Party in the Park

Friday was Mom's birthday. We decided that instead of going to a restaurant and trying to keep all the kids contained, we would have a picnic in the park. It was a great night. The kids all were able to play together and the adults were able to talk - what a concept!

Here are a few pictures from the shin-dig...

Thomas and my nephew Maverick have become quite the little buddies. Thomas loves Maverick and always wants to play with him. I love when Maverick comes over because the two of them can play together for hours - literally. I have Maverick come over whenever I need to get something done. He is such a handy tool to have up the street!

The sugar was getting to Thomas' head because he willingly posed for this picture.

From left to right: Liam, Clara, Harley and Thomas




The Birthday Girl!

These are the cupcakes I made for the party. They were so easy and so much fun to do. I dipped a sugar cone in white chocolate and then stuck large sprinkles on them while they were drying. I then used the "grass" tip from wilton to make the fringe for the hats. Jett hovered over them from the minute I put them on the table until Mom blew out the candles.

(If you want to read the letter, click on the picture and it will enlarge)

For Mom's birthday present, Steve and I bought her a ticket to go see Rod Stewart. We took her a little over a year ago and we all loved it. We heard he was coming back into town so we bought another set of tickets. I wrote her a letter from Rod telling her about the tickets.


Happy Birthday, Mom. We all love you and are so glad you are our Mom and Grandma!