This past weekend we celebrated Alex's 5th birthday and Jenna's 3rd birthday. We wanted to do something different this year. So instead of just having family over for a BBQ, we went bowling!! I think it was a hit! The kids really like bowling and it is something everyone can have fun doing. The party was on the 14th. We had about 17 family members in attendance and just about everyone bowled. I made special t-shirts for Alex and Jenna for the party and they loved them. I also made a bowling lane cake, and though it did not look anything like the picture I followed, it was still a fun cake. The kid's thought it was the best. And for the first time, I did not get upset about not having the "perfect" cake. Yes, it really did look homemade, it was lopsided and had way too much frosting to hide the cake crumbs. But while I was decorating the cake, I just thought, I am not a professional cake decorator. I did not go to culinary school. I am just a mom showing my kids how much I love them by taking the time out, and most importantly, trying to make something special for them, to show them how very much they mean to me. For me, it's not about spending the most money to get the fanciest thing, it's about showing my love from my heart. This year, with each mistake, rather than bursting into tears, as I have in the past, I just laughed and I had fun with it - that's what it is all about!!
On the kid's actual birthday I took them to the water park for the day. We met up with some friends and had a great day of water fun. Their favorite thing to do, by far, was the kiddie water slides. I think they could have done that all day!! I loved watching them come around the corner and say "Hi Mom!" Alex can come down by himself, but Jenna needs me to catch her at the bottom or else she'll go under. We finished off our water park adventure with a snow cone and then headed home. Once Joe got home from work we headed off to one of the kids favorite restaurants - IHOP - for a funny face pancake dinner. We all had a great time! Once again, it was like Christmas in July and I am still trying to figure out where to put all the new toys they got! Overall, I think this was one of the happiest birthdays yet!
2 comments:
Happy Birthday Alex and Jenna! We miss you guys. Love Madelyn, Braden, Avery and Danielle
Hi Angel , you are supermum, when i made my kid's a b/cake, they did not like it as it was to perfect, they complained there friend's, would think it was shop bought, you cant win, I met my husband in the bakery we both worked in, he made the cake's and I iced them, so edible is best. aunt mary
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