We reserved our neighborhood's pavilion and pool this year for the twins' birthday party. We had lots of fun! I have lots of pictures that I didn't post, but I wanted to do the highlights! All of the kids were so sweet and played well together. We had cupcakes, chips, fruit, and juice boxes. Pretty easy stuff! So, while I was a bit frazzled a few times, I wasn't stressed out. I was able to enjoy the kids, watch them swim, and talk to the grown-ups. (We hired a lifeguard to help cut down on some of the stress. Good call, Phil!) It was a great way to celebrate turning FIVE!! How are they FIVE?
On their real birthday, we had so much fun having our family party at home. It was just the four of us, but we had homemade pizza and cake and ice cream. I made them each their own cake. From a mix.. don't get too carried away, now. This was quite a feat for me to accomplish. I am not a "baker". Love to cook, but I don't deal well with things that require you to be precise and exact with measurement. They didn't stick to the pan. That was huge. Rush's cake was yellow cake with GREEEEN icing! It took almost a whole bottle of food coloring to get it to be anything other than minty green. Her cake was chocolate with yellow icing and orange sprinkles. She had me add some blue sprinkles, too, at the last minute.
We ate lots of pizza, cake, and ice cream. We also enjoyed playing with the new karaoke machine. (Phil's idea.. not mine.) It was hilarious, though. Sing the words to "Life is a Highway". Now, sing again, except every time there is an "L" or "r" replace it with a "w". Wife is a highway, I wanta wide it all night wong." We were rolling with laughter. AS much as I want Rush's speech to develop correctly, I think I may miss it when he makes these last few corrections. I may cry the first time he says, "I Love you, Mooooom". I may miss the "wuv". :-)
As for the fall, we have been extremely busy!! I am a little overwhelmed by our schedule in general right now. Have we bitten off more than we can chew? Not sure yet. Could just be the beginning of a new school year! I am hoping things settle down a bit. Rush started his first "organized" activity. He is taking Tae Kwon Do. He has already earned two stripes on his belt. He had to say a "pledge" to get the first stripe. He got the second one for doing six front punches, six front kicks, and six head blocks. It is really cute to watch them! He has to do the "stuff" to get his stripes by himself in front of his classmates and all of the parents. I think it is pretty brave. He struggled for the first two classes. (There were tears and I had flashbacks to soccer camp.) After that, he was fine and he asks to go! Yay! Here he is in all his cuteness!
I feel behind in many areas of my life right now, but blogging is no longer one of them. That is what we have been doing. We are headed to our good buddy's birthday party this afternoon! It is a beautiful day!
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