I totally believed that this was our year! I sent the snow queen several invitations. She chose to ignore many, chose to tease us for many more but finally came through. Of course, being her unpredictable self, she decided to make it on the day/weekend that was completely planned down to the hour in celebration of the birth of Dagon! Of course, Dagon didn't mind, just disappointing for Mommy.
So on tap we had the Ruttkas coming in from Alabama on Friday, Saturday morning breakfast buffet and then off to the Tellus Museum to meet the Dalys, then on to the Mexican Restaurant for the adults to have their fun (disguised as Dagon's celebration), then pink iced cinnamon rolls to start our Valentine celebration on Sunday morning.
The snow arrived around 3:00 p.m. Friday. The Ruttkas arrived shortly thereafter. A little snow was not going to stop Mike from his "Big Daddy Time" as he calls it. We had a great time that afternoon playing with our much anticipated snow.
Mike and Joe take on snowman duty instructing the little ones on the fine art of snowman construction.
(this photo spoke to me and I love it in black and white)
The results...
Lydia, moved on from her new friend to a more exciting endeavor...
Fun was had by all!
We then moved the party inside, cooked up some dinner and had a fun evening. Mike and Joe found a live webcam of Mardi Gras and stayed up until 4 a.m. watching it. I find that totally insane...just waiting...for something to happen...tits?....puke?....fight? Who knows what they were waiting for, but Mike learned a very important lesson. Do not, under any circumstances, keep Big Daddy up until 4 a.m. the first night and expect him to be ready to go again the next night. Just ain't happening. We also learned that Lydia's crush on Seager is still active. As all the kiddos were dining on their Fisher Price plastic picnic table, Lydia looks across the table at Seager and says, "I Love You". Good to know that the snowman didn't create a complicated love triangle.
Even though our breakfast and Museum trip got canceled, we did manage to keep the Mexican date for the birthday celebration. Everyone arrived safely and the celebration commenced.
And while it may seem that Dagon is partial to only female participants...he did have a wingman or two!
My sweet, but wild, baby is now four years old.
As we packed up to leave, the karaoke crowd set up. Seager, Dagon, Sydney and Lydia entertained us with a rousing rendition of the ABC song and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. A standing ovation followed.
Here is a video for you to see. Yes, it is a typical Happy Birthday serenade but the ending is classic. I find it sad that my sweet four year old had to learn such a lesson about women at such a young, tender age.
But all's well that ends well!
And the next morning...Valentine's Day...those pink iced cinnamon rolls were delicious!
Goodbye February, hello March. Gymnastics is over...but soccer starts in a couple of weeks. Seager is counting down the days until his celebration, Mike is begging for more Big Daddy time, the snow queen is still lurking and we wait for some positive news. I'll keep you posted.
1 comment:
When I looked at the birthday picture of just Seager and Dagon smiling, it hit me. We have officialy passed the baby stage. They look so grown up now! Great snowman, didn't realize you got so much snow! Looks like fun was had by all.
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