Last Day Together - for a while

Yesterday was our last full day together. We wanted to do something fun but also have it be a really low key and stress free day. There is a tendency to try to do something MEMORABLE in these situations and it always fall very far short of what you think it *should* be. We went to the movies. It was relaxing and the kids had a great time. We saw "Gnomeo and Juliet". It was cute and the kids really liked it. We also ordered lobsters for dinner. We had chowder, mussels, steamers and lobsters. It was great and I think that Brendan really enjoyed it. We enjoy good food in this house and it was nice to send Brendan off with a great meal!
Going to the movies doesn't really lend itself to taking pictures - but I tried:This is how much movement there is in a hand held 4 second exposure:

Countdown

We are on the final countdown here. I will post tomorrow - just can't do it now.
Thanks for your support.
xoxo
Becky

MORE snow - seriously???

Today we got another snowstorm!! This one hit us in the middle of the day so Aidan went to school at the regular time but came home 2 hours early. Emmy didn't have school because St. Mary's follows what Clarksville does and they canceled school last night. I'm sure they won't have school tomorrow and maybe not Friday too. The snow started around 11 am and this is what it looked like by 11:45 - crazy! The girls and I had a nice day at home. We watched Cinderella, made granola, and then made cranberry orange scones. I even got the silver polished that I have been putting off. By the time we were done with all that it was time for lunch and then time to go pick up Aidan. Brendan got home in the nick of time to stay with the girls so they didn't have to go out in the snow. After Aidan and I came home Aoife went for a nap. I took Aidan and Emmy out sledding - the snow was super powdery so the sledding was awesome! The one inch that was forecasted is already more like 3 or 4 and it's still coming down! Yeah!!Aoife eating goldfish:Emmy mixing scones - there's no use brushing her hair if we're not leaving the house :)Scones ready to go in the oven:Aoife can't wait!Mmmmm:

Aidan's 6th Birthday Party

Today we had Aidan's birthday party with his friends from school. Although his birthday isn't for a few more days, we wanted to make sure that Brendan was here to celebrate with us. We had his party at a local place called "Jump Zone". It's just a huge room filled with HUGE inflatable jumpy castles. The kids had a great time and were exhausted by the end!

Planning for this party was really minimal - just send out the invitations, get RSVP's and show up with the cake. Sounds easy enough, right?? We invited all of the kids in Aidan's class - 23 kids in all. I got 2 - yup 2!!! - RSVP's. The school won't give out any information or class lists. That means that there is no way to call around and check to see if people are coming or not. I managed to find out one more kid that was coming because I waited outside Aidan's dismissal door and stalked the moms of the kids in his class. It ended up that the 3 kids that came also had brothers and sisters that I then invited. We had to pay upfront for the party and I wanted to get my money's worth - plus it was a whole lot more fun to sing happy birthday with 11 kids instead of 4!
At dinner Aidan said "We invited the whole class and only 3 people came." He refused to discuss it any further but at bedtime I asked him how that made him feel. He looked at me for a second and said, "You know, all the people I really wanted to be there came. Joseph, Madison, Riley and his brother Eric - yeah I really wanted Eric to be there. Emmy and Aoife too. That's all I really wanted." Wise beyond his years...
Opening presents - it didn't take long :) Emmy is hiding behind Aidan.Going up the down:

Aoife in the little kids bouncy castle:
Aoife playing in the toddler area:
Coming out through the tunnel:

Aoife made it through!Those are Aidan's feet climbing up high - he moved so fast the entire time I couldn't get a good picture!!


Singing Happy Birthday:
Tron Legacy cake:Party favors - I made 24 just in case all the people who didn't RSVP actually showed up. Thank goodness I didn't buy stuff for goody bags!!

Friday Attire

Everyone wore jerseys today - except me! Emmy has a Superbowl Party at school today and Brendan wore his jersey too. Aidan and Aoife HAD to join in the fun. Aoife was insistent that she wear a jersey and kept pointing to herself and saying "foo-baw" - very observant!

7-17

I made this cake for a farewell yesterday for one of our FRG leaders in 7-17 CAV. It was red velvet with cream cheese filling and buttercream icing - mmmmmmm.

600th Post!

When I started this blog a little more than 3 years ago, I never thought that I would make it this far - 600 posts?! It's been fun - here's to 600 more!