One "Two" Special Birthday!

Yes, it was this child's birthday. He is 8 now, thus the 8 whole pancakes he got to eat for breakfast that "night". Yes... these were for supper. We had to be at Chuck E. Cheeses by 10 a.m. for his party, so we left kind of early, since it's about a 45 minute drive there. So the tradition continues, only at dinnertime this year. And in case you are wondering, he did eat them all.

Our fun family and friends party we had at the house the Saturday before his real birthday which was on a Monday. He had a Lego themed party at the house, with a homemade Lego pinata (made by mom) and many fun Lego themed games with prizes. He even had a blue Lego Cake (made by mom, ie... me) too. Here the kids are picking up all the pinata goodies that they can get their hands on. The kids had fun swimming and playing outside. It was a fun relaxing party.Two of Truthseeker's friends each made him a homemade card, and wrote a story inside it. So sweet, and cute. Here his friend is reading Truthseeker his card, since she wrote it in cursive, and Truthseeker was having trouble reading her writing. Too sweet though. Something he will definitely save forever. The metals around the kid's neck were prized from the games they played.

Truthseeker's real birthday was held at none other than... you know who's. He wanted his party there so badly, but adding up all the kids he wanted to invite would have been too expensive for us, so he invited his cousin, who couldn't come Saturday, and a few other friends.

Truthseeker's b-day guests at Chuck E. Cheeses. A fun time was had by all.

Love this boy. Love him even more now that he's 8.

Truthseeker's Birthday

Truthseeker turned 7 at Nonnie and Papa's house.

He had a Clone Wars Birthday Party. Little did I know, that the movie is so new, that I had a hard time finding decorations for the party. I had to improvise.
Truthseeker with his Clone Trooper cake. I had to use a Boba Fett cake pan. (If you know my husband at all, you will understand why we have a Boba Fett cake pan.)
A nice family photo by the lake. I am soaked in this photo as it was taken immediately after we had water balloon fights. Or should I say, an attack Mommy fight. Don't ask... Wax Lips!!!
When we returned home, Truthseeker was treated (along with us all) from his other grandma, a trip to see the Clone Wars movie. I have to admit, it was pretty good, for a Star Wars movie. I hope my husband doesn't read this, he IS an addict! Needless to say, it has rubbed off on our children.
Truthseeker, and a bit of Thumbody, in the theatre, after the movie. What a great and memorable birthday!

He Finally Lost It...

Truthseeker finally lost his first tooth! As you can see, he was quite excited. The tooth fairy left him $2.50. If I remember right, I think I got a nickel, when I lost my first tooth. How times have changed.

Summertime Fun!

Thumbody enjoying playing amoung the lilies in our front yard, on this particular Summer's day. He knows not to pick them, and only touch them gently, so we can enjoy their beauty for a long time to come.

The 2 photos above remind me of a song that is sung on a Dr. Suess VHS tape we own called The Hoober Bloob Highway. The song goes like this: "... "and we had fun among the daisys, under the bright, beautiful bright, blue sky... where we can lay about, nice and lazy..." The song is about Summer. I can't remember the rest, but the minute I saw him in my lilies, I thought of the song. I am sure it will be a scrapbook title of some sort, when I'm done with it. I guess I will have to watch the movie again, to refresh my memory on the lyrics.

This photo is of Truthseeker's first bike ride in the street. Mind you, we live on a dead end street, so there's no outlet. It's pretty safe, and the neighborhood kids ride up and down it every day. Truthseeker (6) still uses training wheels, and a helmet. (Which none of the other kids use, but I feel is necessary, and a good habit to get into.) It was definitely an enjoyable day.