ABC - Birthdays

I think birthdays are meant to be celebrated with balloons and cake. The night before I will put up as many balloons as my dining room ceiling fan/light can hold. I also make or purchase a cake... LOTS of cake. Then, we eat cake for breakfast every morning until the cake is gone. That's why I make or purchase lots of cake.

We may do other things for "significant" birthdays - like for the 10th birthday - the 1st birthday - the 16th birthday - the 6th birthday (because I think 6 yr. olds are amazing!) the 18th, the 21st, and then onto the decades 30, 40, 50, etc.

My Toes Are Stepping In....

SNOW!!! Did you think I was going to say, "Poop!!!" ?? Ha Ha - you are very funny! Either that or you have stepped into some poo yourself and know that squishy feeling between your toes!

However, it was not poo that I stepped in, it was snow. Birthday snow to be exact! The best kind of snow there is!  It was soft, quiet, cold and wonderful!  It was also VERY QUICKLY over and done with, as I really wanted to get back on to the door mat as soon as possible!

It was in the middle of the night when I shot these photos.  I flipped on the twinkle lights - which really are NOT Christmas lights for us, since we keep them up all year long.  Anyway, I flipped on the twinkle lights and set my flash so I could get the falling flakes.  I could HEAR them falling, but my tired-sleepy-in-the-middle-of-the-night eyes couldn't really FOCUS yet. However, I knew the flash would pick up the falling flakes.  Also, as cold as my feet were, I wasn't going to run about the backyard - barefooted - to get a better feel of the snow falling.  My Mum would yell at me!

All my playful whining about not having any birthday snow was all for naught -- THERE IS ALWAYS SNOW ON MY BIRTHDAY!

Birthday Snow

Snowing... not YET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm a tiny, tad bit upset!!!!!!

Only 4 days to go!

It must now snow!!

Snow before my birthday, it must, must, MUST!!

Or my entire birthday will be a bust, bust, BUST!!

I cannot have a brown and dreary day of birth!

Pretty white snow fills me with mirth!

Even in Berkeley, God made it snow;

My Momma took pictures of my face all aglow.

This December Baby, happy is not!

For without snow on the ground, her temper is hot!

Flakes, be they small,

Flakes, be they big,

Flakes keep this girl doing a happy jig!!

Bring on the flakes!

Let me get my scoop.

My happiness while shoveling will throw you for a loop!

Candles out, I will blow;

But, only if he makes it snow.

Eat birthday cake, I will not,

Unless it snows quite a lot!

Well ... cake I will eat, even for a little,

snowflakes of white, on the ground all a glitter.

Come on snow! You know you love it here!

On the ground around my house, you have nothing to fear!

Fall down fast!

Let the winds blow!!

This December Baby is not happy without snow.

17 months to 17 years

I find it just incredible that you are 17 years old.

I swear that not too long ago, your foot was as long as my thumb. 

Your tiny round head fit in the palm of my hand. 

We swayed to the music of Sting so you could fall asleep.

Our first home was a second story apartment.  It was cozy and warm.

You were tiny enough to sleep on our chest.  You slept that way alot with your Daddy.

You were sick alot until I finally took you out of daycare.

Daddy and I worked opposite of eachother from almost day 1.

We bought our house so you could have grass and a sandbox to play in.

You were so happy and small - you "sat" on the real estate SOLD sign under a big maple tree.  Benny was there too, but we didn't know that yet.

You fit inside the laundry basket -- with laundry still in it!

We were all yours for 17 months... and then we added baby brother to keep you company.

17 months to 17 years.

Time flies when having fun - and we certainly do have loads of fun!

April 18, 2011 - 15 years old



Strawberry Poke Cake
This cake was for the day before your birthday.
We celebrated with Great Gramma Wille.



Tyra, Ben, Rick, Matt
Our Fondu FEAST
15 different items!



Some of the yummy Fondu items.



Handsome young man at 15 years.
Got you a new MP3 player.



Goofy Boy!!!
Triple layer cinnamon cake.
Tried to make it look like a mushroom...
or something!
This cake was for at our house.
For the DAY OF your birthday.