went to the marshall fam reunion saturday. the party was very nice: in-ground pool, yummy food, dice game, family. dan, andy, jack and i spent about 3 hours in the pool. the food was plentiful, and featured the family's required porketta. my pound cake was a hit.:) the dice game went well. i brought 3 gifts and ended up with 5. double:).
my dear husband dan is 37 years old today. yesterday his mom called and asked to come over at 7pm with his present. then she added that she had an ice cream cake. then she added dan's sister and fam were coming, too. ha ha ha!!!!! dan told me that he did not want me to throw him a party. as luck would have it, his mommy goes and throws him a surprise b-day party at MY HOUSE!!!! so funny. i got to decorate and have people over... but I COULD NOT GET IN TROUBLE FOR IT! thank you, claire!!!! the joke is on dan. there were blue balloons and blue/pale blue/white crepe paper and a huge ice cream cake. it sure was a lot better than any of the junk on tv on a tuesday night. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAN!!!!!!!!
jack had a great time last night at the "halloween alternative sleepover". there was a lot of: kids, food, noise, games, and candy. mostly the party was in the Church's basement. at one point i had enough of jack escaping to climb up and down the stairs and i corraled him in the nursery. i asked the little boy on the right, joe, if he wanted to come play with jack. then the little boy on the left, ben, came in with his sister. i knitted while the boys played with the toys and devoured the candy from their treat bags. i think this photo is funny because ben almost looks like he has a trickle of blood coming out of his mouth like a halloween vampire. in actuality it is a stream of chocolate drool. at one point i told joe i thought he had enough candy and he might get sick. he scowled at me and shoved another piece in. i just laughed. let his mother worry.
i can't even tell you the depths of my feeling at having my little baby son turn one. the love is huge.
jack turned one june 8, 2008. hooooooray! it feels amazing to have reached that milestone. jack looks so mature. his teeth are so big. his back is getting boney. he is on the verge of a haircut. i just don't want to screw it up. it wisps all over and i am constantly fussing with it. i am not really "one of those mothers", but that hair is giving me fits.
tomorrow is jacker's cowboy birthday party. (his first birthday is on sunday.) wooooo doggies! i am so excited. the house is sparkling clean, now all i have to do is decorate and cook. i have about 6 rolls of crepe paper, 6 packages of balloons, 5 large packages of chickens, 2 crock pots and an electric roaster. and dan is off to town to buy a new grill. it is what we are giving ourselves for our fifth anniversay tomorrow. eeeeee!!!!!!!! i am so excited. here is a poster i whipped up at work. happy jack's birthday to you!
