Phew!!

That phew is because I finally have a weekend where I don't really have anything I need to do. All the January birthday hoopla finally came to and end last weekend. Both Justin and Hannah celebrated birthdays this month, and while I love them more than words and love celebrating another year of their lives, I really do NOT like having to do 3 weekends in a row of birthday parties right after all the Christmas and New Year hubbub. I know, I shouldn't complain, but I am glad that it is all over. The kids did have great birthdays, though.

Justin turned 8 and with skateboarding being one of his new obsessions, we did a party at a new indoor skatepark. It was pretty cool, and I was amazed at how much Justin could actually do. There were a couple friends that weren't really into skateboarding, but even they had a great time after they got going. We were lucky enough to have the entire park all to ourselves for about the last hour, and one of the workers would come out and do all his fancy tricks and amaze the boys. Justin actually went back to the skatepark for MLK Day when they had a full day skate camp. He had a great time but woke up very sore the next day. He did get a lot of money for his birthday and daddy actually took him today to buy a new skateboard, so he should be set for awhile.

The next weekend was a family party for both Hannah and Justin's birthdays celebrating with pizza and cake and ice cream. Grandpa Robert and Grandma Pom also came down for a visit to help celebrate and spoiled the kids rotten as usual.

Then came Hannah's birthday. She had been plotting a sleepover for many months, and that plan did not change in her mind. I agreed as long as there weren't too many girls. She had four friends over, and it really was pretty easy. We got rid of the boys at Grandpa Mike's and Grandma Carol's and dad even had to work late, so it was all girls for most of the night. The girls made their own pizza pockets for dinner and then we went for them to all get pedicures, After getting pampered and their toes all pretty, complete with flower art, we headed home for cake and presents. Hannah has been really into monkeys lately, so we went with a monkey cake. This is the cake that I came up with, complete with a couple bananas out of extra cake. I was thinking the frosting would be a little darker brown, but this is the result. I do think he turned out pretty cute and Hannah was happy with it.

After presents, I pretty much just let the girls loose and they went off and entertained themselves for the rest of the night with games, movies, snacks and lots of talking and giggling. For our first major sleepover, it went very well. The next morning, we had pancakes and another of Hannah's favorites, BACON, and orange julius drinks for breakfast and then the girls headed home. I was relieved that it went so well and Hannah had a great 10th birthday.
Hannah here taking over mom's blog. He, he, he!! I loved my awesome party. I am totally obsessed with monkeys so the cake: pretty amazing! :) I feel like I'm ten now. DOUBLE DIGITS BABY, OH YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can't wait til next year, just don't tell mom! I love ya mommy for giving me the best B-day ever (and dad and I guess I should meantion my two sometimes awesome brothers) I love you all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!