. You can see the comparison between shortly after receiving the swing and today.