Bits of March

Saddest birthday cake ever.
Shortly after the birthday party sleepover, our household became an infirmary. Both boys and myself were really sick~high fevers, non-stop coughing and were completely checked out from the world for about a week. Unfortunately, sickness struck on the boys' actual birthday, and neither of them even wanted a piece of cake to celebrate.

What else...oh, my gnome was 'stolen' from the front yard one night in early March. The good news is that he was returned about 3 weeks later. I never did find out who was guilty of gnome thievery, but I did see some pictures of him partying late night at some bars on Alberta. I hope he had fun, and I'm happy that he's back safe and sound.

I love thrifting. It was truly a 'diamond day' when I came across this brand spankin' new leather chair that was in the furniture section for only $69.00. Oh, but with my GW Club Card, I got the additional 10% off. What a deal! What a find! Oh, and it reclines. :)

The sun was out this a.m., so I got away from all of the germs that returned to our household (Christopher sick with round #2) and did some yard work. Harry was howling from the window, so I put on his leash and he got some outside time. Happy cat!

Turning 8

This year, instead of a big themed birthday party like Survivor or Minute-to-Win-It, the boys decided that they wanted to have their very first friend sleepover. So they each invited one best buddy, figured out what kind of food and fun they would have, and got to it. Turning 8 with special friends was really fun! (and very easy for the mom!)

They got to choose where to go to dinner. They all agreed that a classic burger at Stanich's sounded good, so that's where we went. The picture above was taken before diving into those juicy burgers and fries.

....and this picture was taken shortly afterwards. They were stuffed and in a food coma.

All were very good eaters!

After dinner we returned home and they were able to play a little bit of basketball before the sun went down.

Cake and candles time! Except, Chris and Nate didn't want cake...they wanted Ding-Dongs. So Ding-Dongs it was...along with puffy Cheetos, Ginger-Ale, and a few other only-at-birthday-party treats.

Both friends got them Beyblades as a birthday gift, so of course, there was a Beyblade tournament in the basement. Let em' rip!

Much of their time was spent in the basement, I mean, the 'man cave.' Lots of Wii.
That's what 8 year old boys do.
They claim that they pulled an 'all nighter,' but I think they were asleep by about 10:30.

After a good night of sleep it was breakfast time. Again, they decided on the menu: crispy bacon, eggs, and Cinnabon cinnamon rolls out of the tube. mmm

Back down to the man cave for more gaming.

They took a break from the Wii and built some cool designs with marshmallows and toothpicks.

Chris, Sam, Nate, Aidan...the party animals. Happy Birthday!