Yummo! Birthday Cookies

The frosting on the cookies is the BEST!

4th of July Birthday Madness

We celebrated John's 65th birthday on the evening of the 4th of July. Jackie decided to serve giant frosting decorated sugar cookies instead of cake. Because there was no cake, so decided to cut a cantaloupe in half, cover it with tin foil and poke about a dozen sparklers in the cantaloupe for the candles. The lighting ceremony took place in the kitchen while the rest of us waited anxiously around the dining room table for the "cake" to arrive. All of us were expecting a great tragedy to befall the party festivities. Luckily, the "cake" arrived in one piece in the dining room and no one was burned, singed or otherwise maimed. After Happy Birthday was sung and the sparklers went out, John even smiled (or at least I think he did since there was a thick cloud of smoke filling the house at this point). And our cookies were delicious despite the tiny flecks of black metal on the frosting.

Mr. Contemplative

The other day Jonathan said to me, "I like the picture of you and daddy having a wedding. You look very pretty." Ahh, so sweet! Just about melts a mother's heart. Then he added, "I like the white. I think you would blend into the floor." Not sure what the thought pattern was there. Cute though.

Suckers are the Best

Anna's 2nd Birthday

Jen and Scott had us over to their home to celebrate Anna's 2nd birthday which happens to be on the 4th of July. The party was filled with yummy food, fun, smiles and a singing Elmo balloon. Auntie Jen had gift bags for the kids which included reticulated snakes, stickers, and candy. We had a delicious chocolate cake and minty ice cream. Yummo! as Eric would say. The boys enjoyed playing with Anna and all her fun toys too. Time cruised along and soon it was time to leave and go home for naps.

Reading is Fun

At Anna's 2nd birthday party yesterday, Eric decided to take a break from the festivities and curl up in Anna's room to read a book. Isn't he a sweetie pie?

No Job

Yesterday driving in the car, Jonathan was talking about going to the dentist and how excited he was to be going because they give him toys. Jay pointed out that Jonathan could be a dentist when he got older. Jonathan emphatically declared, "I told you. I will not have a job when I grow up!" I asked him where he was going to live then? He said, "At home with you." Uh oh.