Happy Birthday David!

David started out his day at Nana’s house going room to room, whispering “Wake up! I’m 7 years old today!” to everyone he came across. After a long time of waiting, he finally got to open his birthday presents (from us: two small lego sets, from Nana & Pa: a Sudoku board game; he also got a Wii from us and Nana & Pa and Grandma & Grandpa). Then we had a huge brunch with lots of things he loves to eat. He ran around with this crazy hat on all morning long, indoors and out.

In the evening he came home from church to a small party all set up in the kitchen.  Our theme: revisiting birthdays past.  (In other words: we used up all the napkins, hats, blowers, cups, plates, etc from all the kid parties & baby showers we’ve had in the past.  It was actually really really fun!)  We had a backwards me: birthday cake first, then nachos & tacos.  Afterwards the kids each got to pick out a 30 minute show and we had a movie night.

Later this week he’s going to have a couple friends over to play on the Wii (we weren’t able to get in touch with them up til now–I think they gave out bad phone numbers).  It’s been a pretty good birthday for this boy.

More photos can be found here.

Ben? A two-timer?!

Today when I picked him up from school, a teacher stopped by to tell me that she saw Ben kissing on a little girl THAT WASN’T ZOE!!!  I told her that Zoe told Ben she didn’t want to marry him a couple weeks ago and that he’d been broken-hearted at the time and cried, but he was over it now.  At this point, Zoe walks up and says “I DON’T WANT TO MARRY ANYONE!!!”  And the teacher said to me “I didn’t think Ben would be a two-timer.”

(Zoe’s mom said “Good thing we didn’t pick out the china yet.”  hehe)

snowflakes in march

last night, round about midnight, gregory and i emerged from the e.r. into a world of snowflakes. they were beautiful and their free-floating freshness rendered the last several hours of utter worry & exhaustion into just a passing memory.
(gregory has nothing more worrying than breathing problems related to bronchitis, it turns out)

dating anniversary time

Once again it’s time for our “dating anniversary.”  Nick got me another Buffy graphic novel collection.  I got him some cooking stuff (look-down measuring cup, mushroom/egg/strawberry slicer, handheld strainer).  Nick actually remembered on time.  I went out while he was at church for his gifts.
We didn’t go out or anything, but we did have the party, so that counts, right?  Whee!