I have a nice daddy!

We went to the farm to sing to Grampa and share with him his birthday cake. Michael seemed a little concerned as to the absence of "the cake". His boys looked at it funny, "It's a boxed cake?" Dad has made his share of cakes and knew that with that amount of eggs you could make quite alot of cake. Ivy was glad that the dripping wax was not contaminating her slice. Mark joked that all you needed to add was cake mix water and oil and voila! you get cake!

I had always wanted to make a multiple layered cake, you know something fancy and extra special. Yesterday seemed like the perfect opportunity being the birthday of someone I really like and look up to and rudely woke up in the middle of the night for no real reason except that my mind was still turned on but running enough up to speed to realize others would be in bed. So sorry dad. What kind of chickens lay these eggs?

Instead of cutting the cake- it was opened and a slice was gobbled with one or two bites. Cake on the go. Easy to slip into your mouth quickly if someon is coming into the room that you would rather not know you were eating chocolate cake. Also figure friendly size being easy to eat just one bite of a very rich and sweet birthday cake. Dad had the opportunity to keep them all to himself but he shared them and even invited the doorbell ringing elder neighbors to eat some. Cake bites served with vanilla ice cream. I think I will try this again though I will have to get a sitter to protect my library books and fireplace and gnomes and newspapers and well the adorable monster that I have created.

I love my father. Serving and thinking always of others. I would celebrate his birhtday everyday as long as he didn't get a year older each time. We want him around for a long time yet!

Piano

When school is over we have a full evening of homework and chores. Wade is working hard at his piano practice before he can have his few minutes of freetime before bed.

In Disguise!

Valentines Day

It is Valentines day today, and I went all out to fix up my family the way I want them.

I'm not going to reveal this hero's secret identity.

But this is her mother.

And her Father

My Family did some work.

And some play.

And some other stuff.

Can't say I approved of it all.


It was a good day.

We even had some diplomatic support

The Queen came.

And her General

Valentine Hair

O.K. so I had to show you some of my crazier efforts in the better hair goal. HEART HAIR for school in honor of Valentine's Day. Not as good as some, but I am making the effort!!!! Yay for me! The girls are so tickled.

Hail the Conquering Hero

Darian returns from his first den meeting. He has had such a good time I don't even have to ask any question, it all comes gushing out.

Darian talks scouts almost continually. I am very happy with him and his energy to pass things off. He passed off his bobcat before his first den meeting.

one da kin mudda pig

We went out to a family farm- they raise a bit of everything and I visited my soon to be dinner. I enjoyed it and the beautiful day. It made me think of twinkies and appies and growing up to be big ogs already. I was also thinking about how much I have always loved january, afterall it is my birth month. It is so easy to love january in central california when the fog is not visiting!

9? Hero Party!!

Happy Birthday could be heard not once, or twice, or even five times sunday the 25th at Lakeside Farms. Let's see if I can count how many times it was sung. Happy Birthday to Alec, Elisabeth, Caleb, Jacob, Rebeckah, Julie, Darian, Benjamin, Jonathan, Michael and... who did I miss? You could see that it is a packed near month and would be easy to forget if I did- not purposefully mind you! Five birthday cakes were made and tasted and somewhere over 101 candles were blown out! (somewhere) A lot of hot air! We ate german chocolate (scratch), better than anything cake, yellow/chocolate 3 cake, lemon poppyseed bundt cake, and carmel brownies! Yummy!

Before the event we all received free movie tickets for the Hatch family theatre which we gave to ......the ticket taker who stamped our ticket and gave us a bag of tokens- to be redeemed later at the concession stand. She looks oh so cute in her outfit doesn't she? A little newspaper goes a long way.Before the movie started phone calls were made to Missouri, Utah and Oregan and we sang and sang and sang! Everyone got to speak to each birthday hero in record time. Pogs, silver squares and other tokens were traded in for drinks, candy, nachos and popcorn! while we watched the newsreel before the film. You've got to see it if you didn't get the chance! My favorite was back on the homefront seeing all the new babies and other additions and remembering car races, canoe rides and turkey trots! Don't we have the most fun!?We sat in soft seats in the back and enjoyed The Ember City- I believe is the name of the film. A good choice for the whole family to enjoy. Even Cami sat through the whole thing occasionally chewing on Jonathan's shoelaces. Nana and Grampa's theatre setting was great! If you haven't seen the remodeled basement here is a very bad picture of it. Shelves, lighting, flooring, projected wide screen and paint put together in a very comfy way.
After the show- more singing of course! Everyone made their own wish and shared their cakes with the rest of us! I took a sliver of each cake and can say that they were all delicious!Some turned 13.

and others turned 28

I especially appreciated this shot of eager little boys one turning 3 of course
the one turning 31 won the award for the biggest gust of wind blowing out his candles. It was very much like the super bowl commercial where the little italian? boy bottles up the wind for his grampa.

and this one who will turn 26 is sporting a new FSU hat and lookin good. They went to a game and the report was that even the wives had a good time!

Thank You mom and dad (and all else who helped)! We had fun, felt loved and memories were created! To all those unable to attend. We missed you and it was neat to have you there even if not in person!