Birthday Week

Aubrey turns two tomorrow and her birthday week celebration isn't just a one party affair that would be too simple...actually, it will be three and it started yesterday. But it is a good thing because she(we) are blessed to have a great group of friends that want to share and be active in her/our life and we have an awesome family that loves her and spoils her and a group of teachers and classmates that want to celebrate with her and because she is so blessed we are doing something with all three groups and to be honest it is too much for LA and I to do one big party (actually, three small payments, feels better on the pocketbook that that one large payment even though we end up at the same place - the loan office at the bank, paging Michael Wood.)

Yesterday, we had a finger painting/cake and ice cream party for Aubrey and some of our friends. Everyone seemed to have fun. The kids painted with brushes, sponges, fingers and we made a hand print collage with everyone in attendance, so we can always remember who was there and who wasn't. Were taking name just like Santa Claus. The adults seemed to have as much fun as the kids playing in the paint. I am pretty sure everyone got some good laughs from Caroline 2, Adi, Allen, Kate and Aubrey. The best free entertainment you can get on any day is attending a 2 year old's birthday party - something funny is guaranteed to happen.

The party got off to a fun start when I received a text message from Jen Horres at 3:59pm (party started at 4) - "can't make it - locked out of our house - susie inside sleeping - greg really mad at the wife ~ jen"...I am going to be honest and tell you, I read this aloud to everyone in attendance and we all laughed (the girls laughed after they made sure Suzie was ok). I am not going to make any comments, well maybe one since this is the second time this has happened (once with Greg and now once with Jen - Greg was in no way at fault in yesterday's adventure) - how about a hide-a-key, fake rock key holder, key under a plant, hide a key somewhere, anywhere. If you don't want to hide it at your house, hide it at your neighbors house and if someone (a yellow belly thief) finds it they are going to be mad when it won't open your neighbors doors and probably just throw a brick threw their window but at least it wasn't at your house.

Everybody needs a bag of excuses to pull from the "I'm sick" will only get you so far. To help out the readers of this blog, in case you need an excuse for your next birthday party, work or other function, I am going to keep a log of excuses from this weeks birthday parties and I will rank them and post them next week. I am going to have to tell you up front that it will be difficult to top that one but I am sure someone is up to the challenge.

Stay tuned for updates throughout the week and pictures...