2011 Birthday Season

Between September 19 and October 16 we celebrate 3 birthdays.  First, Andrew turned 4.  This year he wanted a blue monster cake and we had his party at the pumpkin farm.  It was a very chilly day for the middle of September, but the kids, and Andrew had a blast!

I am so thankful to the Internet and all the other blogging moms when I start looking for ideas for cakes!

And this is why I spend so much time on these - he just looked at the cake for the longest time!  His only critique, it didn't have any hands. I made hands!

Everything was about Pokemon this year.  We don't even let him watch the cartoon!

Next, Bill turned 39.  He had been wanting a caramel cake, so he did not get his tradtional cake with super sweet icing. 

Last, we celebrated Joshua's 6th.  He got hooked on the show Wipeout this summer and so he wanted a Wipeout party.  We did the best we could with backyard obstacles.  All the boys really seemed to enjoy it.  Joshua's #1 wish this year was for a goldfish.  I thought I was getting off easy because they're only 38 cent each.  I bought 2 and both were dead in a week!  He now has a blue Beta named "Cut-tail".  All things Addidas and sporty were also cherished items.

The course started with a zipline out of the treehouse.  The most popular event!

The Stump Jump

Our attempt to simulate the "BIG RED BALLS" - hay bales and the sprinkler.

Happy Birthday to all my boys!!

Summer Flashback #1

Back in June I competed in my first triathalon.  I had gotten a bad case of shin splints so I had been biking and trying to swim a little anyway - plus it was something I had always wanted to try!  This was an all female sprint tri with a 300m swim, 11mi bike, and 2.5mi run.  I was so nervous for this event and at one point Bill told me I needed to get myself together!  With running, I know what to expect, but with this, I had no idea! The swim was my "weakest link", but even there I did better than I had expected! All in, I finished 17/98 ladies even with my chain poping off during the bike ride!

1:11:55, very happy with that!