Last night, Trilby was trying to explain how “Nonnie” was Scout’s grandma. He doesn’t understand that “Grandma” and “Nonnie” are synonymous. After a few minutes of explaining. Scout finally wanted to set the record straight. He interrupted B and said, “No B — Nonnie is not my grandma…..Nonnie is my girlfriend!”
Ickity Dickity Dock had her first Mom & Me Gymnastics class and loved it. Royal and Britni came along which made it extra fun. She was decent at following directions, and above decent at all of the activities. It was a nonstop class — perfect for Icka, and I was a sweaty mess by the end.
Belly came to watch, and pitched in so I could take pictures. Icka loved the beam.
She loved racing Royal on the tumble tracks.
But out of everything….she loved the pull up bar the most. All of the kids were practicing holding on and dropped off after a few seconds or so. Icka — the youngest in the class — held on to that bar for
5 seconds…..
10 seconds…..
20 seconds…..
30 seconds…..
40 seconds…..
We were dying! She might have the world record for a 15 month old! She held on, without even a struggle for about 40 seconds. At that point I told Tristen to take her down, because she was two feet off the ground, and I didn’t want her to fall and get hurt.
I think this might be her calling.
I also think that all of this energy that oozes from her pores each day might translate into athleticism.
I pray that it translates into something!
Good Choice knows us by name.
Better yet, they know our order, so they get right on it as soon as they see us.
They also know that between our kids, one is welcome…and other is “not turned away”.
At the sushi bar where Scout is practicing his skills with Nonnie, and Icka is already trying to escape.
The skills paid off as Scout has the whole chopsticks thing down.
Soybeans, Tofu and Miso Soup, and Cantaloupe are the staples.
And then there is Icka. Enough said.
Thank goodness Ru still likes her.
Scout’s third birthday party was a blast! His best buddies got VIP Admission tickets to “Scout’s Waterslide Park”.
When they came…..this is the set up they found.
As soon as they got there, they turned it their ticket stub and received a wristband that gave them unlimited use of the park.
Then it was sunblock time. After lathering up, they headed in to see what the park had to offer.
In order for everyone to figure out what was what, and where things were, I came up with a sign that was painted by the creative genius Tackalack, and assembled and installed by Tim & Son Inc.
The Big Kahuna was the main attraction. It was massive! Much bigger than I even expected, but was an absolute blast. Everyone who tried it loved it (except RoRo)….but especially the the big kids.
Scout was in awe when it first arrived. It was so big, that he couldn’t even get up by himself.
Obviously Micah liked it, as he gets some serious air.
The Wave Pools were set up for the younger kids, and happened to be perfect. Whether the kids lounged in them, or people were filling their water guns from them, they were constantly part of the action.
This is pre-party…when all was calm.
Scout’s loading up with some serious ammo.
A last minute add to the party was the Wak-A-Scout. My mom treated Scout to this Giant version of him (dark hair and freckles), and we filled it with Scout’s favorites (candy necklaces, bubble gum, Dum Dums, and Starburst).
For a pinata…it really does look like him. I was going to make the eyes more almond shaped, but time ran out.
Look how tiny Little Scout is compared to Giant Scout!
After the pinata was broken, Trey wore the head around. He is classic! the really impressive part was that he would go down the slide without seeing anything. Hilarious Trey as usual.
I kept the Snack Shack simple. Water bottles, goldfish (in honor of the Big Kahuna), and popcorn. We later brought out ice cream cone cupcakes that Scout was dying to have. He helped me make them, and couldn’t wait for them at the party.
Simple set up = simple clean up.
The cupcakes — I chose red velvet with cream cheese frosting. Too bad on the red velvet because it made for messes everywhere. At least they tasted good.
The siblings and brother-in-law devouring the cupcakes.
Water World was quite possibly the favorite of the youngest kids. Everyone loved their water guns, and the water balloons were gone in no time. There was a sprinkler for the kids to run through, and we had a bubble machine mainly for Icka.
These were SO easy for the kids to maneuver, and they were a steal. Everyone got to take theirs home, and according to Scummy — her kids have been playing with them all afternoon today.
Scout’s in the midst of a water war!
It was a must to have water balloons because Scout could not wait to peg Caden with them.
Thank goodness the weather turned out beautiful! I did have a heat station in case the kids got cold, but it was barely used.
The turnout was great, and I was so happy to see Scout and his buddies have such a great time.
The man of the hour was utterly exhausted by the end of the party. He went 90 miles an hour, so when he cuddled up in a towel with my mom, I knew he had hit his wall.
Until his second wind kicked in when there was a cousin/Bledsoe after party!
It ended up being a really easy party to put together. So the good news is that I can reuse it next year — especially since Scout wants another water slide party when he turns four.
Special thanks go to:
Mackenzie and Skilly — the slide hostesses with the mostesses. (They helped younger kids who didn’t want to brave the slide alone.)
Micah — the best looking life guard on earth.
Oggie — the aunt with a camera fetish who provides me with hundreds of pictures like a champ!
Today was Scout’s birthday party, and it was crazy. I woke up, and still have never stopped. By the end of the day, everyone was wiped. As the Brockbank’s were walking out the door at 9:00, Megan said, “I bet you are exhausted, and ready to go to bed.” It wasn’t until she made her comment that I realized that I was completely full of energy. I wasn’t ready for bed…in fact, I was ready for more. I couldn’t understand why I had so much energy after such a long day.
An hour or so later, it hit me.
I finally got it.
While I was doing the party….Icka was attended by others. (And when that wasn’t the case, she was picking up every spare piece of popcorn or goldfish off the ground to eat.)
I kid you not.
I had all of the energy in the world because Icka was out of my world.
When I started to tell Micah that I had so much energy, and I knew why….he finished my sentence with, “yeah…it was because you didn’t have Navy.” He then proceeded to tell me that as he had his arm around her at dinner the night before (because an Ickaless person invented the restaurant high chairs), there was constant tension. Not at one moment did she rest and just stand by him.
So don’t let this pretty little face fool you.
She is crazy!
And I say that in the most loving and exhausted way.
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