Robee's Birthday Party (a bit late)

Due to the problem (see previous post) of NOT having Robee in August, I instead had him on September 2nd, 1999. This lends itself to two problems: his birthday collides with both Labor Day and the first day of school. Every year. It's a pain.

So we decided to have his great homemade birthday cake on his birthday but postpone his party until school began and Labor Day weekend ended. Robee wanted a Sonic cake but homemade. This was a blast to make actually and we had a great time eating the leftover frosting! I didn't get the nickname "Lardbutt" at WSU for nothing you know! I'm a frosting QUEEN!

The date? September 18.

The place? Woodenville Fishing Ponds.

The response? "Awwwww ..... that sounds lame. Everybody wants to go roller skating. Or bowling."

The other response? "Trust me and Dad. This will be the coolest party ever."

The outcome? You guessed it. The coolest party ever.

Boys.

So we planned on driving two cars since my new car doesn't handle more than five people (which is a blessing really) and there were nine boys planning to go. However, Jack and Sam (the twins), Reilly, Jake and Robee were the only boys actually going. So I shoved four boys in the back and one in front with me (Thomas, the skunk, took Felix in his car because he said "you're so much better at this than me") and off we went on a 50 minute drive to the fishing ponds.



Have you EVER rode in a car with five boys? Five boys (two of whom are twins) who are farting, burping, punching, talking about AND punching penises, butts, boogers, and whatever else comes to their minds? Have you??

Excedrin really helps.



And there are those women out there who are going to say "Oh how you will MISS those days when they're gone (those women who's kids are all grown) so enjoy the farts!!" but I say to that, "Whatever." Right now? During the drive? It's total gross chaos. Afterwards (like now) it's funny to remember. But honestly, I'm not really sure I will miss the smell of five boys farting in my car. Pretty sure about that one. Honest.

I brought a Polaroid with me and each boy got a picture of their catch. From left to right: Sam, Reilly, Jack, Robee, Jake. As a side note: all parents should have a polaroid for parties. These kids LOVE watching pics come right out of the camera. Some of them have never even seen a polaroid before. Funny.

They did have a good time and Robee was the hit of the day.

And in the end, that's all I wanted for Robee's birthday: a memorable day for him so he will smile when HE'S all grown up.

A tearful goodbye to August

I love the month of August.
I can truly say that August (right next to July) is one of my most favorite months of the year.
I tried to have Robee in August so he could have an August birthday.
I would love to have my birthday in August.
I love August so much, I go into depression because I hate September so much more.

31 things I love about August:

1. Hot sunny days at the river.
2. No major holidays.
3. Owen's birthday on August 5th.
4. Jetty Island.
5. Blackberries in full, juicy goodness.
6. Painting my toenails in summery, coral colors.
7. Swimming every day of the week.
8. It's usually five weeks long.
9. Hot nights with a full moon.
10. Warm mornings with fog over the Stilly River.
11. Big puffy clouds in a blue sky.
12. Cooking outside.
13. Fairs going on in almost every town.
14. My Sweet Millions are ready to pick and eat.
15. Watching the goats eat the green grass in the field.
16. Feeding the trout in the pond.
17. Listening to the bullfrogs sing at night.
18. Stopping to watch the doe and her twins cross our road in the morning.
19. Porter's Birthday on August 3rd.
20. My mom and dad's Anniversary on August 30th.
21. The smell of grass being mowed.
22. Seeing a summer tan on my legs (always with spf 30).
23. Watching my Blue Girl and Sterling Silver lavender roses bloom.
24. Hanging washing out to dry.
25. Washing the car on the lawn.
26. Eating a cuke while I'm sitting in my garden.
27. Listening to the copper windmills blowing with the evening breeze.
28. Taking pictures of honey bees on my Shasta Daisies.
29. Sitting on the porch in the morning drinking my green tea.
30. My kids out of school for the month and going to movies in the middle of the day.
31. The Evergreen Fair and hanging out a whole week with my baby girl, Felix.

Goodbye August until next year. I will miss you so much.