Party

We had Jasen's birthday party this afternoon, and it was fun. We had it at a big park, and not a lot of kids could make it, but they all had a ton of fun. We set up big buckets full of water with water guns, had a watermelon eating contest, and had a massive water balloon war. They played a game to see who could find a piece of bubble gum in a pile of whipped cream, unwrap it and blow a bubble the fastest with no hands, played a game to see who could eat a donut off of a string with no hands, and had a piñata. The piñata was so heavy and full, I was sure it would only last one or two hits before it dropped and exploded, but it went on and on and on! All the kids got several turns to pummel it, and they were all so excited when it finally did break open. It was super fun, and they all had a blast.

Braces

Today Tristan started on his adventure with braces. He got everything put on his top teeth. He goes back in a few weeks to get the bottoms put on. Once it's all in, he has about 18 months until they come off. He's a combination of excited to have them, and unimpressed with all the dietary limitations that come along with them.

School's Out

One of Jasen's friend's moms rented a limo on the last day of school, to give a few of the graduating 5th graders a memorable last ride away from elementary school. The kids didn't get their "ticket to ride" until right before the final bell rang, so it was a total surprise to them. Jasen was one of the lucky few chosen, so he and a group of friends spent an hour cruising around town in their stretch limo, before being dropped off at a School's Out pool party with all the families. He had a great time, and it was fun to watch how excited they were.

House

Cahl and I went to the house last weekend and spent 2 days adding insulation, and now the insulation, drywall, exterior siding, and garage doors are done. The drywall has been taped and they are almost done mudding it, so it's almost ready for texture. The exterior siding has just a few spots of trim to finish, but it's all caulked and ready for paint. It's starting to look like a house, and the kids are getting more excited each time they go see it.

Putting the drywall in the house, through the window

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Birthday!

For Jasen's birthday today, he asked me to come and have lunch with him, so Brinley and I brought him lunch and cupcakes for his class, and hung out for a bit. It was fun, and he really loved it. For his birthday dinner, he had requested mush, shrimp cocktail, Caesar salad (with extra croutons!), and root beer. For their birthday dinner I always make them whatever they want, and the combinations they choose never cease to amaze me. After dinner, he opened all his gifts. He got new clothes (Nike, his favorite!), a Weird Al cd collection, a speed cube timer, a knot tying card set, his new Boy Scout book, a Jet Boil for camping, and a new long board. He was so stoked with everything!

 

Then came dessert, and he wanted Cahl's chocolate milkshakes. I also got him a big cupcake, which he also loved and shared with everyone. I had a bit of a dumb blond moment this year, when I got out the candles for his cupcake and didn't realize until we were singing to him that I had put "10" candles on it and not 11! But everyone thought it was pretty funny, and I'm sure it will be the running joke for quite a while!