Children's Museum again

Today we went to the Children's Museum because they are doing a performance of the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe there. DG is obsessed with Narnia so it only made sense to take him. The whole family went and while we were at the show Peter played with some family friends who joined us. (Thanks again Packs!)

We got to the museum a couple hours before the show so the big kids could play some. And while we were in Science Works, we ran into some friends. What are the odds that they would be at the museum on the same day, same time and same exhibit and that we would see them. So the picture of RA in the front loader is with her favorite friend from Catholic Familyland and homeschool co-op.

The other interesting part of the day was when Daddy was on the first floor just under the balcony a child, with an oblivious (still now) parent, dropped a sippy cup right on his head. He has had a nasty headache ever since. It was a heavy, full sippy cup. DG wanted to know what would have happened if it had fallen from the 4th floor.

But still everyone had a good day.

DG's Birthday and Cakes

Today was DG's 6th Birthday. Yes, yes I know there are only three candles. After staying up till 1 AM to make the cake, at 2:30 today when I went to get the candles out of the cabinet. I realized we only had three candles and pink at that. I felt horrible. He said, "Just light them twice."

I have tried my hand at decorating cakes. This is the worst one yet. It is in the shape of a book. Before I could even decorate it the entire top stuck in the pan and would only come out in pieces.

When I went to ice it, I said a prayer to St. Zita, added a nice amount of milk to the icing recipe and it came out amazingly well. Then to the decorating. I did the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, as DG has an affinity for Narnia. It was all free hand and looked like he decorated it.

But as a child often points out... "Mom this is the neatest cake yet." I reminded him of the dragon cake that took about 3 hours to assemble and decorate.

To which he says, "Oh right, this is right under the dragon cake."

Why do I try so hard????