Really where does time go

Aden's Birthday Party. It was the best party ever and Adam and I are the coolest parents ever. First I stayed up until 2 am making the invitations because we decided the day before that we would do Aden's party on Saturday. And that night we had also gone to the Drive in to see the movie up. Tuesday is Bargain Night so Adults are $4.25 and kids are $1 if over 5. It's a great deal for us and the kids have a great time. So I made the invitations, tore the paper around the edges, used my ink pad to make it look rustic, then rolled them up and secured them with some wire with a bead on it to make it look fancy. You can scroll down to see the unrolled invite. We decorated the front entrance with drift wood and the treasure chest with it's missing treasure. I made a way cool treasure chest cake. Adam finished it off with the latch he made from a washer and the foil from eaten rolos candy (Pretty clever). Then they helped make a pirate flag for Aden's Bay. Then Adam and I made up a way cool treasure hunt. We had them go all over the neighborhood with surprise attacks. It was great. They started out back to get there pirate garb on, headed to the neighbors to get their Ammo (water balloons) to defend themselves against the dreaded Pirate Adam and Morgan who were hiding behind the walls. Then off to another neighbors house where they were attacked with very cool squirt guns. By the pirates Austin and Morgan. At the door they had to say, "I be a pretty pink pony, who prances around in the sunshine." Before she would give them there clue. They had to go to the Paseo then out to an open field to dig for their treasure. By the time they got in the house they were completely exhausted. I asked who wants chips, cake, etc. And none of them wanted anything just a lot of kool aid and water. It was awesome. They were all using pirate lingo and everything. The party was 2 hours long with the majority of it outside searching for treasure. It was great!!!!










Ashdon is all over the place - the Army crawl is still his favorite. Today he was chasing Maryn all over the house (bottom floor that is) because she was rushing around pushing a stroller that he wanted. He gets so bored with the same old thing. He likes to be moving around, usually with me as the pilot, seeing new things. His top 2 teeth are trying to come in simultaneously. That's just a tad bit irritating especially to the ta ta's if you know what I mean. He loves to stand in the bath tub and suck on the spout where the water comes out but then he practically drowns himself with water. Yet he'll continue to do it over and over again.